Grief and bereavement support

Resources, ideas and thoughts on navigating your own grief or helping those around you to come to terms with loss and challenging life moments. 

Tackling grief and looking ahead to better times

Lá Nua is a free resource to help people who are dealing with grief and bereavement  or helping other people to come to terms with grief or lose. Offering practical support and some thoughts gained through personal experience, the aim is to navigate people through the dark moments and remind them that brighter days lay ahead

Talking about the grieving process

Bereavement is a very personal experience. No matter how many people surround you or how often you talk, there may be some things you can't fully express. Lá Nua aims to give a frank account of some of the feelings you may be experiencing or may soon experience so you know what you're feeling isn't unusual or uncommon

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Help for people who are helping people through the grieving process

People respond to grief in so many ways. Some people can process it quite well while others struggle. Watching a loved one failing to cope with bereavement is almost as difficult as experiencing the loss all over again. This resource aims to give advice on some of the problems that may arise and how you can offer useful, actionable support

Advice for directly after suffering grief

Some tips for helping yourself through the grieving process

  • Talk. Talk. Talk.
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  • Avoid excessive alcohol consumption.

    In Ireland, death is strongly linked with death and the grieving process and there are some benefits to gathering family and friends in one location In my experience, this can be a diverting tactic. Yes, you may feel better for a few hours and it may feel like you are coping well, but often, it does not help resolve any underlying problems and in the morning your grief will remain the same but with the addition of a hangover. Have a couple of drinks by all means, but don't drink to forget, don't drink to avoid the pain, 

  • Grieve In Your Own Time

    Don't feel under pressure to feel a certain way by a specific time. Just because someone you know suffered a bereavement and seemed to be back to themselves within a couple of weeks. Sometimes the people who come across as the strongest are simply pushing their feelings deep down inside rather than dealing with them. 


    Every situation is different and everyone deals with things in differently. Don't put yourself under pressure to never cry about your loss within a month or feeling sad after 3 motnths 

  • Don't rush any major decisions

    The days following the death of a loved one can feeling with a rollercoaster. In Ireland especially, the wheels move quickly. The word gets out quickly, the funeral directors are dispatched rapidly and within 3 or 4 days, it can feel like it's over. Sadly, it's only the beginning and in a lot of cases, there will be a onslaught of legal, administrative and personal tasks that need to be addressed.