Wake up… wake up, we need you: When Hannah Richell's husband died in a tragic surfing accident her grief was overwhelming, but with time and her need to help her young children she learnt to live again

Tragedy: Hannah and Matt met when they worked for the same publisher and were together for almost 10 yearsShe would never see Matt alive again. Her first reaction was total confusion and an overwhelming urge to ring Matt and hear his reassuring voice. When someone refers to Hannah as ‘Matt’s widow’, it feels like ‘a punch in the guts’. And in her evocation of how she and Matt fell in love, she expresses how much their love was worth. Louise suggests she repeat the mantra: ‘This is a moment of pain; pain is a part of life; I wish myself peace.’