Bereavement

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What to say when someone dies

What to say when someone has died and you can't find the words to express your condolences.

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How to write a condolence message

Advice on writing a condolence letter or card to grieving friends or relatives

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Five alternative grief therapy ideas

A guide to alternative grief therapies for coping with bereavement after the death of a loved one.

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10 beautiful Christmas memorial ornaments and gifts

A guide to ideas for Christmas memorial gifts to give to someone in memory of a loved one who has died, such as DIY remembrance ornaments

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A Wave of Light across Australia

Precious babies are being remembered with candlelight vigils on International Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Day, October 15

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Goodgrief – a new app connecting the bereaved

Connecting people grieving loss to share their feelings, the Goodgrief App’s been pioneered by two friends – who have never met

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Dear Annie: Delayed grief

There’s no cut-off point for grief feelings to surface, even when we believe we’ve coped with a loss, says psychotherapist Annie Broadbent

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Grief at Christmas – surviving and coping

Christmas can be hard to face when someone you love has died. If you are grieving this holiday season, you may identify with these experiences of coping with the loss

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Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Grief counsellor Annie Broadbent on hosting a happy family Christmas, mindful of how a grieving guest will be feeling on the anniversary of their loss

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Dear Annie: Acknowledging sympathy messages

Is it polite to acknowledge condolence cards with a reply? Grief psychotherapist Annie Broadbent on the etiquette of sympathy gestures

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Colouring through grief’s greyness

These colouring books for bereaved adults and children have been created to help people heal as they journey through grief

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Dear Annie: Shared loss, different grief

Why won’t my husband talk about it? Bereavement counsellor Annie Broadbent on bridging a gulf opened up by child loss grief

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Fondly missed: Funny obituaries

10 funny memorials that went viral for telling it how it is

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Special gowns for little angels

Caring volunteers are making beautiful burial clothes for precious babies born too soon, from wedding dresses donated with love

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The Dinner Party

Millennials are breaking the painful silence that can follow grief, over dinner with strangers at a groundbreaking supper club

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