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Ways to support someone in your team who is grieving: 💡 Respect their boundaries. You may want to inform the team and colleagues about their bereavement, but make sure to ask them how and when they would like this communicated and with whom. 💡 Make a note of the specific dates so you know when the anniversary is coming around. This can allow you to be more aware of changes in emotions, when the person may need extra support, flexibility or annual leave. 💡 Expect changes. The person may use work as a distraction but they may need support down the line. It could also take the person a while to return to work and feel comfortable, so allow them some flexibility and be aware that grief has no timeline. The end of bereavement leave doesn’t mean the end of their grief. #grief #griefsupport #hradvice #charity

YOUR DONATIONS ALLOW GRIEFHAB™ TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST! Your donations are crucial in our efforts to make our services free for everyone. Whether it's helping us fund events like the 2nd Annual Healing Together Through the Holidays, providing assistance for client services, and even funding funeral costs - your donations directly help every client we serve. Donate today to help make this and other events and services free for everyone. Because no one should struggle alone ❤️ Want to #BePartoftheChange? We’re looking for a select few exclusive sponsors who will receive opportunities tailored for their businesses. Options include coverage in and on Faces of Grief, launching December 2024, coverage in and on the 2025 Awareness Calendar, promotion at our events, promotion on The Be Ruthless Show, and SO much more. Griefhab isn’t like other programs. You can reach out when you need - because we understand that life happens outside of business hours. We deal with more than just the grief - because that’s the reality of grief. It includes real life tasks that knock you back down just when you got one step up. We do that for you. With you. Until you’re able to function and do it yourself. I speak all over helping others understand what they can’t see. Working to change bereavement laws. To fight for your rights. That’s what Griefhab is and does. And you can be at the forefront of this movement. Before others jump on board like the world did with The Lions 🤣💙 Become a Sponsor during Mental Health Awareness Month and receive an extra special page in the 2025 Awareness Calendar! Reach out now.

Bereavement is the experience of losing someone important to us. It is characterised by grief, which is the process and the range of emotions we go through as we gradually adjust to the loss. Losing someone important to us can be emotionally devastating - whether that be a partner, family member, friend or pet. Bereavement affects us all differently. There is no right or wrong way to work through the emotions, but there is always someone you can talk to. Look out for any bereavement support where you live, there's often free counselling from charities, for people suffering with grief. #Grief #Counselling #Bereavement

Grief Awareness Day is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of grief on people's lives. On this day, people are encouraged to recognize and support those who are grieving, as well as educate themselves about the various ways in which grief can manifest. Grief can be a complex and difficult emotion to navigate, and it can affect people in different ways. By increasing awareness and understanding of grief, we can help create a more compassionate and supportive society for those who are experiencing it. #griefawarenessday #forneylawtx #estateplan #willsandtrusts #powerofattorney #healthcaredirectives #guardianship #protectyourfamily #kidsprotectionplan #assetprotection #legacy #familylegacy #buildyourlegacy #estateplanningattorney #txestateplanningattorney #personalfamilylawyer #houston #adulting #smallbusiness #txsmallbusiness #businessconsulting #txnonprofit #nonprofit

As we approach the end of National Grief Awareness Week, we wanted to share a message from our Community Engagement Coordinator, Ali Callear. “As a hospice, it is important that we help everyone feel equipped to have conversations around death and dying and enable communities to support one another. “As part of Grief Awareness Week, we are delivering workplace webinars to help companies feel more confident in supporting colleagues who are experiencing grief and loss and, as such, help develop more compassionate workplaces. So often, people say that they don't know what to say to someone following a bereavement, and so providing simple tools to grow confidence and allow colleagues to have the courage to talk and support one another, even in the most difficult situations, is something we are passionate about.” 🧡 If you would like to learn more about how to support your workforce through our Understanding Bereavement Workshop, please get in touch at community.development@stgileshospice.com 🧡 #bettertogether #nationalgriefawarenessweek2023 #thegoodgrieftrustuk #griefawareness #grief #loss #bereavement #death #hospice #hospicecharity #stgiles #stgileshospice #charity #nonprofit #support

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On Father’s Day, remembering Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa or Just Like Dad can be hard, especially for children and young people. Here are a few ways to speak to children about Father’s Day, whether this is their first without someone special, or one of many. Acknowledge their grief  It’s natural for children and young people to find the lead up to Father’s Day hard. With workshops at schools and nurseries, adverts on TV and online, children can feel as though they are the only ones unable to celebrate a special day. Acknowledge this, and recognise children may feel extra sensitive. It’s OK not to be OK Quiet reflection and remembering is just as important as talking about someone special. If children feel they don’t want to mark the day, or instead choose to spend time reflecting on photos, songs, movies or memories, in a quiet way, that’s ok too. Spend time outdoors Walking in green spaces and getting fresh air can be hugely beneficial and healing. You could also find a special spot with family and plant ‘Forget-Me-Not’s’ or a tree, so that children can continue to visit that spot and remember year on year. Open conversations Ask children and young people how they feel, and what they want to do to mark the day. Encourage honesty and openness and let them know there is no wrong answer. Remembering Talk to children about Father's Day, how it makes them feel, and allow them to decide how to mark the day. They may feel differently to you or have a brilliant idea for how they want to remember their dad. Maybe a memory box or writing cards to take somewhere special. Share happy memories and perhaps light a candle beside a photograph of them. Where to get support If you are a bereaved young person or an adult supporting a bereaved child who is struggling with their grief, please call us on 0808 802 0111 Mon – Friday 9.30 – 3.30pm. #FathersDay #Dad #Remembering #AwarenessDays #grief #support #charity #support #memories #bereaved #advice

Lovely to attend today’s 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, thanks for hosting Stephen Follows and Helen Smith. Great presentations from Jenny G. and Audrey Cornelius very interesting to learn more about how you launched your legacy programmes.  We also had very useful stats on will writing from Stephen Rowland too – thank you.   𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 before reaching out to your supporters.  Running these sessions will help with building confidence for all internal staff whether they are Trustees, staff or volunteers to feel comfortable talking about gifts in wills and truly realise the importance of gifts in wills for your charity. We find that they also help get internal buy-in too for budget and integration of legacies messages. Don’t forget to include your take away for staff and volunteers which is your key legacy message and what you would like them to say to a supporter if they get a gifts in wills enquiry 😊. Here at Make A Will Online we encourage our charity partners to run internal engagement sessions and help out with these too – if you want to find out more please get in touch marie@makeawillonline.co.uk. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 which lines up with the key times of year for will writing which is usually 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧, peek time being from January through to April.  Autumn peaks also tie in with taking advantage of Remember A Charity 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 and 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 and also hone in on your comms to land at key times of the week for will writing, Monday to Wednesday, late morning/early afternoon.  Now is a great time to plan your Autumn campaign, if you haven’t already, and start to think about a campaign for Jan/Feb time. 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 works well as you won’t always time your comms when supporters are perhaps pushed into writing their will from perhaps a life event coming along which tends to focus minds into writing or updating wills, whether that’s grandkids coming along, moving house, illness or suffering a bereavement. Aim to keep in your supporter’s consciousness so that when they do choose to make their will they will remember your charity. Looking forward to the next session. #GiftsinWills #LegacyRoundtable #LegacyFundraising  

There are estimated to be 2.6 million deaths every year in the US alone, resulting in over 13 million grievers annually. Losing a loved one can be one of the hardest things we ever have to deal with in life. It is a time when we need understanding and a strong support system around us. Fortunately, many charities offer vital services and advice to help people get through these tough times. So we had to ask: What are the best charities that support grieving families? 👇  https://lnkd.in/gZiX2E9v #charitysupport #grieving #griefsupport #grievingfamilies #supportsystem OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center, EVERMORE, The Compassionate Friends, COPE , National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG), Good Grief, Inc., Eluna, Bereaved Parents Of Usa, Judi's House/JAG Institute

This week is organ donation week. Do you know there are 7000 people in the UK requiring a life saving transplant but only 1400 donors per year? How does loss, grief and bereavement impact organ donation? 👉 Coping with the loss of health and inability to manage as well as pre transplant requirements. 👉 Financial loss. Many people will have to work reduced hours or give up their jobs altogether. 👉 Loss of social support network. Being less well impacts our ability to meet up, attend events and we can become increasingly withdrawn. 👉 430 people died waiting for a transplant last year and it is likely that each of those deaths will impact at least 9 people as they struggle with bereavement. 👉 Inevitably, a number of organ donations happen because someone else has sadly died. in 2021, 3391 people had their lives saved after 1180 people donated organs after death. The mixed emotions of the death of a loved one versus the knowledge that their loved one has also saved someone's life must be so difficult to navigate. How much attention are you giving to loss, grief and bereavement support in your workplace? It impacts people in so many different ways. Reach out and find out how National Grief and Bereavement Association can support your organisation. #hr #workplacewellbeing #organdonation