Everyday Madness by Lisa Appignanesi review – an unsteady journey from grief to love

What happens to your sense of self when your partner dies? An engaging memoir of loss

‘Walking out my grief one step at a time’: why I’m doing a 24-hour walk

It’s an exercise I actually like – it rewards persistence over ability. What’s more, I can think about my late mum, who was also a walker, and all that she meant to me

A moment that changed me: losing our baby Joshua at birth

I saw tubes coming out of his body, he was wearing a pink hat. He was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen

Let’s talk about stillbirth: a place for parents to share the agony and seek solace

When I lost my daughter at 35 weeks I found myself scouring the internet for help. Now a new website aims to offer practical and emotional support while improving care

A letter to … the kind stranger who shared her grief with me

The letter you always wanted to write

Motherless mothers: the one I need to share all this weight of love is not here

Soon after discovering she was pregnant, the ITV newsreader Charlene White felt the pain of losing her mother all the more keenly

Why I spoke out about losing my newborn daughter

My speech in the Commons about the loss of my baby girl was the hardest thing I’ve ever written. But it was worth it to shine a light on the lack of support for bereaved parents

‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis?

Faced with the challenges of middle age, many people crash and burn. But is there another way?

Work has put my name down for a mindfulness course

Then I tell them what I’ve been through in the past 12 months …

A letter to … my mother, who is ‘locked in’ after a second stroke