Grief
Grief feels different for everyone, but you don’t have to go through it alone
We’re here to support you through grief and loss.
Grief is so much more than just feeling sad – it’s longing for someone or something that feels just out of reach. And while loss touches us all at different points in life, the way we experience it is deeply personal.
With time, we find new ways to hold on to what matters, reshaping our connection with what we’ve lost. That journey looks different for everyone, but you don’t have to go through it alone.
One-to-one support for grief from the NABS Advice Line
You don’t have to face grief alone. Whether you’re navigating a loss or supporting someone who is, we’re here to help.
Our Advice Line team can support you with:
- Talking through emotions
- Grief-management strategies
- Balancing work/life while dealing with loss
- Supporting grieving colleagues or employees
- Creating a supportive workplace culture that acknowledges and respects grief
- Specialist mental health and bereavement resources for yourself, or your team
Give us a call on 0800 707 6607 between 9am – 5.30pm or email support@nabs.org.uk
Supporting yourself and your teams
‘Connect’: 90 mins therapist led safe-spaces
Covering topics such as Making Sense of Grief, as well as other types of loss including redundancy.
Visit our events page to see ‘Connect’ sessions
‘Explore’: 90 mins coach led safe-spaces
Offering skill-enhancement opportunities, focusing on areas such as looking to the future post-loss.
Visit our events page to see ‘Explore’ sessions
Cuppa and chats
Supportive spaces where people touched by grief can come together to reflect, share coping tools and experiences with others who truly understand.
40 million adults Have lost someone close to them in the past five years
Sometimes, the smallest gestures mean the most. Nearly half of grieving individuals say they found comfort when someone simply asked, “Are you okay?” YouGov & Co-op Funeralcare, Dec 2023
The Grief Project
A project between NABS and Lucky Generals to support employers and our industry, with the understanding of how to navigate grief in the workplace and beyond.
Download the open-source Grief Policy
Open-Source Grief Policy (153.5KB pdf)NABS has input into and endorses The Grief Project’s Open Source Policy. By making it open-sourced, we hope it serves as a helpful template for organisations to use, in part of in full, to support their employees.
