Carly3 days ago5 minGUEST BLOG: From Suppression to Expression: Resurrecting My Creativity to Navigate Feelings of Loss It’s 12 years to the day that mum passed away. In some ways it feels like an eternity since I last saw her. In other ways, the difficult ...
CarlyDec 19, 20207 minGrief and Christmas - Lessons inspired by EllieChristmas can be a really rough time of year, especially if you are feeling the aftermath of a loss. Losses of all sorts affect us deeply...
CarlyDec 11, 20203 minGUEST BLOG: Jill Weaver-Channeling Grief for Positive Outcomes#shareyourstory It was 18 October 2019 when I became a member of the club no one ever wants to join – my beautiful, spirited, loving 8 ye...
CarlyDec 7, 20203 minGUEST BLOG: Laura Toop shares her story 5 years ago, my life spectacularly imploded I lost my husband, my health, and my career in quick succession, Everything I knew, gone in a...
CarlyDec 6, 20206 minGUEST BLOG: EMMA- My significant loss and finding The Loss Project #shareyourstoryI have first-hand experience of feeling shattered, vulnerable, lost and exhausted after losing my mum under traumatic circumstances. Whet...
CarlyDec 4, 20204 minGUEST BLOG: The Power of Speech #shareyourstoryThe power of speech. A phrase used to proclaim how important talking is. The undoubtable value of vocalising our experiences, emotions an...
CarlyDec 2, 20204 minSteph's Story #griefawarenessweekSteph’s Story - Grief Awareness Week 2020 My Nan was my absolute world when I was young. I have such fond memories of her taking me ‘out ...
CarlyNov 13, 20202 minWhy The Loss Project?In 2019, founder Carly Attridge, an entrepreneur in residence at Goldsmiths University London, decided she was ready to bring The Loss Pr...
CarlyAug 28, 20204 minGUEST BLOG: The Grief Gang brought to you by Amber JeffreyMy name is Amber Jeffrey and I am the creator and founder of The Grief Gang Instagram page and podcast. But before I tell you how that ca...
CarlyJul 8, 20207 minGUEST BLOG: Grief & Loss in the residential system by Ann Macfarlane OBE Losses that may be Experienced by People in Residential and Nursing Settings As an Expert by Experience, and a full-time wheelchair user ...
CarlyMay 6, 20204 min"Young Hearts, Run Free": Reflections on young carersThere are an estimated 700,000 young carers in the UK- that is an astonishing number, and an often hidden and forgotten section of societ...
CarlyApr 24, 20204 minGUEST BLOG: ELLEN O'HARA ON LOSS AND GRIEF*We had a great chat with Ellen recently and we're really interested to explore further around organisational grief. Thanks Ellen for inc...
CarlyApr 24, 20202 minStitch in TimeA Stitch in Time... Not Just Another Number Responding to the challenge of memorialising people who have died during the Covid-19 pandemi...
CarlyApr 16, 20201 min#thatsexactlyhowIfeelLoss and grief are often very normal emotions, but often ones we try to hide. We can feel forced to be ashamed of our feelings of grief a...
CarlyApr 11, 20203 minMore than just a numberBy Steph Turner A photo of my favourite bench in Crystal Palace Park. It’s getting addictive. Watching the news, checking your phone for ...
CarlyApr 6, 20202 minLoss a universal experienceWe are so delighted to be collaborating with the very talented Steph Turner. Steph has a written a fabulous blog, that we thought you mig...
CarlyFeb 14, 20203 minGUEST BLOG: My experience of grief, the loss of my Mum and how I now run a greetings card shop.SNAP exists because, aside from a selection our random vaguely creative, stupid jobs, in 2010 I watched my mum die of ovarian cancer in a...
CarlyFeb 6, 20203 minReflections on "Misbehaving Bodies" ExhibitionMisbehaving Bodies Exhibition- Wellcome Trust “Influential photographer Jo Spence’s (1934–92) work documents her diagnosis of breast canc...
CarlyNov 17, 20192 minSparking conversations in Bow (Our inaugural public event)On Wednesday 13th November we held our first public event "Let's talk about Death, Baby" at Muxima in Bow. We already knew that there was...
CarlyOct 12, 20192 minLoss? What do you mean loss?It's a funny old thing loss. When I've been explaining what I want to do either people get it straight away, their eyes glaze over or the...