
Resources
Understanding How Grief - Affects the Brain
Grief not only impacts our emotions but also brings significant changes to the brain, affecting memory, stress levels, and overall well-being.
Dying - for Beginners
This video explains the dying process very gently so that we understand it better and can have conversations with friends and family about it.
Love Your Pet - Grief Support
In this article we acknowledge the value of pets in supporting grief and the pain we can also experience when they die.
The Benefits of - ‘Grief’ Gardening
When you lose someone, the grief will never go away completely — but there are healthy ways to cope. Some people find that gardening as they grieve, known as ‘grief gardening’, can gently relieve some of the emotional and physical symptoms after the loss of a loved one.
Top Tips to Keep - Well Hydrated When Grieving
Read here why keeping hydrated in grief is important and how that can be achieved.
Supporting Grieving - Young People Training
ListeningPeople training and resources provide tools for teachers, youth workers, counsellors and anyone who works with young people to safely and confidently enable them to engage around the difficult topic of loss.
Symptoms -
Our Body’s Response to Emotional Stress: Unveiling Hidden Causes of Common Grief Symptoms. Are you puzzled by the myriad of grief symptoms you are experiencing?
Funerals: Find an Independent - Funeral Director near You
Find here how The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (known as SAIF) can help.
Funerals: Everything a - Young Person Needs to Know
A useful film and book to help any young person understand funerals (burial and cremation) and decide whether to attend and what role they can play in saying goodbye to a loved one.
Surviving Christmas - When You Are Bereaved
Tips for surviving Christmas when you are bereaved. First and second day of Christmas.
Counselling: - What You Need to Know
We provide some information here about what counselling is, what to expect and how to find a good counsellor that suits your needs. The information is helpfully provided by the Association of Christian Counsellors.
Christmas… a Difficult Time for - Those Who Are Grieving
Christmas is a difficult time for those grieving. This is the season of traditions and family gatherings and a by-product is that it highlights the ‘missing-person-shaped’ hole in our lives.
Baby Loss - and Grief
Losing a baby is one of the most devastating experiences a person can go through. This article covers how to understand the impact of baby loss and how to help those who have gone through it.
Supporting Grieving Students - Returning to University
As the new university year begins, supporting young adults as they navigate being away from home can be challenging. Here our Founder, Yvonne Tulloch provides quick tips on how to do so.
Preventing Drastic - Weight Loss in Grief
Sabine Horner explains why eating can become a major issue after losing a loved one. In the early days, most grievers simply do not feel hungry.
Losing a - Child
The death of a child, of any age, brings heartbreak and devastation. This article was written by Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds who set up the Good Grief Project following the death of their son, Josh.
Nourish Your Body - When You Are Grieving
Nutritionist Sabine Horner recommends ways to nourish your body when you are grieving.
Rosemary for - Remembrance Cake
A recipe for how to bake a Rosemary for Remembrance Cake from Nigella Lawson’s book Feast.
Why We Can’t Stomach Food - When We Lose a Loved One
Grief can cause a decreased appetite and other food related issues.
When Something Terrible Happens by Marge Heegaard
BOOK: The 'Drawing Out Feelings' series of books has been designed to provide parents, educators and counsellors with an organised approach to helping children cope with grief, family loss and change.
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard
BOOK: A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life, this book is designed for young readers to illustrate.
The Goodbye Boat by Mary Joslin
BOOK: A very simple illustrative story of the sorrow of seeing the goodbye boat take a friend away
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? by Trevor Romain
BOOK: This book is a simple, insightful, and straight from the heart book for any child who has lost a loved one or other special person.
Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael Rosen
BOOK: A beautifully illustrated read for adults and children about love and loss which explains why it's ok to be sad sometimes.
Ginny Perkins & Leon Morris, Remembering Mum
BOOK: The book reminds the reader of the need to express grief in a society which all too often sees death as a taboo subject
Waterbugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney
BOOK: This little book will help you find the right words...a caring thought...a comforting reflection to communicate compassion in extraordinary ways for bereaved children.
Death, Grief and Hope for Young People
BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.
A death in the lives of
FILM: 20 minute film shows a group of young people aged 13-16, from a range of backgrounds talking about the kind of support they needed to help them cope with bereavement.
How to - Hold Your Own Memorial
If you can’t attend a funeral or have chosen not to do so you may want to hold your own memorial service for the person you have lost.
Learning Disabilities - and Bereavement
This briefing is produced by Brake, the road safety charity. It aims to raise awareness of how people with learning disabilities experience grief, and provides advice on how to support them.
How to Cope - with a Tragedy
Every death brings its own trauma to survivors. However, when someone is suddenly killed in an accident or murdered, the stress levels rise considerably for those left behind.
Traumatic Bereavement
Trauma refers to the way that some distressing events are so extreme or shocking that they overwhelm a person’s ability to cope, resulting in lasting negative impact.
Magnesium: Your Ally in Managing Grief Symptoms
One often-overlooked factor in managing grief is ensuring we are getting enough magnesium. Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays a pivotal role in over 300 biological processes in our body.
Autism and - Bereavement
There is not a great deal of research on how people with autism deal with bereavement. However there is useful advice available that can help us support anyone with autism, whatever their age.
What to Do If Someone Dies Abroad
If your loved one dies abroad there are a whole set of considerations to take into account. However, there are people to help you and you should seek their advice if you find yourself in this situation.
Funerals: How to Plan One
Our guide on how to plan a funeral. A funeral is an opportunity to create a special tribute to your loved one and whilst painful, can also be memorable and a positive experience.
Protecting Against Identity Fraud
We all know that thanks to the wide availability of personal information online identity fraud is increasing. But what happens when an identity is stolen after a person has died?
Government Advice When Someone Dies
There’s a lot of Government advice to help and support you when someone dies. This article explains more.
Funeral Etiquette in Different Faiths
If you are attending the funeral of a someone of a different faith you can get advice here on, for example, what to expect, how to pay your respects, how to send condolences and what to wear to the funeral.
Five Tips for Supporting a Grieving Young Person
Here are five tips for supporting young people who are bereaved.
Cancelling Mail
This is our guide to cancelling mail. Receiving post for the person who has died can be very difficult. Depending on the type of mail, there are a variety of practical measures you can take to deal with the problem.
Official Documents: How to Easily Cancel Them
Using the Government's ‘Tell Us Once’ service will ensure all government departments are informed. This includes passports, driving licenses, pensions, benefits, national insurance, tax and blue badges.
Benefits and Bereavement
Benefits for you if you are a partner or child of the deceased. Depending on which of your loved ones has died your tax allowances, National Insurance and benefits may change.
Funerals: How to Be Involved If You Can’t Attend
Saying goodbye at a funeral is a significant part of our relationship with the person we have lost, whoever they are. We may dread it, of course, but we still want to be present and to get it ‘right’ as a fitting tribute to all that they were to us.
When Children Grieve by John W. James and Russell Friedman
In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.
Welldoing.org
Therapist-matching and coach-matching service for in-person and online therapy
Project Eileen
Multimedia project helping young people tackle the topics of death and grief.
Supporting Children When Someone They Love Has Died Through Suicide
LEAFLET: Produced by the Balloons Charity this leaflet gives tips and advice on how to support children bereaved by suicide.
Stay Alive App
APP: Suicide Prevention Application. For those at risk of suicide and people worried about someone
The Smart Grief Guide
WEBSITE: Developed to help young people find a way through their feelings .
You Just Don't Understand
BOOKLET: Supporting Bereaved Teenagers produced by Winston's Wish.
The Bereavement Journey®: Offer the Programme
A proven way to help bereaved people in your community, with all the resources, information and support you need provided to make delivery easy.
COSCA - Counselling and Psychotherapy Professional Body in Scotland.
WEBSITE & TRAINING: Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy
Fevered Sleep
ARTS/THEATRE: Fevered Sleep are an arts project on a mission to make the world a more caring, curious, compassionate place - one unlikely art project at a time…
See You Soon by Philippa Skinner
BOOK: An honest and reflective account of a mother's story as she faces up to and lives through her son's death from a heroin overdose in 2007. Skinner is writing for those who are bereaved, those seeking to support people who are, and also, more specifically, for people affected by addiction
Activities for bereaved young people
BOOK: helping to develop resilience and coping skills.
Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
BOOK: This moving but amusing story illustrates how hard it is to carry on with everyday life after a tragic accident.
Death, Grief and Hope - Version for men and women in prison
BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.
The Invisible String by Patricia Karst
BOOK: A wonderful storybook for children experiencing any kind of separation for any reason (including death) anxiety.
If There’s Anything I Can Do: How to Help Someone Who Has Been Bereaved by Caroline Voaden
BOOK: Caroline Voaden explains how it feels to be bereaved and what helped her in the weeks, months and years following her bereavement.
How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz
BOOK: The short writings hold a range of reactions to the death of a parent. The authors come from different backgrounds, situations and circumstances, yet they hold one thing in common: losing a parent.
Elizabeth Richter, Losing someone you love: When a brother or sister dies
BOOK: For young and older teenagers
Apart of Me
APP: For young people who have lost a parent or other close relative, also those who have someone important in their life with a terminal illness.
..Tough Stuff Journal: Someone has died
A resource to help young people express and share their grief and feelings of loss when someone has died - endorsed by professionals in the field.
Tough Stuff Journal: Parents Splitting Up
A resource to help young people express and share their emotions and feelings of loss when parents separate
*Training by ListeningPeople
Training for youth leaders, teachers and professionals supporting young people.
Childhood Bereavement Network
WEBSITE A hub for those working with bereaved children and young people across the UK
Linda Goldman, Great answers to difficult questions about death: What children need to know
BOOK: This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult questions.
Helping Children and Adolescents Think About Death, Dying and Bereavement by Marian Carter
BOOK: A comprehensive guide that looks at how children comprehend the death of a pet or someone close to them, their own dying, bereavement and grieving.
Beyond Words - Coronavirus
BOOKS, E BOOKS: Resources for people who find it easier to understand pictures than words
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
WEBSITE: Counselling and bereavement advocacy organisation
Ataloss.org: Being a Bereaved Parent Supporting a Bereaved Child
WEB PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE: Information on the AtaLoss.org website about being a bereaved parent
Hope Again
WEBSITE: Fantastic support website from Cruse Bereavement Care by young people for young people
Joey O’Connor, Children & Grief
BOOK: Children and Grief is a book that offers parents a way to approach these tough questions with honesty, tenderness, and hope.
Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers by Earl A Grollman
BOOK: A book written for teenagers to help explain what to expect when you lose someone you love.
Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult by Susan Wallbank
BOOK: A compassionate book that examines in detail the particular needs and experiences of bereaved young adults
Alan D. Wolfelt, Healing your Grieving Heart – For Teens
BOOK: A book of simple tips for understanding and expressing your grief for teens
The Long Sleep: Young People and Suicide by Kate Hill
BOOK: This book is an exploration of the origins, symptoms and meanings of young peoples' suicidal crises.