The library
Short pages for real life. Free to read, no sign-in. Each one is written and checked by our small team; the pages that touch on health wait for a clinician's sign-off, and each page says where it stands.
Life events
Hospital stays, coming home, and the first weeks of grief.
- Visiting someone in hospital
How to make a hospital visit easier for the person in the bed, and for you.
15 min
- Coming home from hospital
A simple checklist for the day someone you care for comes home, so the first night goes smoothly.
30 min
- The first weeks after a death
There is no right way to grieve. These are a few small things that may help in the first, raw weeks.
10 min
- What to say to someone who is grieving
You do not need the perfect words. Being there, naming the loss and offering something specific is enough.
10 min
- The first days after hard news
After a difficult diagnosis, for you or someone you love: one notebook, one question at a time, and permission not to decide everything at once.
15 min
- One message to tell people
When something big happens, a short written update and one person to pass it on saves you telling the story twenty times.
20 min
- The first-night box
Moving home, or moving someone you care for: one box, packed last and opened first, with everything you need for the first night.
30 min
- The week after a job ends
Losing work, or leaving it to care for someone, is a shock. A few steady steps for the first week, before the big decisions.
20 min
- The first months of retirement
Retirement can feel like a long holiday, then a long Tuesday. A loose weekly shape helps the new time feel like yours.
20 min
- When a relationship ends
The first weeks after a separation: looking after the basics, letting people in, and keeping big decisions for later.
15 min
- The first anniversary
Birthdays, holidays and the date of a death can feel heavy before they arrive. Planning the day a little can make it easier to bear.
15 min
- Going through their things
Sorting the belongings of someone who has died, or moved into care, slowly and in small sessions, with three boxes and no rush.
30 min