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 #Bereavement
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 #Bereavement
Mortal curiosities: Funeral museums around the world Weird, wonderful and illuminating funeral museums around the world that could make you view life – and death – in a different way #Tradition & Culture
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 #Bereavement
Uplifting funeral songs Popular upbeat funeral songs and happy funeral hymns to celebrate someone that made you look on the bright side of life #Funerals
Funeral invitations: What to say and how to word them Letting people know that someone has died and about the funeral or memorial arrangements #Funerals
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 #Bereavement
Weird wills and testaments & unusual bequests From a flatulent cobbler’s farthing to a golden nest egg, 10 strange wills, crazy codicils and left field legacies #End of Life Planning
Fondly missed: Funny obituaries 10 funny memorials that went viral for telling it how it is #Bereavement
Could a spiritual will be your most valuable legacy? It costs nothing to write a legacy letter or ethical will, but could be life-changing as you think about what matters and how you want to be remembered #End of Life Planning
Scientists reveal ancient embalming ‘recipe’ Forensic research has uncovered evidence of an ancient Egyptian funeral ritual dating back 1,500 years earlier than previously thought #Tradition & Culture
How to write an excuse letter for a funeral A guide to writing an excuse letter to attend a loved one’s funeral #Funerals
Special gowns for little angels Caring volunteers are making beautiful burial clothes for precious babies born too soon, from wedding dresses donated with love #Bereavement
The Dinner Party Millennials are breaking the painful silence that can follow grief, over dinner with strangers at a groundbreaking supper club #Bereavement
Interview: ‘Suffering is optional’ David Kessler on grief, pain – and life With Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler introduced the Five Stages of Grief. We can’t avoid the pain he says, but how we grieve reflects how we live #Bereavement
