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An Elderly Gentleman’s View of Bereavement

Alright, here goes. I’m old. What that means is that I’ve survived (so far) and a lot of people I’ve known and loved did not. I’ve lost friends, best friends, acquaintances, co-workers, grandparents, mom, relatives, teachers, mentors, students, neighbours, and a host of other folks. I have no children, and I can’t imagine the pain [...]

2020-06-04T11:16:40+00:00February 3rd, 2020|Shared Experiences|Comments Off on An Elderly Gentleman’s View of Bereavement

Multiple Losses: How to Cope with Loss & Change

Article from Grief In Common When I first started facilitating bereavement groups, I sort of assumed that people would be coming for help for “just” one loss. Of course one loss is more than enough…it’s already too much. Yet so many grievers I met were experiencing multiple losses. And while in most of my writings the word “loss” [...]

2021-03-05T10:47:11+00:00September 26th, 2019|Bereavement, News|Comments Off on Multiple Losses: How to Cope with Loss & Change

Never Alone – A New Drop In Facility

The Rowland Brothers Foundation is pleased to present their new initiative 'Never Alone' run in conjunction with Renew 23 Wellbeing Café, an informal place for people who are coming to terms with loss. Never Alone A new drop-in facility for people coming to terms with bereavement run by Rowland Brothers, your local independent funeral directors. [...]

2022-05-31T11:20:14+00:00August 30th, 2019|Bereavement, News|Comments Off on Never Alone – A New Drop In Facility

How to handle Mother’s day if you have lost your Mum

‘A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.’ – Agatha Christie Nothing can compare to the loss of a mother. Grief can affect us all in different ways, but the [...]

2020-06-04T11:30:10+00:00March 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on How to handle Mother’s day if you have lost your Mum

Can dogs mourn the loss of their owners?

Last week an image surfaced from the earthquake disaster in Italy, of a loyal blonde cocker spaniel called Flash, lying by the casket of his master. The touching image gives us an insight into the instinctive and natural need to mourn and leaves us questioning whether we could learn something from our beloved pets. The thought [...]

2020-06-04T11:32:05+00:00September 8th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Can dogs mourn the loss of their owners?
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