Menu Information about grief In this section, you’ll find practical advice and support to help you through the grieving process. You may also want to visit our bereavement pages. Why grief is like a ball in a box Everyone experiences grief differently. This analogy helps to explain how grief might affect you as time goes on. Read more What is grief and how to help The death of someone close to you can be emotionally traumatic. There may be intense emotions that are not easy to cope with. Read more What to say to someone who’s been bereaved The most important thing is to listen and let the bereaved person know that you care and that you’re here for them. Read more The domino effect of losing a loved one Many people will be unfamiliar with the term 'secondary grief', yet we will all experience it after the death of a loved one Read more How to cope with grief when you can't say goodbye When you experience the death of a loved one, even if it is expected it can leave you feeling stunned. When that death is unexpected, you also have to deal with the shock of the sudden loss. Read more Coronavirus and bereavement These are unprecedented times. There’s no roadmap. We’re facing conversations that we never expected—or wanted—to have. Read more 10 quotes that beautifully express what grief feels like When you've lost someone you love, it can be easy to feel like no one gets it. Here are ten of our favourite quotes to help you feel less alone. Read more How to cope with grief on Mother's Day At a time when social media is full of Mother's Day messages, how do you cope if you're grieving the loss of your mum? Read more Honouring Mother’s Day after the death of an adult child Many people do not know that the traditional Mother’s Day, founded in the early 1900s in America, was created in honour of a bereaved mother. Read more Coping with the death of your spouse Whether their death was sudden or following a long illness, your whole world changes when your spouse dies. Read more How to cope with grief on Father's Day Grief can be particularly painful during special occasions, like birthdays, anniversaries and Father’s Day. Read more How to cope with grief at Christmas Christmas is traditionally a time for families and friends to get together, so it can make grief even harder to cope with. Read more How to cope with the first Christmas after someone you love has died Find out which three gifts Hospiscare's Complementary Therapist Sarah recommends you give yourself this Christmas. Read more You might also be interested in House clearance It can be daunting to clear out a house. Often, there are so many memories wrapped up in a property that it’s difficult to decide what to do with everything. Our house clearance service takes some of the pressure off. Read more Remember a loved one When you lose someone you love, you can feel lost and unsure how to move on. Doing something positive to honour their memory can help you move through the grieving process. Read more A day in the life of a Hospiscare nurse during the pandemic Ward Manager Julie Wakley and Hospiscare@Home nurse Sasha Turner take us through a day in their lives during the pandemic. Read more Keep in touch Click here to sign up for news and updates on Hospiscare's work Sign up Tel: 01392 688000 Hospiscare, Searle House, Dryden Road Exeter, Devon, EX2 5JJ How we help Support our work Healthcare professionals News & Stories Events About us Contact us Accessibility policy Privacy policy Sitemap Tell us what you think Jobs House clearance and collections Trustees and management COVID-19 Hospiscare shops © 2021 , UK Registered Charity No. 297798. Charity web design by Fat Beehive Our use of cookies We use essential cookies to make our site work. We’d also like to set optional cookies to help us understand more about how people use the website to help us make further improvements. You can find out more about the cookies we use in our Accept recommended settings Essential Cookies Essential cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. You can disable these cookies by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Analytics We'd also like to set anonymous Google Analytics and Matomo cookies to help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. For more information on how these cookies work please see our privacy policy Save your preferred settings About this tool (Opens in a new window) Cookie Control