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Mourn /mɔːn/ verb Feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something). I feel like ‘the disappearance of something’ accurately describes what grief can feel like. One day they’re there, the next, they’re gone. And it doesn’t feel…
After over a decade of grieving my late father, one thing I can definitely say is grief is very odd. It comes out in obscure ways, when you least expect it. It grasps at your heart one minute, and disappears…
I’m sitting here waiting to board the flight home from my honeymoon. I open up the news app on my phone, and it hits me. Within seconds, tears are coursing down my face. That’s what grief is like sometimes. One…
My father died over a decade ago when I was 18. After time has passed, I’ve learned a lot about grief. And not just about how I deal with it, but how friends and family act around someone who is…
So yeah, just typing that title was hard to do. I know it’s going to happen, but I’ve never said that sentence out loud. And as my wedding draws closer, the reality sinks in just a little further. I get…
When your wedding comes around, you don’t have to resort to somber speeches or simply putting pictures up of loved ones you’ve lost. Although this is still a lovely gesture, there’s actually a huge variety of different ways you…
Sometimes the most important messages in life come from the most unusual places. There I was, sat in a theatre in central London, about to enjoy my birthday surprise, and little did I know it would help me turn a…
I have found that writing is immensely therapeutic when it comes to grief. So on a few occasions, when I have felt that familiar pang of grief in my chest, instead of shriveling into a heap on the floor,…
I am sitting here at my computer on the 10th anniversary of my father’s death. On this day every single year I struggle to know what to do. How can I do something to commemorate my dad and pay my…
