How to Avoid It and What to Say Instead: When someone loses a loved one, they experience a range of emotions such as grief, sadness, anger, guilt, or shock. These emotions are natural and normal, and they need to be acknowledged and respected but...

Grief is a natural and universal response to loss. It involves a range of emotions, thoughts, and behaviours that help us cope with the reality and impact of losing someone or something we care about. Grief can be triggered by different types of...

Losing a loved one can be one of the most painful experiences that anyone can go through. Grief is a natural and necessary process that we must all go through to come to terms with the loss of someone who is important to us. However, for some...

How do I deal with the loss of my adult child? Research has shown that the loss of a child causes more stress than any other loss that one can experience. Coping with the loss of an adult child can be somewhat different than dealing with the...

Should I consider grief counselling? The loss of a loved one is always a challenging situation to cope with, even when the loss is expected. There is no way to prepare to grieve and no “normal way” to grieve.  As time passes, most people do...

Society often fails to acknowledge some types of grief, making it challenging to express your sadness or navigate the healing process.  “Disenfranchised grief” is a term that refers to grief that is not recognised or accepted by society and...