Sleep and grief: how to improve your sleep during loss

Sleep and grief are closely connected. When you are navigating loss, your mind and body are carrying an enormous amount – and that weight does

Rest and Relaxation Techniques

When you are navigating grief and loss, finding moments of rest and calm can feel difficult. Your mind may be busy, your body tense, and

How to support a grieving colleague

Grief doesn’t end when someone returns to work.

Coming back to work after the death of a loved one can feel disorienting and deeply confronting. While the workplace may look the same, everything has changed for your grieving colleague.

As a teammate or manager, your role isn’t to fix their grief – it’s to offer understanding, flexibility, and compassion. This guide shares practical ways to support a colleague as they navigate grief at work.

Understanding anticipatory grief

When someone you love is living with serious illness, dementia, or ongoing decline, you may feel like you’re grieving – even though they are still here. This experience is called anticipatory grief.

Anticipatory grief is real, valid, and common. Naming it can reduce self-doubt and remind you that you don’t have to carry these feelings alone.

Understanding grief and road trauma

Road trauma can bring a complex mix of grief and trauma, shaped by sudden loss, shock, and a sense of injustice that can deeply disrupt a person’s life. While these reactions are common and understandable, compassionate support and trauma-informed care can help people feel less alone as they navigate healing over time.

Common questions from the bereaved

Melbourne City Mission’s Palliative Care Bereavement Team supports individuals and families before and after the death of a loved one, helping them navigate loss with compassion and understanding. Their booklet, Common Questions from the Bereaved, offers gentle guidance and reassurance for anyone experiencing grief.

Caring for your customer who is grieving

Supporting grieving customers isn’t about answers—it’s about patience, empathy, and respect. Small acts of compassion can build trust, connection, and a culture of care in workplaces.

Relationship Loss: Coping with the end of a relationship

The end of any meaningful relationship may come as a complete shock, even if you saw it coming. There are many emotions and thoughts experienced during and following the initial break-up.

Financial stress and grief: How to cope with financial loss

Financial stability is not the first thing that comes to mind when we picture grief. We share our support tips for coping with the loss of financial stability.