"The whole experience was for me very positive"

I had a course of Talking Therapy to help me manage my life after two close bereavements having lost my mum ( expected) and then a week later my husband ( unexpected and very suddenly).

Prior to starting the therapy I had been running on auto pilot trying to juggle my day to day life, support and help my dad and my two daughters whilst also working part time and maintaining my home and coming to terms with my new life as well. I was so focussed on trying to just keep going, I was finding that I was not able to start to process my own losses. I was feeling totally drained emotionally and physically I was feeling really sad and unable to see any positive way forward. I felt as though I was treading water in a sea full of grief.

The talking therapies allowed me to focus on my grief and how I could manage, come to terms with what had happened and it was able to show me some light at the end of the tunnel.

The therapy was conducted over Zoom each week and my therapist was always kind, supportive and able to get me to explore the events surrounding my grief and talk through how I could manage to grow around the loss going forward

Over the course of the sessions I slowly began to feel more positive in general and ultimately I did not need all the sessions offered. The fact that they were there should they be required was a good thing as I didn’t ever feel rushed or as though I would suddenly be left to fly solo.

The whole experience was for me very positive. There were some sessions which were definitely tougher than others but I made myself trust the process and trust my therapist and it most certainly gave me a positive experience in my grief journey.

The therapy helped me to realise and understand that my experience and feelings were valid. I was navigating a very difficult and sad time in my life but although it was extremely hard it was not completely overwhelming me.