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...

Grief affects us all, and yet people often struggle to talk about death & dying. 🦋 @goodgrieffest.bsky.social is a social venture spinout at @bristoluni.bsky.social that brings people together to talk about death & grief, providing information, support & a sense of community More 👉 brnw.ch/21wVqxR

Our next seminar is next Weds! Sign up now to hear @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social explore how her research into grief through history has influenced her counselling work. We can't wait! www.goodgrieffest.com/events/uob-g... @leseldawson.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

Jessica Jacobson from Birkbeck, University of London; & @emilyharrop.bsky.social @cumedicengage.bsky.social. We can't wait!

Future sessions will feature @mollyconisbee.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social; @sbajwah.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social; @catrionamayland.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social; @leseldawson.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social;

Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate the launch of @griefcentrebris.bsky.social! We hope the Centre will make a real difference—bringing together research from many disciplines to deepen our understanding of grief, death, & loss, to improve people’s experiences of these universal parts of life.

Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement. It was great to celebrate the new centre with colleagues, friends & collaborators. Together we hope to change the way that grief is seen, spoken about & supported. More photos coming soon!

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...

Thanks to everyone at @stmhospice.bsky.social & 18 Hours for a great kick off to Good Grief Hastings! @goodgrieffest.bsky.social will be part of the @coastalcch.bsky.social project, which uses creative approaches to address health inequalities.

We are sorry to share the news that author & Good Grief Festival contributor Anne Mayer Bird has died. In this blog, Anne's daughter @mayeroflondon.bsky.social shares her eulogy & reflects on how their relationship was impacted by their shared experience of grief. Visit our website to read more

It was a huge honour to welcome the fabulous @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social to Bristol Uni for the first ever @griefcentrebris.bsky.social & @goodgrieffest.bsky.social event. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us -- here are some snaps of the day

There is still time to sign up for this free @goodgrieffest.bsky.social webinar with Robert Neimeyer, taking place at 7pm tomorrow night. ♥️

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...

On grief and memory: "When she died, she took the memory of not one but two childhoods with her – in all their vivid, silly, scattered, doesn’t-matter-but-it-does detail. I feel as though I have lost a witness, someone who can attest to what happened to us both." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Big news!❤️ Today we're launching The Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social. Together we'll develop social, creative & policy interventions to change the way grief is seen, supported & spoken about, helping to build more compassionate, connected communities.

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...

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...

Thanks to everyone on the #Shax2025 Grieving in Shakespeare's World panel for a fascinating seminar! Kaara & I really enjoyed meeting everyone & thinking in new ways about grief, loss, memory & memorialisation (and of course Hamlet, which featured quite a bit)! @saaupdates.bsky.social

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...

Thanks to @astridswan.bsky.social for inviting me to 'Embodied Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Intersections in Medical Humanities' @helsinki.fi . It was a terrific event w/ a huge range of fascinating papers. I learned lots, made new friends & had a wonderful & inspiring time. 🤩

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

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?...

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...

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...

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...

I'm excited to be talking about 'Grief, Creativity & Embodiment' at the workshop 'Embodied Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Intersections in Medical Humanities', taking place at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies on 13–14 March. @astridswan.bsky.social @helsinkiuni.bsky.social

There's still time to sign up for our new @goodgrieffest.bsky.social course, When Grief is Complicated! It starts 1 Feb & you can now earn 7 CPD credits from the Royal College of Physicians for taking part. Register here⬇️ checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

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...

Thrilled to have a copy of Charlene Lam's beautiful book, Curating Grief, which explores how objects hold memories & imprints of those who have died, giving us opportunties to engage & connect with them emotionally & imaginatively.❤️➡️https://curatinggrief.com/

Big news! Our new course is open for registration! When Grief is Complicated will explore how & why we can feel ‘stuck’ in grief, & strategies that might help. Starting 1 Feb, this 7 week online programme is only £25. Sign up here: checkout.teachable.com/secure/14555...

Registration is now open for the next Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief get-together on 26 February at the Renfield Centre in Glasgow. Full programme will be announced soon. Find out more and book your place here: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/demystifying...

📢 New paper now out in @palliativemedj.bsky.social - Coproduction in practice: A qualitative study of the development of advance care planning workshops for South Asian elders doi.org/10.1177/0269... @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @tnlcomfund.bsky.social

The festival co-founded by @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social featured over 30 events across Weston-super-Mare & North Somerset in October 2024. Find out more: www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealt...

I'm really excited to be organising a seminar on Mourning, Memorializing & Grieving in Shakespeare’s World for the Shakespeare Association of America (SAA) annual conference taking place in March 2025 w Prof Kaara Peterson! @saaupdates.bsky.social

Parliament will debate adding content on death & grief into the curriculum on 2 Dec. Please support this change! Integrating #grief education into schools will support bereaved children & help create a kinder more compassionate society. See our article: tinyurl.com/5825ewrm @lucyselman.bsky.social