🗓️ Date: Sunday, 8th December 2024
📍Location: Colet House, London, W14 9DA
Losing a parent to cancer is a profound experience that deeply impacts every aspect of life. Join us on Sunday, 8th December 2024, for our Sunday Sanctuary, a compassionate and supportive day dedicated to making space for grief and connecting with others who have experienced similar losses.
This in-person event is specifically for adults who have lost a parent to cancer. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or seeking ways to adapt to life without your loved one, this sanctuary is designed to meet you wherever you are in your bereavement process.
Please note, we will be hosting similar events for other types of losses in the near future.
What to expect:
- Support Group Space: Engage in heartfelt discussions facilitated by our brilliant and compassionate volunteers.
- Gentle Guidance: Receive support and understanding from others who share your journey.
- Short Meditation Exercises: Participate in brief relaxation-focused meditations to help you find calm.
- Tea and Tips: Join a Q&A session with our Clinical Psychologist, who will address common challenges of grief, such as troubled sleep and guilt.
- Informal Connection Time: Enjoy moments to interact and share with other attendees outside of the facilitated sessions.
When and where:
🗓️ Date: Sunday, 8th December 2024
🕙Time: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
📍Location: Colet House, London, W14 9DA (easily accessible by tube and with free parking)
We believe that everyone should have access to support, regardless of their financial situation. Therefore, we operate on a Pay What You Can basis.
Choose a Price that Feels Fair: £50 / £75 / £100
Your contribution helps cover the costs of the event and allows us to continue offering this valuable support.
Practical information:
- Snacks and drinks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch, or there are local cafes nearby.
- The event is specifically for adults who have lost a parent to cancer.
- Similar events for other types of loss will be announced in the future.
Join us for a day of healing and hope.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Sunday Sanctuary.
🧠 Understand the ‘Stages’ of Grief
Many people first encounter grief through the idea of “stages,” but the model is often simplified or misunderstood.
Our Stages of Grief page looks at where the framework began, what each stage represents, and how it can support understanding – without suggesting that grief unfolds in a tidy order.
Explore the page to learn:
📘 A clear explanation of what the Five Stages are (and what they’re not)
🧭 Why grief rarely moves in a straight line
🌊 How feelings can rise and fall in waves
🧩 Other grief models that may resonate more with your experience