I Am A Bereavement Counsellor — These Are 7 Myths About Loss And Grieving

Our lives are punctuated by love and loss, but when these losses do happen, it can feel incredibly lonely and isolating. 

As we try to recover from losing somebody close to us, many of us try to find routes out of the pain, which we do by racing through the stages of grief, putting time limits on our pain and monitoring our own responses to see if they are “correct” in the face of loss.

Conversely, when somebody we love is bereaved, knowing what is the “right” thing to do can seem impossible.