Everyone grieves differently…

We all grieve in our own way. Some do so privately and silently. Others need to share their grief with others. Some will hunger for empathy.   Others will want to walk alone. Some will want to hang on to the pain of their grief for as long as it takes. Other will want to leave […]

NUGGETS OF COMFORT and HOPE – TIPS FOR THE NEWLY BEREAVED

If you’ve not visited before, welcome to THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT. We are both sad and glad that you’ve found us. If like us you grieve for a son or daughter, then you will know our pain and we will know something of yours. The circumstances of your grief will in all probability be very […]

BBC Breakfast coverage of A Love That Never Dies

A crew from BBC Breakfast came along to the charity premiere of A Love That Never Dies and made this piece about the movie and the process behind it. The clip includes interviews with some of the audience members on the night in Stroud, and also with us (Jimmy & Jane) discussing this very personal film as […]

LOVE AND WANTING IN GRIEF

Have you found your way to our new FaceBook page yet? Maybe you’ve come here from that page. Whichever we’re delighted that you’ve found a connection. One of the challenges of opening up conversations about grief is to try and be dispassionate in what is often a highly charged arena. The people who know most about grief are those […]

SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL

The bench at Josh’s tree This is a difficult time of the year for many who grieve for a loved one. As we gather in what is often the only time in the year when families are all together, the absence of those who have died is felt even more keenly. For us obviously the ‘emptiest’ chair […]

From the archive – GOOD GRIEF!

I was looking back through some of the posts we had written soon after Josh died and though I would republish this first as an indicator of how far we have travelled in the last six years, but also because it explains really well some of our ideas that became the motivation for  THE GOOD GRIEF […]

NEWS UPDATE NOV 2016 a new charity and a new trailer

We are extremely pleased to announce that THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT has been officially registered as a charity with the UK Charity Commission.  We now have 9 trustees dedicated to our mission of encouraging an understanding of grief as an active and creativity process.   Please visit our TEAM page to find out more about us.  Being a charity also means […]

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW WEBSITE

Welcome to the brand new online home of The Good Grief Project.  We’ve been working on a bright new look and an easy-to-navigate structure for the site, and we hope you’ll agree it now benefits from both.    Please take a look around.   In OUR FILMS you can choose from the catalogue of films and videos we have produced […]

THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT has two new team members

WE are very very pleased to be able to announce that we have two new members of our team.    Along with Jane Treays who has offered her skills as an executive producer, we have  been joined by Alice Hosking, who will be helping us organise ourselves better – basically to fulfil the role of project manager; and Judith Holder […]

Our NEW 9-week online programme

PAY WHAT YOU CAN

FROM £75 to £150

A self-care programme designed exclusively for bereaved parents and siblings and focusing on your mental health and physical fitness.

Next cohort starts 1st June 2025