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How to Make Arranging a Funeral Less Stressful and Distressing Following the death of a loved one, arranging the funeral can be a rewarding task, gathering memories to share with family and friends.  For others, it may be highly  stressful,...

World Suicide Day – How Employers Can Assist in the Prevention of Workplace Suicide To mark World Suicide Prevention Day today, we are grateful to be able to share this insightful piece from Caleb Rooke who is reaching the final...

Coping with Loneliness After Loss At some point in their lives, most of us will feel lonely. Until recently, however, loneliness was often an emotion that few people discussed, which often makes the problem worse. The more lonely we feel,...

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...