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Bereavement and grief are natural responses to losing someone or something important, but every person’s experience is different. Grief can affect your emotions, thoughts, relationships, physical wellbeing and daily life, and there is no right or wrong way to grieve. In this section you’ll find articles exploring bereavement, grief, loss, coping strategies, supporting others through grief, and understanding the many ways loss can affect us. If you’re looking for professional support, use the links below to learn more about our bereavement and grief counselling services or book a free consultation.
The grief that follows the loss of a pet is real grief, and the depth of it is not a sign of misplaced priorities or an inappropriate response to something that was ‘just an animal.’ The bond between a person … Read more
Grief and anxiety do not always arrive together, but they do more often than most people expect. The loss of someone significant can trigger fear, panic attacks, a new and persistent worry about death, or an intensification of anxiety that … Read more
Grief exhaustion is not the same as being tired. It is the particular heaviness that follows bereavement, the kind that is present whether or not sleep happened, that makes ordinary tasks feel enormous, and that does not respond to the … Read more
Grief and guilt arrive together more often than they arrive separately. The thought that comes back in the night, ‘I should have visited more,’ ‘I should have said I loved them,’ ‘If I had pushed for a second opinion’, is … Read more
The grief that follows the end of a relationship is real grief. It has the same components, shock, denial, bargaining, sadness, anger, the particular exhaustion of carrying something heavy that nobody else can see, and it can be just as … Read more
Grief does not follow instructions. It does not arrive on schedule, respect working hours, or resolve itself in a timeframe that suits anyone. Read more
When someone you love dies, the ground can give way. In the middle of that, many people go looking for a map, something to explain what is happening and roughly what comes next. That search often leads to the 7 … Read more
In the rawness of loss, or even months and years later, one question often surfaces, quietly or aloud: how long does grief last? Perhaps you are wondering when the pain will ease, or worrying that you should somehow be further … Read more
📅 Published: June 2026 📄 Written by Simon and Steve In our previous article, we explored what anticipatory grief is and some of the emotional, psychological, and physical experiences that can accompany it. Many people recognise the anxiety, numbness, burnout, … Read more
Anticipatory grief is a grief we experience when a loved one is going to die in the foreseeable future. It is what we feel before an impending loss. This may be because the person has a terminal condition, or if … Read more