One of the things you will know about me if you have been reading these posts for any length of time, is that I like to shine a light on the losses that we experience as crippling, but which people around us don't seem to recognise as important. Well this week I have been reminded that one of these losses involves the very real anguish that people can experience, when they lose a friend.
Read moreThe Importance of the Death Story as we Grieve
One of the things I have been reflecting on this week, is how difficult it can be for us to grieve the loss of someone in our lives, when we don't have the death story, and/or we haven't been a part of the usual grieving rituals, like funerals.
Read moreThe Grief that Exists Alongside Resilience
Recently, I have been talking about various aspects of grief; how we need the death story to make sense of loss, how we are often in mourning for people and things which those around us may not recognise as important. This week, I have been reflecting on the part that grief plays, in resilience.
Read moreEveryone Grieves in their Own Way
Recently, I was speaking to a client about the recent death of a family member. She was talking to me about the way that different members of her family were involving themselves in the rituals after the death, and it put me in mind of something i have mentioned here before, but which we often forget as we grieve; grief can show itself in so many different ways, and yet still be grief.
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