The one day when grief for lost mums hits extra hard

Navigating Mother's Day can be an extra emotional challenge for people whose mums have died. (Rounak Amini/AAP PHOTOS)

On Mother's Day, many daughters will be taking their mums out for brunch, showering them with gifts or presenting them with hand-made cards.

But many more will be grieving lost loved-ones on a date that has become heavily commercialised, with an overwhelming focus on mums who are still alive.