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Good Grief: A self-help guide to recovery after death, and memoir about the covid 19 pandemic and loss of gang of four member Andy Gill, by an award-winning author

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This is another grief ‘classic’, and for a reason. The night before New Year’s Eve Joan Didion and her husband and partner of 40 years were just sitting down to dinner when John suffered a massive and fatal coronary. Over the past 6 years I have helped so many clients in both individual and group coaching settings, to rebuild their lives after loss. They key? Safe support, based on trust, compassion and containment. Take your time, this is your grief and there is no right or wrong way to be. Whatever you feel now is right for you. We are here for you, so please know that you are not alone. Julia Samuel MBE is a psychotherapist specialising in grief, who has spent the last twenty-five years working with bereaved families. Nisha Zenoff lost her son in a tragic accident when he was just seventeen years old. Now, with decades of experience as a grief counselor and psychotherapist, she offers support and guidance from her own journey and from others who have experienced the death of a child. The Unspeakable Loss helps those who mourn to face the urgent questions that accompany loss: “Will my tears ever stop?”“Who am I now without my child?”“How can I help my other children cope?”“I lost my only child, how do I live?”“Will my marriage survive?”“Will life ever feel worth living again?”

A book written for those who support bereaved people, which will also be useful to anyone who wants to go into a bit more detail about theories of grief and grieving, and learn how grief ‘works’. Chapters cover grieving styles, the interaction of grief and mental health, what to say to bereaved people and how to support them.

Every life has a start, a middle and an end. Everyone prepares for the first two events, but are we doing what we can to prepare for the end? Catherine and Anne generously share their experience of widowhood knowing that they can help others prepare and cope with grief. An important book on a very important subject.” June Sarpong We both agreed that there was this huge gap in provision for gay people that had been bereaved and decided that if a group did not exist - then we would start our own. So, in the summer of last year - while Coronavirus was temporarily quiet, we set up the LGBTQ Virtual Cafe on zoom. We have been recommended to share this Youtube channel to guide you through yoga moves to help with a bereavement The upheavals caused by the virus on day-to-day life — on our social lives, work routines, schools and childcare — are causing great anxiety, she says, exacerbated by the fact that there is no “template” for dealing with a pandemic. There is a general sense, she says, that “there’s no one in charge that we know is going to sort it. There’s no saviour.” Social media is only compounding anxiety. Rather than catastrophise about an unknown future, she recommends keeping plans on a short timeline: “Don’t project into weeks and months ahead, plan today.” New structures are important too: “We’re very habitual beings. The coffee that you buy, the route that you take, the clothes that you get, even the thoughts that you have down a particular street. You have them habitually as you get to the office. We have to create new structures and habits that give you a sense of agency and efficacy.” That you will be given lots of advice from friends and family. Whatever their thoughts - go with your gut instinct.

Please see these links below for advice on feeling isolated through your grief, which may have been compounded because of the pandemic. After over a year and a half I still benefit hugely from people coming together and chatting about how they experience grief. It often provides comfort that you are not in this alone.I wanted to set up this young person LGBTQ+ cafe as it felt like there was a space missing for those who identity as LGBTQ+ and are grieving.As her full-time carer, it was so hard to see her change physically and mentally, she no longer looked like herself and the onslaught of cancer on your body meant she was there but incrementally not who she had been. Brianne Edwards shares how she lost her infant son, and the grief and difficult emotions that followed. Edward shares both her own story and research into the grief experience, including the physical symptoms of grief, the value of not ignoring difficult emotions, and understanding the long-term grief that will be with someone forever. The reality of “anticipatory” grief was a daily slog of sleepless nights and days anxiously waiting for her last breath in surreal discussions with medical staff about when and if to stop meds and at what point would the fragile balance tip and with it the reality of death and an entirely different life.

NHS staff to have free access to wellbeing apps until the of 2020: Headspace, Unmind and Sleepio and Daylight I've helped thousands of peopleacross the worldthrough transformative grief coaching, biodynamic breathwork, inner-work, meditation, and restorative practices, to find ways to move forward with their lives whilst carrying their loved one with them. Hello, I’m Kayleigh O’Connor, ICF accredited Holistic Grief Coach and Integrative Trauma Practitioner. The anger and sadness were over-whelming. I felt lost and alone and did not know where to turn for the support I needed. Good friends tried their best, but they had not been through the experience I had. Then, I discovered The Good Grief Trust and started to attend their Virtual Good Grief Cafés. They provided a safe space for me to be with others, share experiences and be listened to without judgement. Sisters and Brothers: Stories about the death of a sibling, by Julie Bentley and Simon Anthony Blake

Tiny Beautiful Things – Cheryl Strayed

Attending the Grief Cafés has made me realise that everyone grieves differently and that there is no set pattern of grief that you have to follow and there is no time limit. The relationship you had with the person you have lost is unique, so your grief for them is unique. Also, nobody says things to try and “fix” your sadness. Everyone just listens and understands and that is so helpful and reassuring. It’s OK to get upset because no-one feels uncomfortable with your tears. It doesn’t make the loss any easier to bear but it just helps to know you’re not alone with all these unfamiliar and upsetting emotions. It also makes you realise that you’re not going mad and that there’s nothing wrong with you...you are just grieving for the person you love. This book tells you what to expect in the days, weeks, months and years after someone dies. It’s written in plain, simple language. It includes chapters on grieving during the pandemic and covers losses other than someone dying (loss of a pet, a job or a relationship). It can also help you decide whether or not you need counselling. Heart palpitations, fatigue, sleep problems, high blood pressure all after our son was killed suddenly in a workplace incident at 33"

It is more than a year since Clare Wise, sister of the actor Greg Wise, died of cancer. She lived just down the street from the West Hampstead house her brother shares with his wife, Emma Thompson, and their daughter, Gaia. As Greg opens his front door and leads the way into his kitchen, one can see, within minutes, why he was such an indispensable carer to his sister during the last weeks of her life. Today, he has organised elevenses with good coffee and patisserie. As an actor, he is routinely cast as a reprobate (Mountbatten in The Crown a debatable exception). In life, he could not be nicer if he tried. And that’s precisely it: he does not appear to be trying – the charm is not fake. When I ask him how he is feeling about Clare’s death now, his eyes fill. Exceptionally insightful... would be very helpful to anyone who has lost someone dear – or who knows someone who has. Which is all of us." The Lady Being such a simple and thoughtful read, this is absolutely going to be moving up into my grief related recommendations. I'll recommend this both to the person grieving and also to anyone who loves or cares about a person who is grieving. In sharing their insights and experiences, Catherine and Anne aim to help those who have lost or will lose people or who wish to know how best to support others in such circumstances. They also celebrate love—for John and Andy and each other. I came to recognise that my grieving process had been complicated: the usual feelings associated with grief were compounded by the mixed emotions I had bottled up over the years of living with someone with an addiction. By being more open about the issues, I have found a means of coping with my loss.That it can be hard talking to those who have not experienced what you have. Seek out people who have been through a similar loss. Grief Works’ is a compassionate book demonstrating how an examined death is as important as an examined life. It shows us through vivid case studies, that when we face our fears: the death of someone we love, our own death or being with bereaved friends, we are paradoxically, better able to cope with them.

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