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How to Write Text Messages to Someone who is Grieving? Feb 18, 2025

 

Losing a loved one is one of life's most challenging experiences, and finding the right words to comfort someone who's grieving can be equally daunting. In today's digital age, text messages have become a powerful tool for offering support and staying connected. This blog post will guide...

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Navigating Anticipatory Grief: A Self-Help Guide Feb 07, 2025

 When your partner receives a terminal diagnosis, you're thrust into a world of uncertainty and fear. The implications of living with the thought of approaching death can be overwhelming. You may find yourself grappling with:

  • The sudden shift in your life plans and expectations
  • The...
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How to tell the difference between resilient grief and complex grief response? Oct 09, 2024

Find out about different types of professional help for grief.  

You might have heard this common saying: ‘There is no right or wrong way to grieve your loss.’ For the most part, it is true and often refers to the array of emotional reactions we tend to experience during grief....

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Solo Parenting While You Grieve The Loss of a Life Partner: Navigating The Impossible solo parenting widowhood young widows Sep 23, 2024

Losing a life partner at a young age is one of the most devastating experiences you can imagine, although I suspect most people in relationships can’t. If you have a young family, this adds another loss, the loss of a co-parent who until then helped you get through the challenges of raising...

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How to make room for your late partner and simultaneously be able to live your life? grief grief therapy widowhood Jun 07, 2024

Last night, I was searching for a photocopy of my passport when a picture of me and my late husband popped up on my screen. In this photo, he looks healthy, although we were most likely oblivious to what was already happening inside his body.

A part of my mind remembers this state of being a...

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How to cope with loneliness after losing my spouse? loneliness social isolation widowhood young widows Apr 19, 2024

I remember the first weeks and months after my husband’s passing, I entered a new state of mind that penetrated every aspect of my life. Coming back to an empty house for the first time after my family left London immediately put me in touch with all the feelings that were scaffolded safely...

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Is it normal to feel guilty after my partnerā€™s death? Ā  grief therapy guilt in grief widowhood young widows Mar 17, 2024
 

Things no one tells you about guilt. How to tell a healthy guilt from an excessive form of guilt?

 
Guilt is a profoundly complex emotion which plays an essential role in regulating and protecting relationships. To answer this question, we need to first understand...
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