CREATIVE GRIEVING - Jane Harris, co-founder of @GoodGriefProj speaks about their powerful retreats with bereaved parents and siblings and understanding grief as a creative and active process. Full clip: youtu.be/vVZHb06jLAc
Wonderful to see this conversation w/ Jane Harris @GoodGriefProj on the @GoodGriefFest channel. Jane talks about how she & Jimmy celebrate son Josh's presence in their lives & connect w other bereaved families through photos, films & active grief weekends. youtube.com/watch?v=cVeCFq_o…
1/ People from the Black Caribbean community are under-represented in our recruitment.
It's important that their experiences are included in our research so that bereavement services are developed to meet their needs too.
ALT A recruitment poster for a research study. The image shows six people's hands coming together in fists in a display of support and unity.
The text reads:
Join our research study
Equitable Bereavement Care for All
Have you experienced a bereavement and are you from a group other than White British?
We want to hear from you to help us develop bereavement services to meet the needs of people from all ethnicities.
We are conducting short interviews and group discussions.
There will be a £20 voucher for taking part.
Please visit the link below to find out more.
www.kcl.ac.uk/research/equitable-bereavement-care-for-all
Or email us at bereavement.study@kcl.ac.uk
The logos at the bottom are 1) King's College London, 2) University of Sheffield, 3) Funded by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)
Thanks to @Katierosseinsky@Independent People feel comfortable talking about celebrity deaths, or deaths on screen (like Succession’s) – “but your neighbour’s child dies and nobody talks about it”.
We “need to normalise these conversations,” Jane Harris independent.co.uk/life-style…
It’s almost Black Friday which means you are one step closer to grabbing yourself a place on The Grief Academy for a massive discount of 60%!
From 9am Thursday morning, we’ll be releasing a limited number of places for £20 so get in quick!
goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-…
Thank you @thetimes for this amazing piece about BREATHTAKING - coming to @itv in Feb.
We've tried so hard to show what really happened behind closed hospital doors - the grit & courage & compassion of NHS staff. And the same, in abundance, from patients & their families 💙
As the years pass, do you worry you might forget your child? Do you fear they will disappear into the mists of time?
On our Active Grief Weekend retreats we can help you create new photographs that allow you to continue your bond with them in a new and meaningful way.
As the New Year approaches, we look for ways to carry Josh into 2024 with us.
If you're finding the prospect of another year difficult, take a moment to honour your child and keep them present with you as the New Year begins.
We would love you to share them with us
Grieving at Christmas, particularly in the early years, can be a lonely affair. We don't feel like going out, but also we don't want to feel that we have been forgotten, or are unwanted.
#GriefAtChristmas#SayTheirName
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We are mourning the loss of our child, but also we are mourning the loss of the fun, sociable person we used to be. We know it's hard for people, and it's painful for everyone.
Jane describes this as feeling like the 'bad fairy at a happy gathering'
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So keep inviting us. We may come, we may not, we may change our minds at the last minute. Slowly but surely, we will return.
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#GriefAtChristmas#SayTheirName