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Ian Kemp lost his wife Vera after 37 years of marriage.

‘A uniform feeling’: The grief and loneliness of losing a spouse

According to new research, social support has little impact on the loneliness someone experiences while grieving their partner.

  • Sarah Berry

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Three years after her husband died, Geraldine Brooks finally confronted her grief

After the novelist’s husband Tony Horwitz died, she did a good approximation of being OK. She was not OK.

  • Geraldine Brooks
Baking a cake.

Dementia has taken many of my grandma’s memories. Today, we connect through play

There are many things I will never know about my grandma. But we can still delight together in the twists and turns of her mind.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Josephine Humphreys spent many years supporting grieving families as a funeral director before her own daughter Kate Humphreys died by suicide in January 2023.

‘She was crying uncontrollably’: What not to do when consoling someone who’s grieving

Josephine lost her daughter to suicide. Ashton’s mother was murdered. Here’s what they wish people would never say to those who are grieving.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Orange objects I can’t bear to touch.

When Heather was dying, questions formed in my mind that I had never entertained

There are three immovable orange objects in my house. One is very soft, one is very comfortable, and the third is a cheap piece of plastic that no one else would give a second thought.

  • Maher Mughrabi
Nicole Kidman accepts the international star award for Babygirl during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival awards.

Like Nicole Kidman, I was not prepared for the heartache of losing my mum

Kidman’s heartfelt tribute to her late mother, Janelle, at the weekend was a public expression of a grief shared by anyone, including me, who has lost a loving mum.

  • Sue Williams
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Rashell Habib’s father and the gardenias. They remind her of her childhood and her late father.

My father’s quirky idea of a family tree is the reason I miss him most

A year to the day after my dad died, the first gardenia of the season bloomed. Those flowers are my childhood - and the blooms of his enduring love.

  • Rashell Habib
Jessica Maguire with her late brother, Sam, as kids.

After my brother’s funeral, grief hijacked my nervous system for months

Sam was my cheerleader and my best friend. For weeks, I couldn’t eat, suffered severe insomnia and was crippled by persistent and debilitating stomach cramps.

  • Jessica Maguire

‘I just lay in bed and hugged her all night’: When your bestie loses her life partner

Robyn and Sally met at school and both ended up in fashion. They’ve been there for each other through the sudden loss of partners - one via divorce, the other a scooter accident.

  • Katrina Strickland
Natalie Elliott, widow of celebrity chef Bill Granger.

The woman behind the breakfast empire: After Bill Granger’s death, Natalie Elliott steps into sun

It was a love story that began over corn fritters, and went on to conquer the culinary world. Now, Natalie is tentatively rediscovering joy in continuing her husband’s legacy.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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