Bereavement Care - Self-Help Guide

Self Help Guide

Relationships and family Grief is not an individual experience and can affect relationships with both family members and friends. It is important to understand how other people close to you may be feeling at this time and how together you can help each other along this journey.

When a parent dies • A parent’s death can sometimes stir up conflicting emotions with siblings moving closer or further apart. • If there is a surviving parent, the impact the death of a spouse has may differ from the emotions you are experiencing. • Your relationship with the surviving parent may change. They may view themselves in a different way, causing a period of unease as you adjust to the change. • The death of a parent can affect personal relationships between partners. • The balance of generations change. Where once you were the parent’s child, you may now be the older generation, impacting on how you look at your own mortality.

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