
Loss and grief
What are loss and grief?
Loss means losing something or someone important to you — like a loved one, your health, your job, your studies, or a relationship.
You cannot control when or how loss happens. Everyone experiences loss in their own way and in their own time. That is completely normal.
Grief is the name for the feelings and thoughts you have after a loss.
It is a process where you learn to live with what you have lost.
What can you do?
Talk about your experiences with people you trust, like family, friends, your student coach, or your GP. Read or listen to stories from others, for example, in books or podcasts. You may recognise your own feelings in their stories. Tell the people around you what you need and from whom.
Healthcare in the NetherlandsIf your loss or grief causes study delay (or might cause it), make an appointment with a student counsellor. They can help you find out if you can get extra support or financial help.
Schedule an appointment with a student counsellorSelf-learning module
With your Fontys account, you can make free use of online self-help modules (e-health).
Grief
This module is about grief. You can use it when you are trying to deal with the death of someone close to you. It contains information about mourning and tips on coping with your thoughts and feelings. The module will help you process your loss in a manner that suits you.
Go to the Grief module
Resilience
Want to build more resilience? This module helps you understand how you react to setbacks and teaches you how to deal with them better in the future.
Go to the Resilience module
Useful links
Contact team Student Guidance
- If your private circumstances are an actual impediment to your study progress, please book an appointment with a student counsellor.
- If you would like to talk to a student counsellor who is also a grief therapist, make an appointment with Monique Römkens.