Joey Essex is best known as a TV personality but what he has not talked about before is his grief from the death of his mother who took her own life when he was only ten years old

If you struggle to say ‘no’ and you hold back your words when you are wronged then this is a book for you.

Grief is Unique – Just like snowflakes and fingerprints, we are all different and our grief is different. There is no right way to experience grief, the path that is right for you is the one that is necessary for you to walk down.

I was very honoured to be asked to take part in my very first podcast for The Grief Sofa to talk about my grief and how life has changed for me and our two young daughters since my husband Simon’s death at the age of 38 years old.

I lowered my eyes to the ground and my mind settled on no one specific man or woman, no one representative of any particular unit or battalion and I had no orientation to any one faith, religion or belief.  Instead, my heart bled for all those, whoever they are, who have lost loved ones.  There is no hierarchy in death, every death is unique.

One thing that particularly resonated with me was to hear about the micro acts of kindness which lifted the spirits of people in the darkest times. These are true superpowers and reflect the best of human spirit.

Would you run away on an adventure if you lost your family home at the same time as your husband received a terminally ill diagnosis?

People like to break grief down into stages to help us understand our feelings. But, if grief is unique to each of us, is there any point in finding models?

If you have ever wondered what it feels like to analyse the spread of cancer in your own CT scan, then this is the book for you.

What are Lasting Powers of Attorney and why do you need them?

In the first of this occasional series on Coping as a Widower I want to share some tips for dealing with grief and bereavement in the early days.

A simple explanation of Probate, some of the terms used and the steps you must go through when someone dies.

A professional brings peace of mind, they “know their stuff”, they can ask questions you may never have thought of.

If I could wave a magic wand and change one thing about my own self-care it would be to get a good sleep every night.

In an era when some people have had time to think in lockdown about what motivates us, it has been interesting to study a theory that originated in the 1940s by Abraham Maslow.