The loss of a significant other – person, animal, or object – and the grief that follows, are human experiences that one is bound to experience. Knowledge on loss and grief does not alleviate pain. It helps, however, understanding such an experience and recognising the uniqueness of the way each of us grieves. These are the main pillars of Death Education, an area of ​​education that is already half a century old, but often marginalized by what is referred to as “death taboo”.

The aim of PoStDeathEducation website is to contribute to the ongoing discussion on death, loss, and grief (death literacy) mainly but not limited in Cyprus. Here, you can find related research work, scientific articles, interviews, educational material, book presentations, as well as useful relevant internet links. This effort is in its very beginning. Aiming at a two-way communication to enrich the website’s content, suggestions will be taken into consideration, which can be sent via email.

Aiming first to see the river and then to build solid bridges,

Polyxeni Stylianou, PhD, CT

P.S. I express my sincere gratitude to Christodoulos, Derek, Michalinos, Anna, Maria, Anastasia, Pavlos, Stefani, Maria (and Marina), Elena, many fellow teachers and, in particular,  the children, who contributed in so many ways to this website.