Mind
Finding Strength in Sadness: Navigating Grief During Funeral Planning
Losing a loved one is one of life’s most profound challenges. When grief hits, it can feel overwhelming, and yet, amid the sorrow
By Rachel Branson · 3 Jul 2025
Mental and emotional wellbeing
Grief and bereavement
Living with loss and finding support.
Mind
Sympathy Flowers Etiquette: How To Send Condolences
Finding the right words or gestures to comfort someone in times of loss and grief can be challenging. Flowers have long served as a universal symbol of sympathy
By Rachel Branson · 10 Jan 2025
Mind
What Should You Look for When Choosing a Wrongful Death Lawyer in Utah?
Losing a loved one due to someone else's negligence is devastating. Seeking justice through a wrongful death claim can provide some solace and financial…
By Rachel Branson · 17 Dec 2024
Mind
Why Medical Translation Can Be a Matter of Life and Death?
When a patient enters a hospital, they put their life into the hands of the medical practitioners. But what if the medical practitioners and patients can’t…
By Rachel Branson · 4 Dec 2024
Mind
How to Cope with Grief as a Couple
Losing a loved one is never easy. And it doesn't matter whether the loss affects only yourself, only your partner, or both of you equally
By Rachel Branson · 7 Nov 2024
Mind
Dealing With Sudden Loss: How to Cope With the Unexpected Death of a Loved One
Experiencing the loss of a beloved person is an extremely harrowing encounter that nobody desires to go through.
By Rachel Branson · 21 Sept 2024
Body
Can family photography help children to process grief?
While grief is a universal human experience, the journey through it can be isolating, because everyone copes and processes grief differently.
By Rachel Branson · 30 Jan 2024
Body
“The Forgotten Mourners”: How Play Therapist Deesha is Helping Children Come to Terms with Grief and Loss
Meet Deesha Boodhoo – ellenor’s newest play therapist. In her role, Deesha works with children who have recently experienced the loss of a family member
By Rachel Branson · 16 Nov 2023
Body
Shapes and Sand: How ellenor’s GEMS Days Have Helped Six-Year-Old Sonny and his Mum Open Up About Grief
16 to 23 November 2023 marks Children’s Grief Awareness Week in the UK. It’s a reminder that, though they may not be as outwardly vocal about it, children…
By Rachel Branson · 16 Nov 2023
Body
How Grief C.L.E.A.Rs The Way To Connection
Grief is one of the most potent, powerful ways to C.L.E.A.R your way to connection.
By Rachel Branson · 28 Nov 2022
East Sussex
Triggers in Grief - How to Look After Yourself After Loss
Grief means different things to different people. There are some common universal experiences, but grief is also a very individual process.
By Rachel Branson · 29 Sept 2022
Body
Moving Through Grief
I have been sitting with my thoughts around grief for quite some time after the fairly recent passing of my mother, having found that it uncovered a whole…
By Rachel Branson · 3 Mar 2022
Body
Steve Bland – 12 months since the death of his wife
The husband of BBC presenter Rachael Bland will share his experiences of the last 12 months since she died from breast cancer at the wellness event of the year.
By Rachel Branson · 30 Aug 2019
East Sussex
Unresolved emotions: The Havening Techniques
The Havening Techniques® - a psych-sensory therapy - helps many people let go of negative emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, guilt or grief
By Rachel Branson · 15 Jan 2017
East Sussex
We need to talk about death
Despite much of the openness in our society, death is still a subject that feels like we're treading on egg shells.
By Rachel Branson · 1 Nov 2014
Body
Good grief
Grief is something we all go through at some point in our lives. At 42, I have had more then my fair share .
By Rachel Branson · 1 Mar 2008
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