Are you looking to support staff who have suffered a bereavement? Are you a leader, manager, well-being champion or from an Occupational Health or HR team who comes into regular contact with people who have lost someone they loved? If so, your organisation could benefit from this training. Aim The Bereavement Awareness Workshop is “HelpContinueContinue reading “Bereavement Awareness Training and Workshops for Employees”
Category Archives: Bereavement
The Loneliness of Grief: 3 Things to Help Us Reconnect
⚠️ Content warning: This article is a discussion around death, dying, loss and bereavement. When we talk about loneliness, we might think about the number of friends we have, or how much time we spend alone. Many people can relate to going days without speaking to a single person; this was certainly a reality for peopleContinueContinue reading “The Loneliness of Grief: 3 Things to Help Us Reconnect”
The Benefits and Considerations of Establishing Peer Support
In 2005, with the help of a local midwife, I established a peer support group for pregnant women suffering with stress, depression and anxiety. Back then, it was estimated that around one in 10 pregnant women were suffering with ante-natal depression and other types of poor mental health in pregnancy; I had been one ofContinueContinue reading “The Benefits and Considerations of Establishing Peer Support”
Grief, Loss and COVID-19
Note to the reader: This article is in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and discusses death and dying. It also explores how we may recognise grief and loss, even when no one has died. As the number of deaths continues to rise in the U.K. and around the world, many are facing grief in waysContinueContinue reading “Grief, Loss and COVID-19”
Understanding bereavement: why society needs to learn about grief
In 2019, Prince William surprised well-wishers outside Kensington Palace on what would have been his mother’s birthday, and it sparked a discussion on social media about the “right” way to grieve. “Shouldn’t people be “over it” by now?” ITV’s Loose Women joined in the conversation asking their followers how they mark the anniversary of theContinueContinue reading “Understanding bereavement: why society needs to learn about grief”
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