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Why is it so hard to talk about death? We are all going to die one day, some of us sooner than others. However, there is still a huge taboo about talking about death, especially in Western countries.
When someone important to you has died it can be very hard knowing what to do next.
There is no timeline for how long grief lasts, or how you should feel after a particular time. After 12 months it may still feel as if everything happened yesterday, or it may feel like it all happened a lifetime ago. These are some of the feelings you might have when you are coping with grief longer-term.
You might have heard of the five stages. But what are they, and does grief really follow a set timeframe?
Anger is a very normal feeling when someone in your family has died. Angry at the person who has died, other people in the family, yourself, doctors, God.
You might have found yourself here as someone you love has experienced the death of someone special to them. You may be thinking, ‘what is a grief ally and how can I be one?’. A ‘grief ally’ is simply someone who wants to show up and be present for their person who is grieving, in whatever way is helpful to them. There are many ways in which you can support a bereaved person, check out our tips below:
An extract from The YouGov Death Study.
According to the annual Cost of Dying Report by SunLife, the average cost of a funeral in the UK has increased by 1.7% to £4,184, with the average ‘cost of dying’ now at £9,263.
Kate Anderson of Wright Hassall advises people of all ages on the things they should be thinking about when considering whether to write a will.
Bereavement is the experience of losing someone important to us. It is characterised by grief, which is the process and the range of emotions we go through as we gradually adjust to the loss.
