The Grief Toolkit with Julia Samuel and Kathryn Mannix

This event was hosted by Marie Curie as part of the National Day of Reflection.
What if we had a better understanding of grief as a normal process that everyone will face? And what if we had a set of tools and practices to help us manage during these times of loss? Would this help us have healthier, more tender conversations around death and grief?
Exploring these questions is Julia Samuel, one of the UK's leading psychotherapists and bestselling author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass. In this event, she talks to Dr Kathryn Mannix, who worked for Marie Curie for many years, and is author of bestsellers With The End in Mind: How to Live and Die Well and Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations.
This recording is from one of hundreds of talks, interviews and workshops run by Good Grief Events. To check out our schedule of free virtual events visit www.goodgrieffest.com

[@mountainsage45]

This was such a beautiful, tender, and wise sharing of personal stories and tools, thank you. It was almost uncanny that the final question was posed by someone who shares my name and is struggling with a very similar dilemma- mourning a family member who died during the pandemic, and not being able to say a final goodbye or attend the funeral. To hear Julia say to ‘Amber’ and any others in a similar situation “it’s never too late to remember and mourn” was such a powerful confirmation. Thank you.

[@griefchannel]

Hi Amber, thank you for your wonderful feedback. I'm so sorry for your loss and hope that the Grief Toolkit offers some healing for you.