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16Jun

The Aftershocks of Trauma and Grief

Saul Hillman

bereavement, grief, loss, trauma

Therapists

It's likely that nothing can prepare us for the loss of a loved one and the grief that follows, Dr Saul Hillman shares his own experience in the wake of his mother's death.
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08Jun

Creating a Dance About Death

Rose Rouse

death, grief, mortality, society

Soul

Dance Me To Death is a collaborative project between dancers and social enterprise Advantages of Age. The event seeks to honour those we have lost during the pandemic as well as creating more open conversations about death and dying.
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24May

4 Ways to Support Someone Who Is Grieving

Lianna Champ

bereavement, family, friendship, grief, loss, relationships, tips

Relationships

Fear of saying or doing the wrong thing can keep us from reaching out to support people, especially in times of grief. Grief counsellor Lianna Champ offers four ways you can support a grieving loved one.
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16Apr

Grief and Trauma After a Sudden Bereavement

Saul Hillman

grief, loss, trauma

Therapists

Dr Saul Hillman shares his own experience of sudden bereavement, the loss of his mother, to illustrate the impact of trauma and grief
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09Apr

Supporting Your Partner After Baby Loss

Kay King

bereavement, body, couples, grief, health, loss, marriage, miscarriage, parenthood, parenting, pregnancy, relationships

Relationships

Losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy can be devastating. Grief specialist and author of Why Baby Loss Matters Kay King explores how you can support your partner at this time of grief.
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16Mar

Mourning the Everyday Things We Took For Granted

Lianna Champ

coronavirus, grief, identity, loss

Mind

The Covid pandemic and lockdows have seen us stripped of our usual ways of being. Lianna Champ explores grief in the context of living losses, those less tangible and harder to describe moments of grieving.
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03Mar

What is Anticipatory or Imagined Grief?

Saul Hillman

bereavement, grief, loss

Therapists

Anticipatory grief describes a mourning that may happen before a death that is expected; imaginary grief may be seen as that which we experience as a result of thoughts of loss and death being triggered by other events. Dr Saul Hillman shares his own experience of imagined grief in the months leading up to his mother's unexpected death.
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08Feb

How to Navigate Hard Conversations After a Terminal Diagnosis

Dr Esther Ramsay-Jones

bereavement, cancer, grief, illness, loss

Relationships

Receiving a terminal diagnosis can understandably have an immense psychological impact on the individual and their family and friends. Dr Esther Ramsay-Jones, who works in palliative care, offers advice on how to have difficult conversations around death and dying.
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07Jan

COVIDSpeakEasy: Providing Support to Bereaved Partners

COVIDSpeakEasy

bereavement, coronavirus, grief, loss

Relationships

COVIDSpeakEasy is a free and confidential online support group for all Covid bereaved life-partners. Edwina fitzPatrick, who lost her partner of 21 years, explains how the SpeakEasy works.
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16Dec

How Catherine Mayer and Her Mother Coped With Grief After Losing Their Husbands

Louise Chunn

bereavement, books, coronavirus, grief, loss, therapy

Relationships

Co-founder of the Women's Equality Party Catherine Mayer lost her husband musician Andy Gill shortly after her mother's husband died. Together they have written a book about grief and consolation
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