I live with depression & have since my teens. It is well-managed, though sometimes it breaks through. Thinking of those who struggle or can't find help. Thank you to the friends, family and professionals who look after us. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2025 #1in4

“I’d rather try being distracted… Grief is handled differently by everyone.”

This is good, on grief.

Clearing out after someone dies is hard #widow #grief From The Guardian - Sort as you go and don’t rush: six steps to clearing out a loved one’s home when they die www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

"After 3 months, peoples' lives have changed, they've moved on, but your entire world has changed." Dr Bill Webster on #grief #loss #mourning open.spotify.com/episode/66cV...

Writing got me through #grief. While it isn't specifically about #writing for #grief, if you are in North Yorkshire in early November come along to my #monologue workshop and see if writing works for you. #WhitbyLitFest #widow whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/suzann...

Grief and loss affects us all differently and you might experience many different emotions, like shock, tiredness, or guilt. There is no right or wrong way to feel - we all react in our own way. If you're struggling after a bereavement, find trusted advice and support: swlstg.nhs.uk/bereavement

I've had a birthday this week. My birthday has long been a bittersweet day. www.thewidowshandbook.com/home/bitters...

Loss changes everything… It cuts deep - but when we find the strength to guide the pen and control the flow, love and hope can carve deeper still. Redefine your story 💛 #DaddyBlackbird #Grief #Bereavement #SuicideAwareness #Hope 🐦‍⬛

My therapist said something similar to me. Julian's death created a detour toward my life's destination - a happy and fulfilling life. But, it hasn't ended the journey. I'm just now on it alone and will have to take a new route. #grief #bereft #widowhood #rerouted #lifejourney

I have found that #grief really isn't linear - it's more like a pinball machine www.thewidowshandbook.com/home/models-... #widow

Last weekend I was part of Felix Rackow's Virgin Radio Pride documentary Grief in the Shadows - here's the catch up link shows.acast.com/virgin-radio...

WAY Widowed and Young Chair Jo Sedley-Burke and Andrew and I, both Way members, have been interviewed for VirginRadioUK Pride for Grief in the Shadows, exploring how being LGBTQIA+ can complicate the process of grief and bereavement. 7-8pm Sun 31 August virginradio.co.uk/play/virginr...

Healing doesn’t happen just by moving forward. It happens when you stop long enough to feel. Don’t skip that step. #Healing #GriefWork #MentalHealth #LifeCoach

Reminder that grief does not have a designated time frame. Insensitive weirdos.

When grief feels overwhelming, come back to your senses. Try the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method: 5 things you see 4 things you can touch 3 things you hear 2 things you smell 1 thing you taste Breathe. You’re still here. You’re safe.#GriefSupport #GroundingTools

A common theme in our Grief Circles is "I thought I was doing better." You were. Yesterday. But today the reality hit you in the face anew. It's ok. You'll never be "over it" but you will find new ways to co-exist with your pain. There's no timeline for healing. #GriefJourney #ODAAT

Every photo, every letter, every joke becomes more precious. Grief teaches us to hold tighter to those tiny things. #GriefAndHealing #SentimentalQuotes quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/memory-becom...

At @dyingwithdignity.ca 's blog, a new feature spotlights BIPOC Death and Grief Talk, a collective care group located in Tkaronto that supports racialized and Indigenous folks through #grief and loss. Learn more at DWDC's website: www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/bipoc-d...

Here’s to the semicolons. To the pauses that hold us. To the strangers who show up with kindness. And to the ongoing sentences - messy, painful, hopeful - that we’re still here to write 💛 #DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #Grief #Loss #Semicolon #Hope

“Even if you know what’s coming, you’re never prepared for how it feels.” — Natalie Standiford #Quote #Grief

Grief is a windowless room doors of opportunity to see them again all shut, for which no God(s) can open. #vssdaily #grief #poem #poetry #micropoem #micropoetry

Missing your past self doesn’t mean you love your child any less. That ache? It’s part of change. #GriefInMotherhood #SelfLoveStillMatters #PostpartumGrowth #QuietConnection #MomsEvolveToo

The moment you start laughing again after a loss feels like betrayal. But it’s not. It’s your soul catching its breath. It’s the part of you that survived saying, “I’m still here.”  #grief #healing

#Grief and #loss are hard topics to dive into, and we had a long conversation that let us dig into the details...have a listen if you are grieving or know someone who is...I think that might be everyone! www.hubermanlab.com/episode/heal...

They're still here, all those we love, but have gone before us into death. In our sighs .. in the pause, before we laugh .. in the silence, before we speak. Their reflections are mirrored within our eyes, imprinted upon our inner being. #WriterPoet #Poem #Poetry #Grief #Loss #Longing

Father's day can be hard for widowed people. Sending love to those fathers left to bring up children alone, to the families who have lost their fathers, and to those who lost a partner who would have been an amazing father #widow #grief

I believe that she's never truly gone So long as I carry her with me Her memory lives on through me, and I will die with a piece of her in my heart #poem #grief

How to Support Someone in #Grief If someone in your life is #grieving: * Don’t expect them to be “back to normal” quickly * Offer help with everyday tasks, even small ones * Keep checking in over time, even after the early weeks * Support matters most when the world assumes they’re fine again.

#writer #author #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #grief #mentalhealthmatters #writersky #booksky #authorsky

A great illustration of grieving #grief

Death changes us forever whether we like it or not #griefcounselingcertification

Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor has devoted decades to researching the effects of #grief on the brain. Her book, “The Grieving Brain” addresses why it’s so hard to understand that a loved one has died and is gone forever. Dr. O’Connor is a grief expert, neuroscientist & psychologist youtu.be/g-w2t6Sj09U

Grief is tidal. In time, it can recede and leave us with feelings of peace and advancement, only for it to wash back in with all its crushing hopelessness and sorrow. Back and forth it goes, but with each retreating drift of despair, we are left a little stronger …Nick Cave #grief #loss

Shared with love 🦋💙🫂 #grief #mourningsky #griefcoach #deathcoach #bereavedmama #bereaveddaughter #griefawareness #eoldoula

Acting in amdram was never quite the same after Tim died but I've found a new role as props person #widow #amdram

Things #grief teaches you... – awkwardness is better than absence – you don’t need to offer advice, just listen – you won’t always know what to do. Do something anyway – a kind word, a meal, a walk, a shared memory – love doesn’t need to be grand to be felt #GriefSupport #JustShowUp

Things #grief teaches you... – it’s painful when people vanish during grief – checking in weeks or months later matters – if you know someone is grieving, don't wait for them to ask for help. Offer it freely & often. – "how can I help" means more than you realise, even when words are hard to find

Things #grief teaches you... – The world moves on quickly and people expect you to be okay before you are – Grief doesn’t follow a schedule – Grief can feel lonelier when others stop checking in – Keep speaking your sorrow if it helps you heal. Speaking about your loss doesn’t mean you’re stuck

Things grief teaches you... – Your grief, your healing, your space. No one else gets to decide when you should stop grieving. – Don’t let anyone else’s timeline dictate yours – Speak your sorrow, even when the world is telling you to move on. Your #grief is human. Let it be seen and heard.

Things #grief teaches you... – Some people struggle when you share your grief – They may want you to be strong because your pain unsettles them or makes them uncomfortable – Grief isn’t something to hide. It’s proof you’ve loved. – Speak, cry, remember. Let your love be visible, even in sorrow

Things grief teaches you... Grief is not just sadness. It’s disorientation. Exhaustion. A room full of people where you still feel alone. It’s forgetting what day it is, or why you walked into a room. Grief moves in. Steals your sleep and rearranges everything. Life doesn’t pause for loss. #Grief

Grief doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it lingers—soft, steady, and sacred. This poem is for the quiet ache we carry, and the love that never leaves. #poetry #poem #grief #writing #poetrycommunity #wriringcommunity

He was my everything and now I have nothing. #grief #widowed

Tuesday April 15 7-8:30 pm eastern we are having a zoom session for 2SLGBTQIA+ people who have lost people to suicide and are looking to share space with people who have lived through similar circumstances. Find out more: queercommunitydeathcare.ca/queer-death-... #death #suicide #grief #queer

It is OK to be sad #griefcounseling

It can happen to anyone. One moment a loved one is there, the next minute they are gone. You are left with only a memory which is never enough to fill the gaping hole. Everything around you carries on with no care. #streetphotography #photography #grief

just gotta ๋࣭ 🔗♡ #quotes #grief