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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
UPCOMING EVENTS – autumn 2018
A Family of Five at the Premiere of A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES at The Prince Charles Theatre, Leicester Square May 2018. L – R Joe, Rosa, Josh, Jimmy, Jane. Our calendar is full. A brief lull in our activities after our UK screening tour for A LOVE THAT NEVER DIES which premiered at the […]
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 […]