Just one more day in the calendar ???
He would’ve been 38 but still we celebrate his birthday … Dear Friends and supporters, Is a birthday always a birthday, even if they’ve died? Last weekend our family and many of our friends came together to celebrate and honour our son’s birthday. On May 23rd Josh would’ve been 38. He died in 2011 aged […]
Re-frame your Grief
Are we not carriers of their unfinished stories …? We have rarely seen such joy and enthusiasm from guests joining us on our recent ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKEND retreat. The image above is of two bereaved siblings working together to produce new photographs that both honour their loved ones and help them to process their grief. Elsie and […]
AFTER THE WAR … ???
… or how helplessness can turn to hopefulness Mar 30, 2026 This weekend I took a walk on my favorite bit of Devon’s southern coastline. About half way between Kingswear on the Dart Estuary and Berry Head near Brixham, you come across the remains of the Brownstone Battery, a 2nd World War gun emplacement. Whilst there I […]
Hamnet … what is it good for?
Mixed views and divided opinions on Chloe Zhao’s film about grief Have you seen Hamnet? We have and would like to open a discussion about what the film could mean for bereaved parents and siblings and for their allies. As far as the critics go and from what we have learnt from our own friends […]
15 years this month and the learning continues
On the 15th anniversary of our son’s death we reflect on how our grief has changed over the years Jan 14, 2026 Dear Friends and Supporters, This week we commemorate the 15th anniversary of our son’s death. Joshua died on 16th January 2011 in a road traffic accident whilst on holiday in Vietnam. In a […]
The transformative power of grief – a few examples
How is it possible to go on living – not just surviving but thriving – after an unimaginable loss? We have been asked this question so many times – generally by people who have not been bereaved.
LOVE COMFORT AND FUN ON OUR WEEKEND RETREAT
Some thoughts about our recent Active Grief Weekend
Stop Press! Could you benefit from an active grief retreat?
Join us on an active grief retreat! A few places still available for our September weekend in rural Derbyshire.
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 […]