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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

What a special day at the London launch of @griefcentrebris.bsky.social! 🌟Thanks so much to all our guests, speakers & supporters. We feel so inspired by all the wonderful conversations – & excited to keep working together to build more compassionate grief-informed communities

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📢 New course alert! Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

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?...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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...

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

'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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

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...

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-academy #grief #juliasamuelmbe

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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.

A flyer for the study. For more information, visit the survey page: https://utampa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpx7hiIzvFCtO8C

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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...

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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...

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

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Stephanie Meddick-Dyson (@drstephmeddickd.bsky.social) is inviting people to share their experiences of care in the Intensive Care Unit through focus groups or interviews. Please see the flyer or get in touch with Stephanie for more details

A flyer for Stephanie's study. For more information, visit: https://brave-icu.my.canva.site/#patient-and-family-focus-groups

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We're delighted that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social has highlighted #GoodGriefWeston as ‘a best practice example of cross-sector collaboration and the role of creativity in promoting health and wellbeing in our communities’: www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat... Huge thanks to all involved!

Four images of Good Grief Weston: a group of people on a pier, parents & children making art; actors standing around a coffin; a Good Grief Weston programme. The text reads 'GOOD GRIEF WESTON: ‘A BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLE OF CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION’

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek events -- & special thanks to the brilliant @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social who joined us in Bristol & Weston-super-Mare, our panellists who discussed learning disabilities, & Robert Neimeyer who talked about living beyond loss

Lucy Selman & Kathryn Mannix after their event in Weston-super-Mare @lucyselman.bsky.social

Kathryn Mannix & Andrew Blades during their interview at the University of Bristol

Robert Neimeyer & Hannah Jardine during their online interview

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

We will also celebrate the publication of Bob's brilliant new book, Living Beyond Loss: Questions and Answers about Grief and Bereavement. More here: www.routledge.com/Living-Beyond-Loss-Questions-and-Answers-About-Grief-and-Bereavement/Neimeyer/p/book/9780367143480

The cover of Bob's new book, which features an artistic impression of a peaceful seascape

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

#DyingMattersAwarenessWeek may be nearly over but we have one more online event tomorrow (Monday) at 7pm. Join us to hear the ever-insightful Prof. Robert Neimeyer talk about how we can rebuild a meaningful life after it has been shattered by bereavement: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

An image of Robert Neimeyer with text about the event. It reads: 'Living Beyond Loss: Questions and Answers About Bereavement' Monday 12 May 19.00 BST Free Online Event'

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

New on YouTube! We're excited to share We Need to Talk About Death, a 15-min film co-created by biggerhousefilm & adults w/ learning disabilities. We'll discuss it at our free online panel w/ Irene Tuffrey-Wijne & Stephen Clarke #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Some of the people who feature in We Need to Talk About Death

@backpocketteacher.bsky.social

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Our Weston-super-Mare event with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social is sold out! BUT... you can still grab a ticket for her Bristol Uni interview next Friday lunchtime www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes... #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @hospiceuk.bsky.social

Images of Kathryn Mannix and her two books, accompanied by logos for Good Grief Festival, the University of Bristol and Dying Matters and some event details (available on link in post)

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Mary-Frances O'Connor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social is an expert on the myriad ways that grief affects us physically & mentally. We can't wait to hear her insights at our free webinar on Weds (23 April). Sign up (& share any questions you'd like us to ask) here: ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Black text on white background reads 'Grieving wails and screams, not just as outward expressions of emotion, but inside our body as well. Mary-Frances O'Connor'

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

How does grief affect us physically? Join us for a webinar w/ brilliant neuroscientist @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social in conversation w/ @leseldawson.bsky.social. We'll celebrate Mary-Frances's new book & explore how to support our bodies & minds during grief: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Photo of Mary-Frances. The text reads: What Happens in our Bodies When We're Grieving? Wed 23 April 18.00 BST, Free Online Event

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We Need to Talk About Death! That's why we've organised an online #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek screening of @biggerhousefilms beautiful short film & a panel exploring ways to open up conversations w/ adults w/ learning disabilities, featuring @TuffreyWijne: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

A person standing by a chair on a jetty surrounded by greenery. The text reads: Wed 7 May 12 BST; free online event; Grief and Learning Disabilities: We Need to Talk About Death

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

How do we rebuild a meaningful life after it has been shattered by grief? In this webinar on 12 May, world-renowned grief expert Robert Neimeyer will explore living beyond loss, offering insights for bereaved people & those who work with them: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Good Grief Festival is now on LinkedIn! We'd love to connect with you there. Find us @GoodGriefFest!💙 Illustration by Kate Sutton

An illustration of a laptop showing a Good Grief Festival panel

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

On 9 May, @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social will join Andrew Blades for a lunchtime chat @bristoluni.bsky.social. Sharing insights from a palliative care career, she'll explore the power of learning what matters most & how to truly listen #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

A flyer for the event: it has a picture of Kathryn Mannix and her two books, Listen and With the End in Mind. It also has the event information: Friday 9 May, 12 noon, University of Bristol. A Good Grief Festival event for Dying Matters Awareness Week, followed by a book signing. This is followed by the url for the Good Grief Festival events page: www.goodgrieffest.com/events

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Death is as natural as childbirth; yet, we often do anything we can to avoid talking about it. For #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek in May, we're excited to welcome the incredible @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social to #WestonSuperMare for a very special interview w/ @lucyselman.bsky.social

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

On Sunday 9 March, the UK will come together for the national #DayofReflection for the Covid-19 pandemic, remembering people who died & honouring the work & kindness of frontline workers & others. Find out more about the event & ways to get involved here: dayofreflection.campaign.gov.uk

Stones painted with messages to people who died during the pandemic. The text reads: Covid-19 Day of Reflection 9 March 2025

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Congratulations to @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social on the UK publication of The Grieving Body! Her new book unites ground-breaking science & personal stories to explore the physical impact of #grief & ways to live with loss. Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/3665275h

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Good luck to Naomi Ann Clarke in the World Illustration Awards! Naomi's The Spaces of Grief illustration beautifully captures the tales of love & loss in the audio story co-created by bereaved people w/ Crowded Room, Let's Talk About Loss, @leseldawson.bsky.social & @bristoluni.bsky.social

A house in a landscape. There is a stormy sea to one side and a forest to the other. Through the house windows, you can see a roast chicken and a disco ball

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We can't wait for the film adaptation of @raynorwinn.bsky.social's beautiful memoir #TheSaltPath, which will be released on 25 April w an all-star cast. Raynor writes so beautifully about love, grief & the power of nature. Rewatch her interview w @colinbookshaped.bsky.social youtu.be/RfyCJvi7gwM?...

Black text on white background: I've had to find ways of tapping into the root cause of the grief, which is the absolute love for somebody that's no longer with you, and allow that to be the thing that drives you rather than the pain.
Then the author's name: Raynor Winn

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Wow! What an informative and beautiful session with Robert Neimeyer, Carolyn Ng and Freya Bromley this morning on complicated grief❣️ We are holding 6 more webinars & workshops in the next 7 weeks - find out more at: goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Time is running out to sign up for When Grief Is Complicated, which starts 1 Feb. It's only £25 for 7 sessions with world-leading grief experts including Mary-Frances O'Connor, Robert Neimeyer & Julia Samuel - & some extra content too. Grab your place today: checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

Images of our speakers and course title with a yellow banner saying 'Starting tomorrow'

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

What is the relationship between trauma & bereavement? Stephen Regel & Hannah Jardine Youell will explore this question in our new course starting this Saturday. It is only £25 for 7 sessions & you can sign up here: checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Our new course When Grief Is Complicated will feature the wonderful Julia Samuel MBE exploring how we can Find a Way Forward that Honours our Loss. There's still time to sign-up: checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

The third session of our When Grief Is Complicated course will bring together 2 brilliant women, @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social & Yaa Yeboah-Newton! We're excited for them to discuss Mary-Frances's research on being 'stuck in grief'. There's still time to join us checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

An image with photographs of Mary-Frances O'Connor and Yaa Yeboah-Newton, as well as the Good Grief moth. It has the session title at the top: Life in Limbo: What Happens When We Are Stuck in Grief. At the bottom, it says: When Grief Is Complicated, Online Course with 7 Talks and Workshops, 1 Feb to 11 Mar

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Did you know that our new course includes an online drawing workshop with the brilliant @garyscribbler.bsky.social? We can't wait! When Grief Is Complicated features a whole host of fantastic people -- & places are filling fast! Sign up to join us here: checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

Quote in black capitals on a white background: 'The very act of creating is a kind of release, a valve to let out pent up feelings. Putting those feelings on paper demystifies them, lets them out into the world' - Gary Andrews

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Are you a clinician looking to learn more about grief and bereavement? Our new course, When Grief Gets Complicated, is now approved for 7 CPD points by @rcphysicians.bsky.social UK Starts 1 February! @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social Register: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

We love novelist Freya Bromley's beautiful words about reconnecting with nature after devastating loss. On 1 Feb, she'll join Robert Neimeyer & Carolyn Ng from Portland Loss to kick off our new course When Grief Is Complicated. It's only £25 for 7 sessions! www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

Quote in black writing on white background: Sometimes being in nature is the only thing that feels as big and powerful as the feeling of grief inside - Freya Bromley

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

We're so excited for our new course, When Grief Is Complicated, starting on 1st February! Joined by a host of brilliant people, we'll explore why we can feel ‘stuck’ in grief & strategies to help. Find out more (& grab your place) here: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

We always learn so much from Robert Neimeyer & Caroline Ng from the Portland Institute. They will be joining author Freya Bromley on 1 Feb for the first session of our new 7-week course, When Grief Is Complicated. Have you booked your place yet? Find out more: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

A quote written in black on a white background: It says: WE'RE WIRED TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE SENSE OF OUR EXPERIENCE. WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO US IN OUR LIVES, WE TRY TO WRAP OUR HEADS AND HEARTS AROUND IT, TO INTEGRATE THE EXPERIENCE, TO COMPREHEND IT, TO FIND SOME MEANING IN IT. THIS IS NEVER MORE TRUE THAN WHEN WE CONFRONT THE REALITY OF LOSS. Robert Neimeyer

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

We can't wait to welcome #JuliaSamuelMBE to our new course, When Grief Is Complicated. Joined by Andrew Blades from Bristol Uni, she'll explore ways to celebrate & connect to those who've died, helping us survive & even thrive through life’s highs & lows: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Stephen Regel OBE has 40 yrs experience working with trauma survivors & co-authored the important book Post-Traumatic Stress. We're looking forward to hearing his insights about trauma & grief as part of our new course, When Grief Is Complicated: goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

Quote with black writing on white: 'Trauma cuts through our lives. But we don't always recognise it as trauma' by Stephen Regel OBE and Stephen Joseph

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