Bereavement

24 Jan 2019 | by Ian Wright and Carole Sutton

Ian Wright and Carole Sutton suggest ways that Friends can help each other grieve

'The loss of a close relationship is widely recognised as one of the most stressful of all experiences.' | Photo: Bournemouth Borough Council / flickr CC.

The loss of a close relationship is widely recognised as one of the most stressful of all experiences. A gathering of the ‘Mental health in Meetings’ group, drawn from Leicester Area Meeting Friends, in November 2017, focused upon what we may be able to learn from others’ experiences of bereavement and grief, which may support us in our own losses. The following notes emerged.

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