10 things a bereaved parent wants you to know about grief
When Josh died we moved from one world into another. From a known and certain world to one where previous ambitions and assumptions about what we wanted from life, from our friends and from those we love, were thrown into total confusion. In the seven years since Josh’s death we have found (in common with many other […]
A NEW FILM IN THE MAKING
I GRIEVE THEREFORE I SWIM It started with the idea of trying to evoke a sense of what means to be suspended in a world of very cold water. What this meant for me as I grieve the death of my son and how with this new addiction I have found the space to search […]
National Lottery Award for the ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKENDS
We are so excited to announce that we have received a substantial grant from the National Lottery to help run our ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKENDS. This is a welcome acknowledgment of the work we are doing to support bereaved parents and siblings as they start to use their own creativity to grieve. But what’s really important about this […]
Report on our Travels to the USA and Mexico now available
As many will know, our travels to the USA and Mexico to make our documentary A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES was part funded by the WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST – a foundation set up to award grants to people wanting to travel abroad to research best practice in their chosen field. ‘Travel to Learn – […]
ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKEND
We are pleased to announce the date our first ACTIVE GRIEF WEEKEND and we are now inviting expressions of interest from bereaved parents and siblings who would like to attend. LOCATION: Charney Manor, Oxfordshire DATE: 25th – 27th May 2018 check out Charney Manor’s website here With its recently refurbished rooms, tempting meals and delightful grounds, Charney […]
A Work in Progress
a work in progress – the view of my desktop I feel a bit remiss (and sad) that we haven’t posted news to you for quite awhile. The thing is, that having got my head down into the edit for our documentary, it really has been very difficult to tear myself away from so many engrossing […]
Good Grief gets an airing on National TV and another funeral
Last week Jane, Rosa and I were interviewed by the BBC for a slot on the Breakfast show on New Years Day – this is a follow up from the week of programming that the BBC did before Christmas. The BBC are currently giving a lot of airtime to the subject of death, dying and bereavement […]
