The FirstLight Families Podcast Series – Zach’s Story
"If someone lives in our shoes for a week, a month, even a day, to experience the pain, the loss, the fear,...
- Dated: 13 Mar 2024
The FirstLight Families Podcast Series – Emily’s Story
"For other, say, dads in particular, that might not be inclined to talk to someone or talk to a counsellor - just...
- Dated: 13 Mar 2024
The FirstLight Families Podcast Series – Finn’s Story
"It's okay to feel every single emotion under the sun. It's okay to be angry...you're not going mad...just because other people don't...
- Dated: 13 Mar 2024
The FirstLight Families Podcast Series – Áine’s Story
"I don't want to be fixed, because if I was fixed it means I would be over losing Áine, and I'm never...
- Dated: 13 Mar 2024
Adolescent Loss
By the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Adolescence is a time of huge change. These years are marked by rapid physical, cognitive, emotional...
- Dated: 19 May 2023
Grief and Life Beyond Child Loss: A Father’s Words
By Nick Rhodes, Matters of a Mans Heart Sophia passed away in my arms on October 4th, 2011. Barely a year earlier,...
- Dated: 13 Apr 2023
Coping with Mother’s Day After Child Loss
Chris Raymond of FuneralHelpCenter.com discusses how to navigate Mother's Day After Child Loss
- Dated: 16 Mar 2023
FirstLight Advice to Individuals Supporting a Suddenly Bereaved Family
FirstLight is a trauma-informed organisation, and a member of the Critical Incident Stress Management Network of Ireland. We provide a National 24-hour...
- Dated: 25 Jan 2023
Support and Advice for Parents around Children and Bereavement
Elaine Masterson, Clinical Manager for FirstLight discusses how do we honour and grieve the child that has died while honouring their siblings...
- Dated: 14 Nov 2022
How to Cope With the Loss of a Grandchild or Great-Grandchild
When a grandchild or great-grandchild dies, it’s not just their life you grieve but also all the hopes and dreams for their...
- Dated: 01 Sep 2022
