How to support your grieving friends this Christmas It’s Christmas Eve. Your presents should be wrapped, your turkey will soon be in the oven, and you’ve probably aleady started on the Prosecco. And Read More Beth French December 24, 2017
What to do if you find Christmas difficult I wrote this piece originally for Young Minds, a charity that helps young people who struggle with their mental health. I’m reposting it here as Read More Beth French December 17, 2017
Standing on top of the world Everyone experiences self-doubt at times in their life, but one of the consequences of depression is that the demon of self-doubt can be crippling and Read More Beth French November 26, 2017
How on earth can you trust God now? If you’re not a Christian, maybe you won’t understand this blog post at all. Even if you are a Christian, it might be confusing. Believing Read More Beth French October 26, 2017
127 days later It’s been 127 days since what I call my worst time – the time when I finally started grieving and my depression took hold. I’m Read More Beth French October 10, 2017
The poem that might just change everything How long do you have to wait before you can claim that something has changed your life? It’s been 24 hours since I first read Read More Beth French June 15, 2017
I need your empathy, not your sympathy Hannah, who has previously written for Let’s Talk About Loss, wrote to me in response to my article explaining to others how to help me through Read More Beth French May 28, 2017
Sometimes I say I’m ok but I’m not ok. Is that ok? Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and it got me thinking. Princes William and Harry have been doing incredible work reminding the country that it Read More Beth French May 16, 2017
An open letter to Prince Harry Dear Prince Harry, The two months after my mum died do not exist in my memory. The first memory I have after she died in Read More Beth French April 19, 2017
Grief made me the man I am Mark Woodward lost his dad many years ago while he was still at university. 33 years later, he can still recall the phone call that changed Read More Beth French April 11, 2017