Issue 19 Multi-Mourning and the Passing of Time
How often have you heard the expression, ‘Bad things always come in threes’? Or ‘It never rains but it pours’? In grief, sometimes it can feel as though one loss […]
Issue 18 Harnessing Hope
When we think about living with loss of any kind, we often, mistakenly, think of a period of suffering followed by a period of ‘feeling better’. This false expectation can […]
Issue 17 Eating the Elephant
Archbishop Desmond Tutu once famously said, ‘There is only one way to eat an elephant: one bite at a time.’ This wisdom is widely used as a metaphor for taking […]
Issue 16 The Strength of Weak Ties
While experiencing any kind of grief, we know that emotional support is key to maintaining wellbeing. Often this comes from close friends and family, but recent research has found that comfort can also be […]
Issue 15 Grieving the life you expected
All of us have expectations about life and the world around us. Some are societal and cultural, some we learn from friends and family, some we figure out for ourselves. We grow […]
Issue 14 Family Matters
A recent report by the RNIB found that two-fifths of participants reported changes in family dynamics following their sight loss. Just as in bereavement, families often rearrange themselves around grief, so […]
Issue 13 Bravery and heroics
When someone tells you, ‘You’re so brave,’ how do you feel? Proud, or patronised? Flattered, or frustrated? It’s a phrase that’s often used towards people who’ve suffered a loss, or […]
Issue 12 The Power of Beliefs
All of us carry a set of beliefs, about ourselves and the world around us. These may or may not include religious or spiritual faith, as well as general values […]
Issue 11 The Comfort Zone
Comfort is a basic human need right from infancy. We all desire comfort at different levels throughout life, and we tend to seek it out even more during times of […]
Issue 10 The Best Medicine?
Last time, we discussed defence mechanisms and it’s fair to say that when going through grief, or any major source of distress, humour can be one of the most surprising […]