Newsletter for Childless Parents, Spring 2021

Newsletter for Childless Parents | www.tcf.org.uk 11 Upright With Knickers On - Surviving the Death of a Child Contributors to this bestselling book, written and edited by Gina Claye and members of TCF, share and reflect on what has helped and sustained them as they tried to survive and find hope after the death of their son or daughter. There will be an opportunity for you, too, to share what has helped you along the way. When: 22 March 2021, 7 – 8.15pm | Where: Online, via Zoom Find out more and register at www.tcf.org.uk/uprightwithknickerson “Sharing grief, finding hope” Jane Oundjian MBE Jane lost her own single parent mother at the age of 16 and her first child when he was 14 months old. She trained as a counsellor and her experiences of loss eventually led her in 1995 to write and develop a six-session group programme designed to help grieving people. She ran this course, The Bereavement Journey, for 23 years; it was filmed in 2015 and now the course runs all over the UK and overseas. Jane was awarded an MBE for services to the bereaved in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2020. When: Wednesday 14 April, 7pm | Where: Online, via Zoom TCF Online Events Spring 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 Dr Joanne Cacciatore Author of Bearing the Unbearable and Grieving Is Loving Joanne is a bereaved mother and founder of the US MISS Foundation, dedicated to providing multiple forms of support to families experiencing the death of a child. She’s also been researching and writing about grief for more than a decade in her role as associate professor at Arizona State University and is an acclaimed public speaker on traumatic loss. When: Tuesday 4 May, 7pm | Where: Online, via Zoom More details and registration for both April and May online events will open soon on our website. Go to EVENTS to find out more.