Issue 9 Defence mechanisms
Happy New Year! It’s great to be back with Eyematter after a little break. This week I’ve been thinking about grief and the ways that we protect ourselves from those […]
Issue 8 Grief at Christmas
Christmas can typically be a tricky period for anyone grieving, and brings with it a set of expectations and emotions that many find overwhelming. It’s no different for those living […]
Issue 7 Coming Around Again: the Regrief phenomenon
Most people who experience loss of any kind come to appreciate that the feelings don’t arise in a linear or orderly way; and this week, I’d like to introduce the […]
Issue 6 Should we avoid avoidance?
I have been thinking in more depth this week about the tendency to avoid painful feelings, rather than sit with them, why we do this and whether it’s helpful. The […]
Issue 5 What kind of griever are you?
We can probably all accept that while loss is a universal human experience, in practice every individual grieves somewhat differently. But you may not have come across the concepts of […]
Issue 4 The Power of Labels
When experiencing loss, one of the processes to go through is working out, ‘Who am I?’ in this new world. Just as a newly bereaved person who has lost a […]
Issue 3 Relearning the world: the cycle of adaptation
This week’s theme is adaptation, a common but perhaps not widely talked about stage of grief. Someone who has experienced a loss must of course spend time reflecting on what was […]
Issue 2 When it’s ok not to feel ok
This week I’m reflecting on depression, or low mood, as a feature of grief. After a loss of any kind, depression is perhaps the response we most expect: a persistent […]
Issue 1 Let’s get physical!
This week I have been thinking about the physical manifestation of grief, that is to say, what happens to us in our bodies when we experience loss of any kind […]