Here is a topical list of articles on this blog that are the most useful, relevant and informative. Scroll down under the contents and click on an article title to go directly to it.
CONTENTS
Living with Loss: Finding the way through grief
Particular types of loss:
~ Losing a child or children
~ Losing a partner
~ Sudden deaths, including by suicide
~ Mental illness
More to think about
Christian perspectives on grief and loss
Personal perspectives
LIVING WITH LOSS: FINDING THE WAY THROUGH GRIEF
Life and survival strategies
Finding the stillness in grief
Self-identities and taking a break from grief
On the freshly – painted bench
Is the glass half-full, half-empty or something else instead?
“Continuing bonds” – relationship through memory
A focal point for grief (and a poem)
The next time someone advises you to “move on”, send them here to learn about “continuing bonds”
Thomas Steinbeck, Chow Yong Fat and digital legacies
Digital Legacy: Accessing the digital world of your loved one
Coping with “special days” – birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries
Christmas perplexities if you’re living with loss
Getting ready for Christmas, when the one you love is no longer here
Teardrops replacing baubles: “Say their name at Christmas”
Particular challenges
Tickling the tomatoes; families and grief.
Sent into a tailspin, finding equilibrium: Coping with other people’s responses to our grief.
Inquests (in England and Wales)
Griefbursts: Moments of mad grief
Getting support when you’re grieving
Grief counselling – it can help
The forward view
Why hitchhiking is not like grief
Plotting the future; priorities in a grief journey
Starting again after loss — can it be done?
Barnie the dog, & a reflection on the future of grief.
The path of aloneness: we can manage
PARTICULAR TYPES OF LOSSES
Parents losing a child or children
A story that is sad but true: The painful path of the bereaved parent
Parents with no surviving children: “Aging without children”
Loss and loneliness – more on “Aging without children”
Mothering Sunday post for bereaved mothers: Our children live on in us
Profound joy, profound sadness
Losing a partner
One step at a time; life and grief after the loss of a partner.
Coping with the loss of a partner
Sudden deaths, including by suicide
Mental illness
Is the glass half-full, half-empty or something else instead?
A difficult life; a sad ending
MORE TO THINK ABOUT
Our unique experience of loss
Life-changing loss: Walking a different path, missing a limb
If: Dealing with the ‘if’s of grief
The uniqueness of each grief experience
The emotional rollercoaster
Confused grief: It’s okay to cry
The salve of pessimism: Taking life a moment at a time
Problems of positive thinking and grief
How long is this going to last?
Summer has ended, autumn begins. Does grief have a timeline?
The longevity of grief: Mind the gap
CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON GRIEF AND LOSS
Living with loss, but living with hope
“Finding closure” and “moving on” – a Good Friday reflection.
Spring equinox; grief at Easter
SOME PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
Profound joy, profound sadness
The Before and After-ness of grief
Perspectives: reading the view (A walk in the Lake District)
Scotland tour: Memorials, grief and love
Pax is 38 today! Happy Birthday!
Time to grieve, space for a breather
ON SUPPORTING OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE GRIEVING – “GRIEF COMPANIONSHIP”
Visit the Grief Companion website
