I hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer. It’s been a while since I shared any ‘news’. The summer holidays are always a little hectic with having to balance work with family life. This year has proven slightly more challenging as it’s the first summer in fifteen years where I’ve been heading out to work. […]
It seems a little strange to be talking about Christmas in March! However, I’ve just finished writing a Christmas story, to be released later this year, and I’m feeling rather excited. What was even stranger today was reading said Christmas book to a group of children, sat out in the beautiful sunshine! The sun shining […]
25th November 2021 – Bereavement Resources for Children and Teens As Children’s Grief Awareness Week comes to a close, we would like to offer a gentle reminder of our resources available to help when a child has lost someone they love, and the positive affect these resources can have. Love Will Never Die “What a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]