Mother’s Day: managing milestones in grief

We'd like to remind people within Bucks and Herts about our bereavement services as we encourage people to seek support if Mother’s Day is a difficult time due to grief or loss.

Mother’s Day: managing milestones in grief

Helping you through your grief this Mother’s Day

We’d like to remind people within Bucks and Herts about our bereavement services as we encourage people to seek support if Mother’s Day is a difficult time due to grief or loss.

Free resources available to you

Free bereavement guide The guide offers step-by-step advice on what to do when someone dies, as well as emotional advice to help you understand your emotions and where to go for further support.

Find out more

Grief Chat Our grief chat is a live instant chat service with a qualified bereavement counsellor, that is free to use. You can access live chat via the chat box between Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm.

Find out more

Compassionate Cafés Compassionate Cafés are drop-in sessions that provide a safe space for people who have experienced bereavement to come along for a cuppa, to connect and have a chat with others.

Find out more

 Aaron Roberts, our Bereavement, Listening and Talking Therapies Manager, offers tips for coping with grief around milestones:

  • Don’t feel pressured by other people’s opinions of how you should be approaching the milestone. Focus on what feels right to you internally.  
  • Give yourself the space and time you need to be able to process your feelings around the milestone.   
  • Try to acknowledge the emotions and accept the feelings as they arise. Be open and honest and don’t push yourself to do too much or anything that will add pressure to what might already be a difficult day.   
  • Reaching out to friends, family and supportive groups to talk about these feelings can help lessen the impact. If you need extra support, reach out to organisations that can help, like Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.   

“We hear a lot about milestones being difficult, but it can also be beneficial to take the opportunity to celebrate the person who has died. Some people celebrate their loved one’s life by going somewhere they enjoyed, lighting a candle in a place of worship or at home, or planting a tree."

- Aaron, Bereavement, Listening and Talking Therapies Manager.

Our bereavement services

If your loved one was cared for by us, we offer a range of bereavement, listening and talking therapies. Many of these services are delivered by trained counsellors who volunteer their time and expertise to support patients and families

Find out more

 

You may also be interested in