Good Grief Festival

We're really looking forward to this #NGAW2025 panel discussion this evening! There's still time to register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

#NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #GrowingWithGrief @goodgrieftrust.bsky.social @catrionamayland.bsky.social @sbajwah.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

Visit: https://www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-academy @lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social #NGAW2025 #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #GrowingWithGrief #GP #GeneralPractice #MedEd #PrimaryCare #hpm

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Today is the last day of #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek!

As Lily & Ben explain in this clip, creative activities can be a great way for children to explore their emotions, tell their story & connect to people who have died.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/pZx8dg1sjHY?...

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffest/experiences-of-grief-in-ethnically-diverse-communities-panel-discussion-and-film-launch/e-xomklb

How is grief experienced in ethnically diverse communities? And how well do current services meet the needs of all bereaved people? Join us to explore these questions in a special panel discussion for #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek on 4 December at 7pm: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Childhood Bereavement Network have released a resource pack with suggested activities for running a 'Create Your Story' session: childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/sites/defaul...

You might also like to check out our 'Children & Young People' playlist on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

When we are heard, and we feel that as a result we are part of something, things feel better, even if our circumstances remain challenging. Michael Rosen

sharing stories about grief is also teaching about compassion and empathy and kindness. Tracey Boseley

Children's Grief Awareness Week: Sharing Stories Strengthening Hope

This #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek, we're thinking about the importance of Sharing Stories Strengthening Hope. As @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & our other panellists explain, stories open conversations about loss, helping bereaved young people express feelings, understand experiences & feel connected

'Focus on the process!' Our Letters to Forever panel brought together 3 artists who have used creative methods to share grief: Helen Acklam, Natalia Millman & Carrie Etter. In this clip, Natalia explains that it isn't the artwork that matters, but how it feels to make something

I didn't want to be the girl whose brother had died. I just wanted to be normal. Anna May

Around 280,000 UK students are bereaved each year, so how can we support them & reduce their sense of isolation? Join us for a free online panel w/ 3 bereaved young people: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffest/loss-and-learning-navigating-grief-at-university/e-ogxlev

YARA + DAVINA and event info. Available here: www.curzon.org.uk/film/yara-davina-live

Artists YARA + DAVINA create fascinating work exploring grief, commemoration & more. They'll be at @curzonclevedon on Sunday 23rd November for an in-person talk and pub quiz.

Find out more at: www.curzon.org.uk/film/yara-davina-live

Contact Hours poster with event information available here https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/winston-theatre/wed-19-nov-film-screening-and-q-a-contact-hours-139087#e139087

We're delighted to partner on the Bristol premiere of Contact Hours, a short film about student suicide. The free screening & Q&A aims to open conversations about youth mental health www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/winston-theatre/wed-19-nov-film-screening-and-q-a-contact-hours-139087#e139087

https://www.bristol247.com/culture/art/turning-grief-into-art/

We're still thinking about It Feels Like This, a special exhibition in Bristol last Sat. Thanks to @bristoluni.bsky.social & Let's Talk About Loss for collaborating, to the artists for featuring & to our intern, Isis Blake, for curating.
More: www.bristol247.com/culture/art/turning-grief-into-art

Photos of the three panellists and a painting by Jasmine Potter of a young person dressed in blue, with a cat. The text reads: Thurs 13 Nov 12 BST, free online panel and Q&A. Loss and Learning: Navigating Grief at University

When her mum died, student Melanie Wolff felt hit by a ‘hurricane’ of emotions. This panel on 13 Nov will explore challenges of grief at uni & how to improve support, feat 3 people bereaved as students www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffest/loss-and-learning-navigating-grief-at-university/e-ogxlev

For baby loss resources and support options, please visit our Grief Hub: www.goodgrieffest.com/resources/babyloss

In this clip, Natalie Le Grange explains the importance of people using her baby Aurora's name. Today's the last day of #BabyLossAwarenessWeek. At 7pm, there'll be a #WaveofLight as people light candles to remember babies who died and show support for families affected by baby loss

Baby Loss Awareness Week – Break the silence around baby loss Get involved

Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity to come together to remember babies who have died & raise awareness. Visit babyloss-awareness.org to get involved.
We have a playlist of baby loss videos on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#BLAW2025 #BabyLoss #PregnancyLoss

I often think about grief for a baby as a kind of homesickness because it isn’t just the loss of somebody or something, it’s a complete shift of the whole of the ground from underneath you. Tamarin Norwood

The issue we have is the whole language around baby loss is inherently medical and that introduces a distance and an abstractness to a very human experience. Richard Boyd

You feel like A tsunami, hurricane, tornado, everything has come your way. And you still have to stand – even though you keep falling – because that’s what Your society, family, community expect from you. Madhuri Bedi

We are supporting baby loss awareness week

This #BabyLossAwarenessWeek we're reflecting on bereaved parents' insights from our Pregnancy, Baby Loss & Grief panel. @tamarinnorwood.bsky.social, Richard Boyd & Madhuri Bedi @sandscharity.bsky.social shared their love & grief for their babies & the need to change how we talk about baby loss #BLAW

Two exhibition photographs: an armchair next to a telephone with images behind and a rock on top of a column. The text reads: Mon 6 Oct 19.00 BST Free Online Event. Letters to Forever: Using Art to Express and Share grief

Why do we turn to creativity during grief? How can it help us connect to others, including people who have died? On 6 Oct, join Natalia Millman, Helen Acklam & @carrieetter.bsky.social to explore what it means to make art from pain & loss & share our story: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Our Julia Samuel's Pillars of Strength course is bursting with insight, warmth & wisdom.

Sign up today for 8 on-demand webinars & more!

Our 10% early bird discount is only available until 22nd Sept -- use code EARLYBIRD10:
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A flyer for the study. For more information, visit the survey page: https://utampa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpx7hiIzvFCtO8C

An international research team is inviting people who have been bereaved in the last year to share their perspectives and experiences of death and dying. Please see the flyer for more details.

Thanks so much for sharing!

We're offering a 10% discount to anyone who joins the course before 22nd September! Use code EARLYBIRD10 at checkout.

Julia Samuel wearing a red dress in a panelled room. The text reads 8 on-demand webinars with Julia and more. The Grief Academy. Julia Samuel's Pillars of Strength. More info at www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-academy

We're thrilled to bring back our #JuliaSamuel's Pillars of Strength course!

The Pillars are a roadmap for dealing with all kinds of loss, helping you survive, & even thrive, through life’s highs & lows.

Sign up today to access 8 on-demand webinars & more! www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-academy

We're super-excited to share this short film, a snapshot of our work to build a more compassionate grief-informed society! Thank you to everyone involved in making it, especially to the brilliant @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social for featuring. Thanks also to our incredible collaborators & GGF community

Photo of Molly Conisbee with Good Grief Festival moth logo. The text reads: What Can We Learn From History About Grief, Loss and Bereavement. Dr Molly Conisbee CDAS , University of Bath. For more, visit: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffest/uob-grief-seminars-dr-molly-conisbee-what-can-we-learn-from-history-about-grief-loss-bereavement/e-mqlgbx

Our next seminar is next Weds! Sign up now to hear @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social explore how her research into grief through history has influenced her counselling work. We can't wait!

www.goodgrieffest.com/events/uob-g...

@leseldawson.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

Here is a glimpse of the launch event for Bristol Centre of Grief Research and Engagement, co-directed by Prof. Lucy Selman and Dr Lesel Dawson. Prof. Mary-Frances O’Connor, Prof. Judith Squires and… Launch of Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement

Check out this reel of our launch event in July!

Thanks to everyone who joined us, incl our speakers @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social, Judith Squires & Chrissie Thirlwell, & poets Kat Lyons & Malaika Kegode. The Centre launch was kindly funded by the BNSSG ICB. Reel by Isis Blake.

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The flyer for the seminar series. Please visit https://griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events for more information

We are delighted to announce our new seminar series showcasing inspiring research & scholarship – locally, nationally & internationally – to connect Bristol to a global conversation about grief & loss.

To find out more & join our mailing list, visit griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk

A person stands next to a chair on a jetty. The text reads: GRIEF & LEARNING DISABILITIES: BLOG, RESOURCE LIST & WEBINAR

Grief and death affect us all & yet we often struggle to talk about them. The anxieties can be greater for people with learning disabilities & their families, friends & carers. Check out our blog, resource list & webinar here: www.goodgrieffest.com/journal/grie...

Kieran Mac Feely presenting to the group. The slide behind him reads Good Grief Hastings with the Good Grief Festival logo

Members of the 18 hours team in matching red polo shirts with their company logo

A shipyard with colourful bunting

Jo Sharman, Lesel Dawson & Kieran Mac Feely smiling with the sea in the background

It was exciting to attend the 'soft launch' of Good Grief Hastings & meet some of the brilliant people who are working to make it happen as part of the @coastalcch.bsky.social project. We can't wait for 2026!
@stmhospice.bsky.social @eastsussexcc.bsky.social @uniofbrighton.bsky.social

Photo of Rachel Clarke next to her book cover. The text reads: Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Winner 2025

Huge congratulations to @doctoroxford.com whose extraordinary book The Story of a Heart has won the @womensprize.bsky.social for non-fiction 2025.
Read more here: womensprize.com/announcing-t...

Good Grief: A Tribute to Anne Mayer Bird by Catherine Mayer - Good Grief

We are sorry to share the news that author & Good Grief Festival contributor Anne Mayer Bird has died. In this blog, Anne's daughter @mayeroflondon.bsky.social shares her eulogy & reflects on how their relationship was impacted by their shared experience of grief. Visit our website to read more