In 2020 there will be a lot of people dealing with issues related to grief. Many of us have lost loved ones, colleagues and friends. This is about the loss of a loved one and how mindfulness can help.

When living with loss and grief it is normal to think, ‘It is not fair’ and Why me?’. Loss and grief bring pain and sadness but our internal dialogue, or how we choose to think about what we are feeling, can make it worse.

It is natural to feel intense pain and sadness but trying to resist these emotions, and the reality, can make it worse and prolong the agony. It is normal to want things to be different but if we can try to accept what has happened, it can make life more manageable, even if only for short periods of time. Acceptance is not about giving up, it is about surviving.