Written by someone who has been here.
Ashleigh Conwell writes for the newly bereaved, the people around them, anyone getting their affairs in order, and the workplaces that carry it too.
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An IT employee in India lost his father recently.
Five days of leave. A week working from home while his father was in hospital. Then he asked for a further...
You've got a better deal on your electricity, lower fees on your super and a cheaper premium with better cover for your health insurance. Maybe you've added...
One of the things I’ve been paying more attention to lately is how other countries support people after someone dies.
Not because I think any country has wor...
After someone experiences a significant loss, we often talk about their return to work.
When will they come back? What hours will they work? What responsibil...
Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what people actually need when they’re grieving. Not what looks supportive from the outside...
When my husband passed away, people showed up for me.
The messages came, food arrived, friends and family checked in.
I had people around me who genuinely...
One of the things I noticed after my husband passed away was how much people cared.
My friends cared, my family cared and my employer cared. But I also not...
I understand why we avoid conversations about death.
They're uncomfortable. They can feel morbid. And when you're young, healthy and busy living your life,...
Every time a workplace experiences the death of an employee, a response begins almost immediately.
Leaders gather, safety teams mobilise, critical incident...
Two weeks ago, I published an article called The Hidden Cost of Grief at Work.
I expected it to resonate with people who had experienced loss. What I didn'...
When my husband passed away suddenly in 2020 while I was pregnant with triplets, people understandably focused on the grief.
The emotional loss was immense...
When my husband passed away, one of the things that surprised me most was how much people cared and how worried they were about getting it wrong (because I ...