Grief & Loss

Grief can be crippling. It can take your breath away in the supermarket, wake you at 3am or leave you standing in the kitchen holding their favourite mug, wondering how your going to live without someone who you loved so much.

In the early stages nothing anyone says helps but time can soften the pain. Sometimes it takes years, and sometimes the grief takes you by surprise long after you thought the worst had passed.

And it isn't only about death. We can grieve a relationship, a pregnancy, a pet, our health, a career, a home, a version of our ourselves or a family life we thought we'd have.

There is a great quote by Vicki Harrison;

"Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim."

There's no deadline with grief you just learn to live or swim with it. If the grief stays heavy or everyday life feels impossible, you deserve support, however recent or long ago the loss was.