Kathryn Shirley Certified Grief Recovery Specialist

22/08/2023

Are you a parent or carer of a child with an EHC plan?

We have a few places left on our ‘EHC plan masterclass’ training day (run virtually on Zoom) on 12 September - for families who already have an EHC plan in place.

From looking at the information a plan should contain, through to how to achieve that through annual reviews, re-assessments and appeals to the SEND Tribunal, this training day will help you navigate the system, supporting you to make informed and positive decisions regarding your child’s education.

To book, visit: https://buff.ly/47FAR4y

Places are £65.

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If you can't make this date, you can take a look at our other parent carer training sessions here: https://buff.ly/3rnkitE

Thanks to a donation from The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, we have funding available on some of our training sessions for parents and carers who cannot access a full cost place. See individual training session pages for details on whether this is available.

15/03/2022

I love this illustration ❣

25/01/2022

22/09/2021

Nothing you love is lost .
Not really .
Things , people .. they always go away ,
sooner or later .
You can't hold them , any more than you
can hold moonlight .
But if they've touched you ,
if they're inside you ,
then they're still yours .
The only things you ever really have
are the ones you hold inside your heart ..

~ Bruce Coville ~

28/04/2021

Ever heard this advice:
Be strong
Hold it together
Don’t feel bad?

Well guess what? It’s impossible not to feel! At best, you simply numb or distract yourself which lessons the quality of your life.

What if instead we encouraged people to feel, and in turn heal, leaving them to be fully present and available for the people in their lives!

28/04/2021

Did you know that there are no stages of Grief? In 1969, Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote the book On Death and Dying in which she discussed emotions that a patient might feel upon finding out they have a terminal illness. The stages are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. The problem is that people have applied these arbitrary stages that a terminal patient MIGHT feel to something that all grievers DO feel. And it’s simply not true. Some grievers cry, some don’t. Some grievers are angry, others are not. Grief is unique to each individual, so classifying stages can be harmful.