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Oliver’s Story

In this post, Oliver shares his story of losing his dad to alcoholism. He shares his experience of complicated grief and how he has learnt to give himself compassion.

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Stevee-Jai’s Story

In this post, Steeve-Jai delves into the loss of her māmā and everything she is learning about grief.

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Imogen’s Story

In this post Imogen shares her story of losing her dad suddenly, while he was in Germany. She delves into her first year of grief and all the complicated emotions that come with that.

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Release of emotion

When it comes to emotion driven by grief, we can somehow be completely betrayed by our reactions. I’ve always found that grief-led emotion is utterly raw; and it can also be expressed in ways we just don’t recognise in ourselves.

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Leading After Loss - Neil Tanna

In this article, Neil, CEO and co-founder of Howbout, shares his experience of losing his mum at 25. He shares how she helped shape his views on strength and failure and how this impacted his mindset.

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What ‘We Live in Time’ tells us about cancer, grief, and loss

When good health is on our side, time seems to sprawl out in front of us like a vast expanse. We are allowed to dream, embrace life’s up and downs, look to better times and long for the future. When illness creeps in – or suddenly demands our attention – time is no longer guaranteed, for both us and our loved ones.

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Navigating a New Year

In this post, Ben, discusses the difficult feelings that often come with the new year and how he has found ways to cope with the transition.

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Eloise’s Story

In this post Eloise discusses the loss of her dad, her journey with grief, counselling and how she honours her dad’s memory.

TW: suicide & Covid

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Anniversaries and friendships

In this post, Alice, discusses her relationship with anniversaries and friendships. She delves into her thoughts on anniversaries, specific dates and also how friendships have changes two years on from her dads passing.

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Teigan’s Story

Teigan lost her mum at 11 but has gone on to be a grief advocate, supporting chairites, speaking on Women's Hour and creating her own Edinburgh Fringe play about the problems behind the stages of grief.

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Secondary Grief

In this article, Ben, delves into his experiences of secondary grief, which he describes as ‘ when you attach meaning to a date or experience, and you go through that feeling of loss all over again.’

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Leading After Loss - Nics McLaren

In this article, Nics an Insight Director with a focus on Responsible Business shares her experience of losing her father at 18 and how this has impacted her outlook on life and career.

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There Is No ‘Easy’ Way to Lose Someone

The road of loss is hard, and when we lose someone there are so many what ifs that come along with it which leads us to ask the question of if there is really a preferable way to lose a parent?

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Liam’s Story

In this post, Liam shares his story of losing his mum at the age of 30 and how opening up about his grief journey has helped him, from creating content online to talking with friends.

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Press Pause

When you lose a parent you want the world to stay still, you’re desperate to find a pause button that doesn’t exist. It can be so difficult to see everyone else going on with their lives when you feel stuck in your loss and grief. But you’re never alone.


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Grief and Health Anxiety

From moving away, challenges with talking about her struggles, lockdown and therapy, Carly delves into her journey with health anxiety after her dad passed away.

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Loss and Other People

In this post, Ben, talks through the differences he has found in those who empathise and those who sympathise with your loss and why you need both types of people.

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