Recent death

It takes active work to heal and this is something most people aren't ready for right after a death, when everything is at the surface and the experience can be very raw.

Going through someone's belongings after a death can be hard. A simple, gentle way to start.

Often I hear from people I know when they have just had a death in their lives - say within the last week or month - asking for my advice.

The only clear way for others to know how to help you is to tell them.

Feeling stuck looking after a garden, business or interest that was theirs? Here's how to think about it.

If you aren't happy with the way the funeral went for you, then do it again the way you wanted.

I spoke to a woman whose husband had just died. She said that no-one had told her what it might be like to watch him die.

ECS stands for Eldest Child Syndrome: when, after a parent has died, you as the eldest child feel responsible for everything and everybody.