The process of grieving can be challenging. Seeking support is sometimes an important part of healing and recovering from grief. As a bereavement expert, I have seen how heartbreak is a form of grief and follows the same trajectory of the classic stages of grief.
When my relationship ended I suddenly understood the meaning of the term ‘heart ache’. I had physical pain in the hollows of my chest cavity, where there was less of a beat - more just an empty echo of what once was...
Harriet and Steve sat in my consultation room one sunny morning in July. I listened to Harriet, as her tears fell, recalling the previous four months since the loss of their baby. Steve sat silently, holding her hand....
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