Alia Waheed explores the grief and survivor’s guilt she’s experienced since her mother passed away at the age of 43

When your grief doesn’t fit the ‘mould’ of what others expect, it can feel unacknowledged – making it all the harder to deal with. Here, we’re explaining the concept of ‘disenfranchised grief’, and how you can support yourself, and others, through the process

Grief trapped me inside my own bo dy until I took that vital first step

Those words turned out to be some of my hubby’s last

Sadness is a natural part of life, so how can we learn to face up to it, without turning away?

After her brother died, photographer Jo Ritchie found herself unable to pick up a camera. But with a portrait series, she has built a community that turns loss into light, resilience and hope, writes Peter Dench