How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving: What Helps and What Often Hurts
Not sure what to say or do when someone is grieving? Practical support, thoughtful words and simply staying in touch can matter more than trying to make things better. When someone you care about is grieving, it is normal to worry about saying the wrong thing. You may want to help but have no idea what they need, particularly when nothing you can do will change what has happened. Supporting someone through grief is not about finding the perfect words or trying to make their pain disappear. Often, the most helpful thing you can do is acknowledge what... Read More >>
Grief Is Not Only About Death: Understanding the Many Faces of Grief
This article is Part 1 of our Grief Awareness Month series, recognising NALAG Grief Support’s 2026 theme: Every Age. Every Loss. Every Story. When we hear the word grief, most of us think about the death of someone we love. Bereavement is one of the most profound forms of grief, but it is not the only one. Grief can also follow a serious diagnosis, the loss of independence, a relationship breakdown, infertility, miscarriage, redundancy, retirement, disability, dementia, the death of a pet or the loss of a future we expected to have. Sometimes a person is grieving long... Read More >>
