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 […]
UPCOMING SCREENINGS OF A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES
The following screenings are all online so you can register from anywhere in the world. Join us from the comfort of your own sofa to watch the film and add your voice to the discussions. The film is 75 minutes and we normally allow 30 minutes for the Q&A afterwards. The Centre for Complicated Grief, […]
BEYOND THE MASK and other news
We hope you are well and finding wonderfully creative things to do during this extraordinary if unsettling period of our lives. The Covid pandemic has brought a high level of distress and anxiety but at the same time shed much needed light on some of the systemic inequities in our society particularly along the lines […]
Grief during a time of Covid-19
As we write this, the death toll from Covid-19 in the UK as risen above 18,000, probably much more given that the government statistics only includes deaths in hospitals. The figure does not take into account those that die in their own home, or more significantly, residents of the thousands of care homes up and down […]
A New Decade …
Ten years ago we celebrated the New Year and a new decade in New York. This was 2009/10 and the last time we saw in the New Year as a complete family – together. The next winter our son Josh was on his travels in South East Asia. On Christmas Day he phoned us from somewhere in […]
To walk a mile ….
To walk a mile …. “Do we ever truly understand the perspective of the bereaved parent? Let’s face it. It’s impossible to walk a yard never mind a mile in the shoes of a bereaved parent. As police officers we need to understand the impact of bereavement better”. Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Webster (Head of Serious Crime, […]
Lizzie Pickering joins The Good Grief Project!
As many will know the core team at The Good Grief Project has been joined by Lizzie Pickering. Lizzie and Jane will be working together to deliver a range of talks and presentations to illuminate a proactive approach to grief. Lizzie comes to this work as we have. She too is a bereaved parent. In […]
