Each element of the Blue Christmas service is chosen with care ... them to lay down their burdens and look to something beyond grief or loss. Because, Linford says, while sorrow is real, the ...

My journey with grief took me to Welwyn Garden City ... Sadly, I won't be able to go see the fairy tree this Christmas, though I've asked my best friend who lives nearby to send pictures.

Blue Christmas services — also called the Longest ... The hymns and scripture readings of the service were tailored to themes of grief and sorrow, as well as comfort and solace.

Her Christmas spirit was infectious ... that the predictable delights would offer a kind of respite from my grief, but I was still sad all the time and felt like I was only going through the ...

She said: “The anticipation of Christmas can often be worse than the actual day itself. But unfortunately, for many, it is very common that grief is more intense and harder to deal with ...

Grief is a strange animal ... It was Easter and now, somehow, it’s Christmas. The first one without him. I’ve always loved Christmas, its rituals and traditions, the messy excess.

Counselling psychologist Niamh Delmar shares her tips for coping with grief at Christmas. Christmas is a time saturated in emotions and evocative memories. Special occasions are milestones that ...

During Christmas, we can feel pressured to create ... For many, the holidays can trigger feelings of grief for those who are ...

Instead, they collectively address grief openly and effortlessly. They affect our hearts through breadth, not depth. Rarely, do you hear someone say “I love that particular Hallmark Christmas ...

Most impactfully, she was undergoing grief over the death of a close friend ... who helped start her out on the path to perennially making Christmas music by casting her on his documentary ...