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At The NBS, we work in partnership with a wide variety of organisations, which enables us to signpost people to specialist help and information if we think it could benefit their specific circumstances. In just the same way, our partners...

By Anne Wadey, Senior Bereavement Advisor at the National Bereavement Service. Decluttering has become trendy – if you are really desperate you can pay a new breed of professional to assist – a Home Organiser. Apparently, if we achieve this...

With the rise of social media, there are now a range of platforms where we can share our condolences with the bereaved, pay tribute to lost loved ones and express our own grief with others. In recent years, and more...

Nowadays, many of us use social media in our day-to-day lives. It’s used to post news about an engagement, or to announce the birth of a child. Some even use it to get in touch with old school friends they’ve...

The word probate is familiar to most people but often, although they associate it with administering someone’s estate following their death, many people don’t really understand what’s involved until they experience a bereavement. The loss of a loved one can...

Our senior adviser, Anne Wadey, and NBS director, Jean Watkins, feature in the latest issue of Life magazine by Funeral Partners. You can read the full article on ‘Being there for people online with live web chat‘ here on page...

Written by senior bereavement advisor, Anne Wadey These are personal musings and questions rather than firm conclusions prompted by my personal experience, reading and hearing discussions about the need for bereavement focussed organisations to be able to respond specifically to...

For those who want to offer emotional support to someone who is grieving – whether they’re a partner, relative, close friend or colleague – it can be difficult to know what to do or say.  You may ask yourself, what...

At some point in their lives, most of us will be faced with having to arrange a funeral after the loss of a loved one. It’s a difficult time, which often involves finding out what needs to be done and...

Most of us avoid conversations about death and many have never discussed funerals with our nearest and dearest, let alone organising one. As a result, we often find out what’s involved and how much it will cost at one of...