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A talk given by Sangeeta Mahajan at The Compassionate Friends weekend retreat for parents bereaved by suicide or substance use/alcohol in July 2023. Sangeeta's talk hopes to deepen our understanding of the basic needs of those in grief. It

Home |News |Support videos Support videos Grief Roundtable - BBC Radio Oxford Bereaved parents Gil, Maria and Kate talk frankly together about grief after the loss of their children, grieving at Christmas and what can help. This is

Sangeeta shares with us her reflections around the theme of self-compassion. This conversation is about recognising and calling out inbuilt destructive tendencies and transforming them into a genuine friendship with ourselves. She helps us examine

Bereaved parent and chartered counselling psychologist, Barbara Douglas shares some of the traumas she experienced on, and following, her son's death and how she has (sometimes) found ways to manage these. Barbara's hope is that by

Jane shares her own story of the loss of her single parent mother when she was just 16 years old, and the death of her son, Jeremy, aged 14 months. She explores the difference in her responses to each loss. She speaks about the reality of how

Join us to hear Sangeeta Mahajan on the importance, possibility and ways of finding meaning after deep loss.

Cathy was 17 when her younger brother, Matty, was knocked over by a car. Hear how she has endured this most terrible pain and how she survived. She shares with us the ways she found to make life meaningful and how she has learned to weave some joy

Join us for the Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting held online on 13 December 2021. We come together to remember and honour our children gone too soon.

Based upon 4 years of research, Dr Laura Towers discussed the findings of her study which sought to explore people’s experiences of sibling bereavement. It was a fantastic evening where we learnt so much about the sibling experience of

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting was held on the second Sunday in December. Once again, we came together in understanding and support to remember and honour our precious children, siblings and grandchildren.