A friendship ending can leave a gap in everyday life. Find ideas for handling reminders, deciding about contact and spending time with other people.
Challenges: Coping topics
Menopausal mood swings
Mood changes around menopause can leave you feeling unlike yourself. Find practical ways to manage difficult days, talk about what’s happening and ask for support.
Imposter syndrome
Worried people have overestimated your abilities? Find practical ways to assess your work fairly, ask for useful feedback and get support for things you’re still learning.
Loneliness
You can feel lonely alone or with other people. Find practical ways to build connection, manage barriers to meeting people and ask for support.
Sleepless nights
Lying awake can leave you worrying about tomorrow and how little sleep you’ll get. Find practical suggestions for settling at night and knowing when to ask for help.
Anticipatory grief
When someone has a terminal illness, you may grieve before they die. Find support for your feelings and practical ways to spend time together.
Grieving what hasn’t ended
Dementia, addiction or estrangement can leave you missing someone who’s still alive. Find support for what has changed while the future remains uncertain.
Becoming a carer
Caring for someone can change your routines, relationships and time for yourself. Find practical ways to recognise your needs, ask for help and get support with caring.
Retirement money worry
Retirement can bring uncertainty about income and future costs. Find practical ways to understand your finances, get guidance and manage worries about having enough.
The body changing with age
Changes in appearance, energy or mobility can affect how you feel about yourself. Find practical ways to adapt, keep doing what matters and ask for support.
Retirement identity loss
Retirement can bring freedom while leaving you missing routine, company or purpose. Find practical ideas for shaping your week and making time for what matters.
Alone inside a relationship
You can share a home and still miss feeling close to your partner. Find practical ways to talk about what you need, make time together and seek support.
Decision paralysis
When comparing options leaves you stuck, more research may not help. Find practical ways to narrow your choices and decide what matters most.
Grief that comes in waves
A familiar song or an ordinary moment can bring grief back unexpectedly. A difficult day doesn’t undo the times when life felt easier after your loss.
Milestone birthdays
A milestone birthday can bring mixed feelings about your life so far. Find ways to mark the day, make room for reflection and decide what matters next.
Financial insecurity
Uncertainty about money can affect sleep, relationships and everyday decisions. Find practical ways to tackle bills, manage the worry and ask for help when you need it.
A serious diagnosis
A serious diagnosis can bring questions and worries. Find practical suggestions for taking in the news, preparing for appointments and getting the support you need.
Redundancy & job loss
Losing a job can unsettle finances, routines and confidence. Find practical suggestions for managing the change, looking for work and getting support along the way.
Divorce & separation
Separation can bring sadness and relief, alongside changes to everyday life. Find practical suggestions for managing contact, rebuilding routines and getting support.
All challenges
The full library of “Coping with…” pages – practical, honest writing on the problems life actually hands people, organised into seven groups from grief to money worries.
Losing a parent
Losing a parent can change ordinary moments, family relationships and how you see yourself. Explore practical support, whether your relationship was close or difficult.
Catastrophising
When your thoughts jump to the worst outcome, worries can feel like facts. Find practical ways to check predictions and decide what to do next.