Read our posts about bereavement

22May

Living with the Loss of a Baby: The Impact on Subsequent Pregnancy and Birth

HELENA COOK

bereavement, childbirth, grief, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, trauma

Therapists

The trauma of losing a pregnancy or child can have long-term psychological consequences. Helena Cook explores what support is available to those who have suffered traumatic pregnancy or birth experiences
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20May

Bereavement Counselling Helped My Whole Family

Wendy Varley

bereavement, experienceoftherapy, grief

Mind

Wendy Varley saw a bereavement counsellor; therapy helped her, and her whole family, cope with a significant loss
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01May

Therapy Helped Me Recover After an Affair

Anonymous

bereavement, couples, experienceoftherapy, marriage, relationships

Relationships

Feeling betrayed after her husband's affair, this woman in her 50s shares how therapy helped her
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10Apr

How Positive Male Role Models Helped Me Turn My Life Around

Jack Rolf

bereavement, men, society, suicide

Soul

A Band of Brothers (ABOB) is a charity and mentor scheme to support young men. Here Jack shares his story of how ABOB changed his life after a difficult bereavement
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27Mar

EMDR Took the Edge Off My Panic

Paul Steen

bereavement, emdr, experienceoftherapy, trauma

Mind

After his wife died, Paul Steen saw a therapist who used EMDR to help overcome panic and trauma
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21Jan

Why am I still crying? Identifying and Resolving Complicated Grief

Chris Eggleton

bereavement, grief, loss, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Chris Eggleton explores complicated grief: the symptoms, and how we can work towards resolving it
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12Nov

On Remembering the Dead

Sarah Dean

bereavement, death, loss

Therapists

The centenary celebrations of Armistice Day unite us all, but everyone has individual losses in their lives. Therapist Sarah Dean asks how we mark them, and why it's also OK not to
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16Jul

11 Ways Getting a Dog Helped with My Bereavement

Andrew G Marshall

bereavement, grief, loss, relationships, self

Relationships

When therapist and author Andrew G Marshall's partner died, welcoming a puppy into his life helped him through his bereavement
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06Jun

The Psychology of Grief: Cultural Differences in Death and Dying

Richard Gross

bereavement, culture, death, grief, psychology

Relationships

How our culture views death affects how we feel grief and express mourning. An extract from The Psychology of Grief by Richard Gross
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28May

Why Talking it Through Might Not Always Be the Answer in Grief

Lyn Reed

bereavement, grief, loss, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Lyn Reed explains why silence isn't necessarily the same thing as bottling things up, particularly when it comes to grief and loss
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