Anyone bereaved know how it helps to find someone to talk to - and not just anyone but someone who's been through a similar bereavement. Maria Bailey and her team of Grief Specialists understand this - and will help you find the right help for you.

Rhian Manning's charity 2wish hit the headlines recently when Prince William visited her home and was filmed becoming emotional during their chat. 2wish is designed to offer help and support to any family who've experienced the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young person aged under 25. As she did.

When Joseph Cavalli-Price's mother was dying, he managed to find a way of playing the piano to her while in the hospice. This inspired him to set up Music in Hospices and he tells the story of his journey.

For this episode, we visit a Bereavement Group which meets once a month at the GreenAcres Chiltern Living Memorial Park. Here people who've lost someone recently, or long ago, meet up to swap notes and share experiences and feelings. And they share that with us.

Paul Calandrino's wife - novelist Cai Emmons - decided to end her life once the devastating disease ALS took its hold. They live in Oregon so she was able to choose when to die. And she wanted a record of her decline and death - so they made a documentary about it called Vanishing - A Love Story. He tells us more here:

Jane Harris and her husband set up the Good Grief Project on the sudden, unexpected death of her son while he was away travelling. She describes the devastating impact of this loss and how they now devote their lives to helping others who lose children.

Lucy Easthope is well known for her two best selling books - When the Dust Settles and Come What May - both detailing the wisdom from her years of expertise in the disaster and crisis management field. So I asked her what lessons for bereavement can be drawn from her wide experience?