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Breathe
Life is busy and grief is exhausting. Stop and breathe, you deserve it. You are absolutely allowed to press pause and breathe. It can sometimes feel like we’re all running around trying to do too much; hold down a job, be a good friend, be a good parent, be a considerate partner AND process grief on top of all of that. It’s important to take time to stop and breathe.
Bereavement
All bereavement is hard to navigate, death is a subject that we are not conditioned to talk about at length. The irony is that it is the one experience that all of us as human beings will experience at some point - it should connect us and we should be able to celebrate the fact that no matter our background or experiences we all have the power and understanding to support one another through this.
Bi-polar
Bi-Polar Disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that can sometimes be part of someone who died by suicide’s story. A disorder like this can be challenging to understand but if your loved one was diagnosed with a specific mental condition or illness it can be a useful process to research and find out about that so that you can build a better understanding and then compassion towards the term and even your loved one.