Living With Loss

Grief doesn't follow a schedule, and it doesn't look the same twice. Here you'll find honest, unhurried writing about what loss actually feels like — the first raw weeks, the quieter months that follow, the anniversaries that catch you off guard — alongside the practical first steps that help when the world expects you to function. Professional support is always within reach when you need more than words.

• How to Write a Letter to a Loved One Who Died: A Gentle Guide for Any Kind of Relationship — A letter to someone who has died can say thank you, say sorry, report the news or simply say their name. Ways to begin, what to do with the page afterwards, and when to put it down.
• Grief Journal Prompts: Gentle Places to Start, for Any Kind of Day — Short prompts for the first days, for remembering, for what went unsaid, and for hard dates. No rules about length, handwriting or how often, and permission to stop at any point.
• What to Say to Someone Who Lost a Parent: Words for the Call, the Text and the Weeks After — Your friend's mother or father has died and you cannot find a sentence. Short lines for the first call, what to avoid, how to help, and how to keep showing up.
• Grief on Anniversaries and Holidays: A Guide to the Days That Return — Birthdays, death dates and holidays can bring grief back to the surface. Ideas for planning the day, naming the person, leaving early and supporting each other, without any single right way.
• The Will Covers the House. Who Keeps the Photos? — Dividing family photos after a parent dies is a job no will covers - here is a calm, fair way to scan everything first, share copies with everyone, and let each sibling choose the originals that matter most to them.
• The First Weeks After a Parent Dies: What Needs to Happen Now, and What Can Wait — A practical, permission-giving guide to the first weeks after a parent dies - what genuinely needs to happen now, what can safely wait, and how to keep yourself standing while you do it.