Mental health matters - Joli Loach

Her Majesty put mourning on the map..

It is hard to believe that almost two months have passed since her Majesty the Queen died. The extent of national mourning was observed through the masses who queued for hours across London to pay their respects to this incredible woman. Whether a royalist or not, most of us felt the loss of the Queen, who had previously always been there. Death, endings and loss impact us all and previous losses often resurface around new loss. This is natural and indicates to us that we need to give more attention to the emotions we feel to honour and allow them

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