Reporting Death Ethically on Social Media

Reporting Death Ethically on Social Media

Earlier this week I re-tweeted a BBC Dorset news story about the sudden deaths of two young people in Dorset. The report gave the location of the place where the deaths had occurred.  A short while after clicking on the retweet button I noticed another tweet...
Best bereavement apps for children

Best bereavement apps for children

Here is a list of bereavement apps for children that might be useful to a child who is grieving. These are not recommendations, purely suggestions. We hope you find this list useful.  ...
Christmas Grief

Christmas Grief

I read this blog post this morning and it reminded me that it is easy to forget how Christmas can often be a very difficult time for people. The pressure to be festive happy at Christmas time is huge, but if the anniversary of a loved one’s death coincides with...
Small but Powerful

Small but Powerful

We are surrounded by death. As we walk through the grassland of life it lurks everywhere-behind, to the left, to the right, ahead, everywhere in the swaying grass. Before, I saw it only here and there. The light was too bright. Here in this dim light, the dead show...
Loved and Lost

Loved and Lost

I recently attended a beautiful wedding. The bride and groom had acknowledged the absence of deceased family members by creating a space for photographs of them to be displayed at the reception.  One of the regular conversations I have with people is about sentimental...
Sleep and Bereavement

Sleep and Bereavement

 “I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I am awake you know?Ernest Hemingway Life can feel as though it is falling apart when you are bereaved so this quote by Hemingway is a reminder of the importance of trying to get a good...

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