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Privacy Policy Introduction This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which this website – shapesofgrief.com – collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users of the website. This privacy…

Volunteering in The Jungle – refugee camp, Calais, Feb 2016

Here is an account of my experience bringing Open Floor to the refugees in the Jungle, Calais. Just two weeks after my trip, French officials demolished everything that you see…

T.O.P. Losing a much-wanted child

I had the pleasure of meeting Hayley for the Shapes Of Grief podcast last week. Hayley, I can safely say, is quite an exceptional human being who has experienced tremendous…

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Welcome to Shapes of Grief Thank you for signing up to the Shapes of Grief Training Programme You will gain invaluable knowledge and tools to help you effectively support people…

On grieving someone you never knew, by Dr. Susan Delaney

“She was tiny and perfect with a head of black hair. I called her Carol after my friend who died; they say you shouldn’t call a baby after a dead…

Why we shouldn’t try to fix grief

(Written for Limerick Mental Health, photo from unsplash.com) It is so very difficult to understand grief and all its nuances if we haven’t experienced profound loss ourselves. Without understanding grief,…

Bray People

Liz Gleeson wins a place on the Impact Awards Programme from the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. Read the full article below: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/news/award-for-greystones-social-entrepreneur-liz-gleeson-of-shapes-of-grief-40806185.html…

Liz Gleeson

Liz Gleeson is an experienced Psychotherapist and Educator in the field of Grief and Loss and is currently a PhD student exploring the impact of Forest Therapy on the bereavement…

Irvin Yalom

I was born in Washington, D.C., June 13, 1931, of parents who immigrated from Russia (from a small village named Celtz near the Polish border) shortly after the first world…

Sandra Adams on the sudden death of her partner John and how grief manifested

I really enjoyed this conversation with Sandy Adams about how she navigated her grief following her partner’s sudden and unexpected death. In fact, it was so interesting, I asked her…

Sandra Adams on the aftermath of loss, part 2

This is part 2 of the conversation I had with Sandy Adams, about how she navigated grief when her fiancé John died suddenly. We talk about choice in grief, expectations…

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