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23/08/2025

This bank holiday weekend, be kind to yourself and do what’s right for you 💜

Long weekends can feel lonely when you’re grieving. Whether it’s the pressure to be ‘having fun’ or feeling the absence of your loved one.

https://www.cruse.org.uk/

22/08/2025

We are looking to share more writing from bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents about the pain of grief, but also what has helped to support you, as a way to offer reassurance, encouragement and hope to others.

We encourage people from all backgrounds and walks of life to reach out to us, and would particularly like to hear from individuals who identify as part of an underrepresented community.

We would like to share pieces of writing on our social media, in Compassion magazine, in supportive e-newsletters and on our website. View our supportive blogs here: https://www.tcf.org.uk/guest-blogs/

Get in touch with us at info@tcf.org.uk for more information.

22/08/2025

There's still time to register for our next 'Let's Talk About Grief' session: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Bereaved People

If you are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and grieving, please join us for this free online session on Thursday 28th August.

For more information and to book your place, please visit our website ⬇️

https://www.cruse.org.uk/lets-talk-about-grief/

With thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our 'Let's Talk About Grief' sessions.

18/08/2025

14/08/2025

Really disappointed to see a shared post earlier on LinkedIn from a Therapist, claiming to people grieving, that how they feel now is the worst they will feel, and it won’t ever be this hard.

This my dear friends, is why Grief Literacy and Education is so important.

This kind of language is exactly why so many people struggling after a Bereavement start to think there is something wrong with them, question their mental health, wonder why everyone else seems to “move on” quicker than they have - and what does that do? Silences.

We stop someone from expressing how they feel, because society and all the “well meaning” posts are telling us how we feel may be wrong, abnormal, different.
So we keep those thoughts and feelings inside, to ourselves, push them down.. 😢

It’s not one size fits all, you won’t make it better by Sharing a “brighter days are coming” image - do better 🫶🏼