when words are not enough …
We are thrilled to announce that our book ‘When Words Are Not Enough – creative responses to grief’ will be published Hawthorn Press in October 2022! ‘When Words Not Enough’ is our attempt to bridge the divide between the silence that surrounds grief and the lived experience of the bereaved.
Climb Kilimanjaro for The Good Grief Project
It should have happened in 2020, the again it should have happened in 2021. Twice now an intrepid team of Good Grief supporters have had their Kilimanjaro fundraising expedition postponed thanks to the Covid restrictions. But it now looks like – in 2022 – they are GOOD TO GO!!!!
LOVE COMFORT AND FUN ON OUR WEEKEND RETREAT
Some thoughts about our recent Active Grief Weekend
GRIEF CHALLENGED!!
“Grief is agony and this walk has been agony and it’s equally unpredictable”. Along with 15 others Jane offered a truth we were all about to experience as we set out to trek 24 miles and climb three of Yorkshire’s highest peaks (a total of 5200 feet of assent). And to complete the challenge we […]
GOOD GRIEF SUPPORTERS TO ATTEMPT THE YORKSHIRE THREE PEAKS
It’s a challenge. It is a challenge. Just like grief is a challenge. Simply getting up in the morning and thinking about the day ahead can be a real challenge to anyone who’s loved one has died. It’s ten years since our son Josh died yet for me there is still that daily challenge as […]
BEYOND THE MASK
As many of you already know, we are absolutely thrilled about the launch of our new film BEYOND THE MASK. (60 mins) Made entirely during the pandemic BEYOND THE MASK premiered with a special online screening hosted by the Death Positive Libraries on 25th March – this was as you may recall the anniversary of […]
TEN YEARS – we’ve been grieving together
A Challenge to honour Josh’s memory The ten year anniversary of Josh’s departing seemed a challenge under covid restrictions and I wanted to honor Josh’s memory and make sure his family knew we were all thinking of them and of Josh. Since Josh died we grieved together, in fact my relationship with Josh’s family began […]
Mid winter – from darkness into light.
Just as darkness has taught us so much, light will show us there is space to heal. Sharon Jackson’s partner Graham died suddenly in June this year. Sharon is a Yoga teacher and led the breathworks sessions on our recent Active Grief Weekend. She is also our next door neighbour and very good friend. Here she writes about […]
ONLINE SCREENING EVENTS – the way to go?
ONLINE SCREENINGS – are they the way to go? It’s proving that way. While it’s sad not to be in the actual real life presence of audiences, watching our films and engaging in face to face discussions, we have had considerable success with a number of recent online screenings with many more people being able […]
SHINING A LIGHT ON GRIEF
Shining a Light on Grief The pandemic that we found ourselves bound by has brought the topic of grief to light. COVID 19 has hit us in the face with some force, prompting us all to think more about death, dying and bereavement and to speak more openly about our sorrows. But while we have all been forced […]
