Grief and loss

Articles on grief and loss in Nigeria: losing a parent or a spouse, pregnancy loss, and what grief does to your body, mind and family. They're for anyone who is grieving, and for the people supporting them.

Here, the weeks after a death are often full of logistics: the mortuary, family meetings, aso-ebi, the programme and the money, often borrowed. Many people say the grief properly begins once the burial is over and the house goes quiet. Some losses get little recognition at all. After a miscarriage or stillbirth there's often no burial and no condolence visit, and the mother is frequently blamed. Forcing harmful widowhood rites on anyone is an offence under federal and most state laws.

Start with coping with grief and loss in Nigeria, then grief after losing a parent or losing a spouse.

If grief feels stuck, or is still affecting your sleep, work or relationships months later, licensed therapists who work with grief and loss on Mytherapist.ng can talk it through with you by video, voice or chat. If you're struggling to cope right now, our helplines page lists free lines you can call today.