grief

Love Island’s Malin Andersson shares throwback image of her late parents in candid post about grief

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Malin Andersson has uploaded a throwback image of herself as a baby alongside her late parents, who have both passed away from cancer. In a candid Instagram post shared on Thursday, the Love Island star, 27, discussed her experience with grief and said she took her childhood for ‘granted’. The mental health advocate, whose daughter … Read more

‘Good grief!’ This Morning fans left VERY distracted by Lisa Snowdon’s appearance

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‘Good grief!’ This Morning fans left VERY distracted by Lisa Snowdon’s appearance as she sports daring neckline during fashion segment By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 13:01 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 13:02 BST, 7 May 2020 Lisa Snowdon left viewers very distracted by her daring neckline during Thursday’s This Morning. The presenter, 48, … Read more

Why therapy is no match for the true madness of GRIEF

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MEMOIR THE STATE OF DISBELIEF   by Juliet Rosenfeld (Short Books £12.99, 192 pp) Forty-eight hours after Juliet Rosenfeld’s husband died of lung cancer, she lay back on her psychoanalyst’s couch and attempted to ‘process’ her loss. As a practising psychoanalyst herself, she had attended five personal therapy sessions per week for eight years and was … Read more

Grief charity reveals coping mechanisms to deal with death amid coronavirus crisis 

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The UK’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 3,605, and sadly many grieving families have been forced to say goodbye over video or phone calls, or been unable to physically touch their loved one in their last moments.  While funerals are still going ahead, only a very limited number of people, who are close family … Read more

Grief that inspired the Bard

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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) This is Maggie O’Farrell’s first foray into historical fiction, and, as with her contemporary work, it’s the ebb and flow of emotions that carry this heartbreaking, beautifully written story along on its melancholy current. On a hazy … Read more

Woman widowed at 32 reveals how she overcame her agonising grief

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A woman who became a widow at 33 when her childhood sweetheart passed away from cancer has revealed how she battled her overwhelming grief which saw her struggle to get out of bed for six months and resent her friends for having children. Katie, 33, of London, lost Adam on New Year’s Day in 2019 … Read more