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Family

Fatherhood, family violence, estrangement, and caring for others while you are not okay yourself.

  • CourseOpen now

    For the men around him

    For a friend, brother, son, or colleague of a man who is going through it. What to say, what not to, how to offer something concrete, and how to tell when it has become medical.

    Free4 modules, 38 minutesMen

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Trauma in childhood, felt as an adult

    What happened when you were young can shape how you live now. Some of the ways, and what helps.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryScript

    Telling children about a death

    Simple, honest words for a hard conversation.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryField note

    Losing a parent as an adult

    When you become the older generation, and people expect you to cope.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Losing a child

    The loss that turns the natural order upside down.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    When a pregnancy ends

    Miscarriage, stillbirth and loss in pregnancy, including for partners.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Holidays and anniversaries

    Getting through the dates you know are coming.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Co parenting with someone you cannot stand

    Keeping it about the children when the relationship is over.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Boundaries with family

    Saying no to the people you grew up with.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryField note

    Relationships after prison or service

    Reconnecting with a partner and family after long time apart.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryExplainer

    Abuse from a parent or adult child

    Family violence is not only between partners.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Children who see abuse at home

    How children are affected, and what helps them.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Elder abuse

    When older people are harmed by family or carers.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryScript

    Talking to your children about leaving

    Words for children when the family has to move.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Family rejection

    When people who should love you turn away.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryField note

    Being LGBTQ+ and religious

    When faith and identity seem to clash.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Supporting an LGBTQ+ child

    For parents and carers.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Single parenting suddenly

    When you become the main parent overnight.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Grieving someone who is still alive

    Estrangement, breakups, a parent who changed. Losses nobody holds a funeral for.

    1 minute readGrief

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