In counselling we often talk about Tonkin's 'friend egg' model of grief whereby grief is the yolk and the egg white is how we in time learn to live around the grief. I have been thinking about this alot as I sadly lost 2 friends last year and have been thinking of creative ways to remember them.

We may do this in different ways such as writing a letter or poem about them or how we are feeling or create images around our feelings. One lovely way to think about grief in counselling is making a memory box or sand tray and collect images that represent the relationship, they might include notes or messages and keepsakes.

This may be something you bring into counselling either in person or virtually and discuss these images and symbols with your counsellor, it is a way of talking about your memories and help you to unpack your feelings.