symptoms of grief

EDITORIAL

‘I crawled across the gravel on my stomach’ – unacknowledged, grief becomes razor wire

Author Jane Ryan learned the hard way that grief, if unacknowledged and untreated, can become a ticking time…

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Christmas tree in an attic

SELF

Grieving at Christmas: ‘Lung cancer may have taken Martin but the memories of our Christmases past will remain intact’

Following the sudden loss of her husband and father-of-three Martin in 2018, Venetia Quick writes how Christmas has…

By Venetia Quick

father's day
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SELF

Fatherless daughters on Father’s Day: Growing up without a dad leaves an indelible mark on the psyche of a woman

Whether it arises from bereavement, or physical or emotional absence, the grief felt from the loss of a…

By Sarah Gill

grief

SELF

Niamh Ennis: ‘One day everything changed and grief arrived at my door’

Grief can be a good teacher, writes Niamh Ennis, but only if you're prepared to do the workThere…

By Niamh Ennis

grief

SELF

Life after loss: “I declared openly which of the seven stages of grief I was experiencing. Only I lied. Inside, I was in fact falling apart.”

When it became far more important for me to maintain the façade than to begin to deal with…

By Niamh Ennis

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SELF

Niamh Ennis: “People often ask me ‘when does grief end?’, but the truth is it doesn’t”

Coming to terms with losing someone you love is also about grieving the person you were when they…

By Niamh Ennis

SELF

Niamh Ennis: ‘More open discussions on grief can only be a positive thing’

Niamh Ennis is a change and transformation specialist, here she writes about coming to terms with grief  Avid…

By Niamh Ennis

bereavement support line

EDITORIAL

Irish Hospice Foundation launches national bereavement support line

The national bereavement support line is the first of its kind in Ireland  As we mourn and grieve…

By Jennifer McShane