We all know that we are born, that we live - and then we die.  Mostly, we manage to deal with the fact that we are mortal and get on with...

When someone close to us dies, two things have to happen : we need to attend to the - often unfamiliar - feelings that we are faced with; and we need to get on with living our lives. Most of the time, we work through a period of mourning with the support of friends and family. Sometimes, however, grief becomes complicated and we can end up feeling both overwhelmed and stuck. Having somewhere safe to talk things through can help. When Grief Gets Stuck There are many reasons w

I'm a bit of a Grinch when it comes to positive thinking . When we are sad I don't think it is helpful to feel like we always have to...

Is there a right way to grieve? I think the simple answer to this question is ‘no’. People grieve for the loss of their loved ones in all sorts of different ways and usually find their own path through the untidy mess of feelings that often follows death. However, I do believe that some ways of grieving can prove to be better than others. In my experience of working with people who have been bereaved, the best outcome seems to come about when: we are able to accept our feeli