Salem Counselling
A small team supporting losing a pet and loss of a parent. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
For anyone grieving a mother or father, at any age. Talk with people in United Arab Emirates who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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A small team supporting losing a pet and loss of a parent. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Run by people who have been through loss of a parent and loss of a brother or sister themselves.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
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Practical help for people dealing with loss of a spouse or partner and miscarriage and pregnancy loss, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Run by people who have been through loss of a friend and loss of a brother or sister themselves.
Evenings and weekends
Free emotional support from trained listeners, online and anonymous, in many languages.
24/7
Grief recovery support groups meeting weekly.
โFor anyone just starting this: it is going to hurt like hell for a while. You might feel guilty about the things you didn't say or do. That is normal. But the guilt is not the whole story. The love is. Keep talking to them if you want. Keep their number in your phone. And find one person who will listen without trying to fix it. That helps more than the advice.โ
โAbout three years ago, that was me. Mother's Day ads. That was my life. This morning I sang in the car. It's slow, but it does come back.โ
โIf you're just starting this, the first thing I'd say is: the paperwork is not the grief, but it will keep dragging you back to it anyway. That's normal. Put the letters in one folder and deal with them on one set day a week. Tell your brother or sister what you need, even if it's just to sit in the same room. And when the ads come on, turn the radio off if you have to. It doesn't mean you're not coping. It means you loved her.โ
โHi, you. A year and a half ago I was exactly where you are. The worst part: mom died in March after a short illness. This year I did a 5k, slowly. The bad days get further apart.โ