To mark this important week, and the upcoming national Grief Awareness Week (2nd – 8th December) we are delighted to share our new interview with Jenni Thomas OBE and Anna May.

Jenni has been a pioneer in bereavement support and is the author of a new book for bereaved families, After a Child Dies | Parents Grief. She's also the author of a book especially for bereaved children titled What Does Dead Mean?

In our interview, Jenni shares her experience of nursing and founding Child Bereavement UK to support families that have lost a child. Alongside her, Anna May recounts her first-hand experience of losing family members and how this led to her creating the Student Grief Network.

Both inspirational women, Jenni and Anna reflect together on how and why their experiences led to their setting up of support organisations, their learning over the years, and why grief and bereavement matters. You can find out more about Jenni's work via the Angus Lawson Memorial Trust.

We think this is a really powerful interview and would recommend watching and sharing far and wide. There is also a transcript available (on the video page) if you would like to read the exchange.

You can watch the video here.