Links

URGENT HELP

 

The Samaritans
24 Hour Helpline 116 123

Grassroots – Find help now
Preventing Suicide Together

Grief Chat
Free support 9am-9pm Mon-Fri

In the Rooms
Online addiction recovery

Shout
24 Hour help – text 85258

Switchboard
LGBT+ 10am-10pm 0300 123 3393

SANDS
Death of a baby 0808 1643332

Befrienders Worldwide
Find urgent help worldwide

GRIEF SUPPORT

 

Grief Tending in Community
Grief Tending retreats

At a Loss
UK’s Bereavement directory & information website

Grief Specialists
Directory of grief specialists

The Good Grief Trust
Bereavement resources

Verity Owers
Bereavement counsellor

Climate Psychology Alliance
Support in the face of climate crisis

Leading Through Storms
Leadership in troubled times

What’s Your Grief
Practical grief resources

WELLBEING

 

Rose Jiggens – True Self Systems
Family Constellations and Transforming Touch

Max Mora
Somatic practitioner

Body Psychotherapy Network
Find a body psychotherapist UK

Pink Therapy Directory
Find a LGBTQIA+ Therapist

Soulful Masculinity
Mens Work and Retreats

Tree Circle Ceremonies
Aama Sade – celebrant, facilitator

Tamsin Grainger
Shiatsu, artist, writer

Tiu De Haan
Ritual design, creativity

TEACHERS

 

Sobonfu Somé
African spirituality

Francis Weller
Living a soulful life

Malidoma Somé
Dagara wisdom

Martin Prechtel
Teaching forgotten things

Joanna Macy
The Work That Reconnects

Maeve Gavin
The Keening Wake

Sophy Banks
Healthy Human Culture

Bayo Akomolafe
The Emergence Network

END OF LIFE

 

Death Café
Talk about death over tea and cake

The Art of Dying
Resources for dying well

Soul Midwives
End of life doulas

Living Well Dying Well
End of life Doulas and support

Poppy’s
Funeral services and resources

My Wishes
End of life planning

Natural Death Centre
Independent funeral advice

Cariad Lloyd Griefcast
Funny people talk about death

BOOKS

 

‘The Wild Edge of Sorrow’
Francis Weller

‘African Wisdom, African Healing’
Malidoma Somé

‘The Smell of Rain on Dust’
Martin Prechtel

‘Coming Back to Life’
Joanna Macy and Molly Brown

‘Healing Collective Trauma’
Thomas Hübl

‘Tending Grief’
Camille Sapara Barton

‘Faith, Hope, Carnage’
Nick Cave & Sean O’Hagan

‘The Myth of Normal’
Gabor Maté

ARTICLES BY SARAH PLETTS

 

Best Grief Books
Books for different situations

Dealing With Grief
Ways to find support

‘Gates of Grief’, Francis Weller and Me
Exploring Francis Weller’s map

What is Grief Tending?
An introduction

Stages of Grief
A more useful perspective

Grief Circles
One form of Grief Tending

Different Grief Ritual Sizes
What size event works for you?

Anxiety About the Future, and Climate Change
Eco grief, living with uncertainty

Grief Tending is Flourishing
State of Grief Tending in the UK

What is Grief Tending? A Practice to Deal With Grief
A supportive way to cope with loss

Re-Framing Grief Beyond Bereavement
There are many reasons to grieve

Grief Tending Training
About the ‘Apprenticing to Grief’ programme