Bereaved Parents' Club

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  • It’s the club none of us want to be members of, but here we are. This podcast is for all of us, to share and celebrate the stories of our children, and offer support to each other. We'll explore topics relevant to us as we navigate the world as bereaved parents. Whether your loss was last week, last month, last year or even last century, you're welcome here. And whether your child was a baby, a youngster, a teenager, an adult, or even a parent themselves, you're welcome here.
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  • #19 The Good Grief Project

    #19 The Good Grief Project
    Dec 19 2024
    By taking an active and creative response to the loss of their son Josh, Jane Harris and husband Jimmy Edmonds have developed fantastic resources for all bereaved parents. Jane joins us on this episode to talk about -amongst other things - the wonderful film A Love That Never Dies, the book When Words are not Enough, and their hugely popular active grief retreats. This episode is dedicated to Josh. Jane Harris is a psychotherapist and bereavement specialist with over 30 years of experience in the NHS and private practice. She is also a grief educator, supervisor and public speaker​, regularly appearing in podcasts and radio. Her partner Jimmy Edmonds is ​a photographer and documentary film editor with over 100 TV credits. He is also a Winston Churchill Fellow and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker with several critically-acclaimed documentaries to his name​, including Chosen for Channel 4 and Breaking the Silence for BBC1. After the death of their son at the age of 22 in 2011​, they created The Good Grief Project www.thegoodgriefproject.co.uk a charity dedicated to a proactive approach to grief. Using ideas that flow from the concept of ‘continuing bonds’, as opposed to society’s expectation of detachment from the deceased, they developed their Active Grief programme, comprising a series of residential retreats and workshops. Here, bereaved parents and siblings are helped to discover new and imaginative ways of expressing their grief, through creative writing, photography, boxing and fitness training. Grief is energy, they say, and their own skills have enabled them to make a number of significant films, including the award-winning A Love That Never Dies, Gerry’s Legacy, Beyond Goodbye, Say Their Name, and Beyond the Mask. Their films, workshops and retreats speak to a new appreciation of what it means to grieve in a society that often has difficulty talking openly about death, dying and bereavement. Their latest book, When Words Are Not Enough: Creative Responses to Grief is available worldwide. https://www.quickthornbooks.com/title-list/when-words-are-not-enough/ “The word I keep coming back to with this book is beautiful, not a word I would usually associate with grief. But this book is rich in detail and compassion, it is authoritative and kind. Jane and Jimmy have done an extraordinary thing, through their immense loss and pain they have chosen to redefine grief as love turned inside out and walk alongside the bereaved. They make grief less scary. I have not read a better book on grief.” Annalisa Barbiere – THE GUARDIAN Resources: Please visit The Good Grief Project to learn more about Jane and Jimmy’s work, including the film A Love That Never Dies and the book When Words Are Not Enough. This link takes you directly to their Active Grief Retreats and you can find out about Grief Fit too. The July Three Peaks Challenge that Jane mentioned is on the Events page. The Compassionate Friends can be contacted here. The Helpline is 0345 123 2304. The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’ Connor.
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    49 mins
  • #18 Red Balloons

    #18 Red Balloons
    Nov 7 2024

    In January 2020, Liam Walsh's 15-year old son Patrick went to a football game with his brother and never came home. He collapsed as they dashed for the last train out of Marylebone and died, suddenly, unexpectedly and still, without cause.

    Two weeks later, Liam's Dad, with his sense of purpose desperately unravelled, gently died too.

    'Red Balloons' traces their last months, and how Liam endured the next ones.

    Today, he discusses writing, running, and family life after loss.


    Resources Red Balloons, Liam Walsh

    SUDC UK (Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child) SUDC is the unexpected death of a child aged between 1-18 years that remains unexplained. SUDC UK is a registered charity dedicated to awareness, research and family support.

    There are running clubs across the UK, for all ages and ability levels. Here’s some places to start:

    • Run Together (England Athletics)
    • The UK Good Run Guide A-Z directory

    If you need a more bouncy and excitable excuse/reason to get outdoors…Borrow My Doggy

    For more resources as discussed on the episode, please visit the ⁠Bereaved Parents' Club⁠.


    This episode is dedicated to Patrick.
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    36 mins
  • #17 No-Ho-Ho: Surviving Christmas

    #17 No-Ho-Ho: Surviving Christmas
    Oct 31 2024

    Dreading December? Can’t face Christmas? No idea how you are going to manage your grief in the face of all the baubles and cheer? We’re here to try to help you through. Listen to Abi May and Debbie discuss the difficulties of seasonal festivities and suggest a few things that just might help.


    Resources Living With Loss is Abi’s webpage with details of the retreats and workshops on offer

    The Compassionate Friends leaflets Coping with Special Occasions and Coping with Christmas and Other Seasonal Events

    Winston’s Wish Coping with Christmas blog 2023

    Untangle Grief’s guide to coping at Christmas (do check the accuracy of the 2024 events listed by downloading the app)

    Christmas Day Helplines

    • Child Death Helpline 0800 282 986
    • The Compassionate Friends 0345 123 2304 open from 10am to 4pm, and 7pm to 10pm, every day of the year.
    • Samaritans 116 123

    This episode is dedicated to Pax and Catherine.
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    41 mins

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