21st November 2021 – A Conversation With Elke Thompson As part of Children’s Grief Awareness Week I met with fellow author, Elke Thompson to talk about our experiences and how our work helps children who have lost someone close to them. Elke’s story is an emotional one; you may need a tissue! Hopefully, our openness […]
20th November 2021 – MuchLoved Supporting Children Through Bereavement During the summer, I wrote a guest article for the wonderful MuchLoved with guidance on helping children through bereavement. You can read the full article here – Supporting Children Through Bereavement. I decided to wait until Children’s Grief Awareness Week to share it again. I hope […]
19th November 2021 – ICCM Autumn 2021 I recently featured in the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) publication, The Journal. The article was published in their autumn edition and covers the topic of teen bereavement. Read the full article here: ICCM Published Article. During Children’s Grief Awareness Week, it seems a fitting time […]
18th November 2021 – Children’s Grief Awareness Week 2021 Today marks the start of Children’s Grief Awareness Week (CGAW). Founded in 2014 by Grief Encounter, Children’s Grief Awareness Week was designed to raise awareness of bereaved children across the UK and how much providing them with support can help them immediately and in their futures. […]
9th November 2021 – Life in the Community with Funeral Partners Funeral Partners autumn Life publication features an article about teenage bereavement and my new book, A Mind Full of Grief. Teens can pretend everything is fine while deep inside, their head is spinning. If they say they’re OK enough times, those around them will […]
28th October 2021 – Sandi Millichip-Massocchi of Family Comforts It’s been a while since I’ve welcomed a guest onto my blog. In fact, it’s been a while since I blogged at all! Between the summer holidays, building work and volunteering, time has raced away somewhat. However, what a lovely way to get back into sharing […]
12th July 2021 – British Institute of Funeral Directors Newsletter The June edition of the British Institute of Funeral Directors (BIFD) newsletter features an article about teen bereavement and my new title, A Mind Full of Grief: A bereavement guide for teenagers and young adults. At time of writing, the book has yet to […]
8th July 2021 – Leanne Brown – Daniel’s Dreams: Monster Mountain Leanne is another of the wonderful authors who are part of The Sue Atkins Book Club writing about children’s mental health. Read below about Leanne’s nervous wait for reviews of her first book. The Honesty of Children “Children are not things to be moulded […]
5th July 2021 – Funeral Service Journal I’m delighted to be featured in the latest edition of Funeral Service Journal talking about teenage bereavement and my new book, A Mind Full of Grief; A bereavement guide for teenagers and young adults. “Having been a teenager when trying to navigate my own grief, I could remember […]
28th June 2021 – The Independent Thinking Children’s Book Festival Over the weekend, The Sue Atkins Book Club ran their first online Children’s Book Festival. It was so wonderfully and cleverly put together by Ian Gilbert and Nina Jackson from Independent Thinking. They have worked tirelessly to interview around forty authors, many across the weekend […]