The grief that results from the death of someone important is unequalled in its severity. Bereavement is hard, painful and takes time to work through.

Bereavement will touch us all at one time or another, and the re-organisation of life after the death of someone is often challenging and can take a great deal of time to come to terms with.

There is no rule that says we must finish our grieving after six months or a year or more, and every person’s experience is different.

It can be hard to find the support we need in friends and family because they are so invested in our life and have their own expectations of how quickly we might be expected to return to 'normal' (whatever that is).

I'm a professionally trained bereavement counsellor and you might find that taking the opportunity to talk about how you’re feeling helps more than you had imagined.