Support for Bereaved Parents and Siblings

We are here to support you following the devastating loss of your child or sibling. We provide an informal, quiet space for you to meet with other bereaved parents and siblings and share your experiences.

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At SLOW we know that your grief cannot be fixed, and we do not strive to ‘make things better’.

Instead we give you space and support, so that you may, in your own time, slowly rebuild your life.

In this way, we believe there is hope to be found in connecting with other bereaved parents and siblings, relief in sharing the pain of grief, and company in bearing the unbearable, alongside others who are living with loss.

December 2024 Update

Regular groups will run as usual this month until the schools break for the holidays on 20 December. Groups will resume in the New Year on 7 January 2025. Please see below for upcoming face to face and zoom groups or check the SLOW calendar for more details.

We have space available in most of our groups. If you are new to SLOW, contact us at info@slowgroup.co.uk or on 07532 423674 for more information on how we can support you.

“Being listened to and understood is, for bereaved parents, a ray of hope amidst a world that has fallen apart.”

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Whether it’s weeks, months or years since your child or sibling died you’ll be welcome here at SLOW.

Face to Face Bereaved Parents Weekly Groups

Islington and East Croydon, London based, face to face daytime group on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during school term time.

Face to Face Bereaved Parents Monthly Group

Islington, London based, face to face evening support group once a month.

Zoom Weekly Bereaved Parents Groups

Daytime support groups every Tuesday and Thursday via Zoom during term time for bereaved parents across the UK.

SLOWsibs 18+ Bereaved Adult Sibling Support

Evening support groups held monthly via Zoom for bereaved adult siblings (aged 18+ years).

SLOWsibs Quarterly Workshops

Quarterly workshops in North London for bereaved children (aged 6-15 years) who have lost siblings.

Take a look at our calendar to find out when the next support groups and workshops are taking place.

Get in touch

For further details for all our groups and workshops contact 07532 423 674 or info@slowgroup.co.uk

You can also get in touch via our contact form and connect with us on social media

Take a look at our calendar to find out when the next support groups and workshops are taking place.

Select one of the highlighted dates and then follow the link below the calendar for more information.

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26 November

26 November at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Tuesday Zoom Support Group

27 November

27 November at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parent Weekly Wednesday Support Group (North London)

28 November

28 November at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Thursday Zoom Support Group

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3 December

3 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Tuesday Zoom Support Group

4 December

4 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parent Weekly Wednesday Support Group (North London)

5 December

5 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Thursday Zoom Support Group

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10 December

10 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Tuesday Zoom Support Group

11 December

11 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parent Weekly Wednesday Support Group (North London)

12 December

12 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Thursday Zoom Support Group

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17 December

17 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Tuesday Zoom Support Group

18 December

18 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parent Weekly Wednesday Support Group (North London)

19 December

19 December at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bereaved Parents Weekly Thursday Zoom Support Group

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The SLOW office is now closed until Monday 6th Jan

The SLOW office is now closed until Monday 6th January.

Sending love and thoughts to all of our families and the wider SLOW community.

Wishing you all a gentle festive period.

From all at SLOW HQ ❤️

This is our final week of bereaved parent meetings

This is our final week of bereaved parent meetings.

Please contact info@slowgroup.co.uk if you would like information on how we can support you.

We will resume week commencing 6th January 2025.

#griefsupport #griefjourney #bereavedparent #bereavedsibling #islington #croydoncommunity

On day 3 of #nationalgriefawarenessweek we want to

On day 3 of #nationalgriefawarenessweek we want to #shinealight on adult bereaved siblings.

On one of the first episodes of @imacelebrity , @coleen_rooney spoke about the death of her sister Rosie who died aged 14, 12 years ago. She says ‘I kept it together for my mum and dad’, and ‘it’s hard to lose a child’. With the second comment, there was a slight hesitation, she said child and not sister/sibling. Sounding like, she’s putting her parents grief before her own, even 12 years on (we could be wrong of course).

There’s a reason bereaved siblings are known as ‘the forgotten grievers’ and this clip highlights it. Shushma Jain, one of SLOW’s bereaved sibling facilitators said, ‘Watching the episode, I could feel what Coleen Rooney was saying, as us siblings are made to feel that our grief is “not as important” as our parents because we are “only” the sibling”. Therefore we suppress the grief like Coleen has shown in the clip. However, we shouldn’t have to, as we are their sibling, and equally valid to grieve and be equally affected by their death. This, however is far from true. We share our past, present and future with our sibling - the only relationship that does this. It’s ok to grieve and be affected by our sibling dying. We are doing nothing wrong’.

Bereaved adult siblings, we want you to know, we’re here for you, no matter your age, how old your brother or sister was when they died, how they died or how long ago they died. If you’d like to talk with other bereaved siblings in a safe space. Get in touch with Shushma and Sarah - both bereaved siblings who facilitate our monthly online bereaved siblings support group at adultsibs@slowgroup.co.uk

You can also listen to Shushma speak about her brother Arvind on a recent @bereavedparents_club podcast. Shushma was invited to share her story with Debbie Enever, bereaved parent and podcast host. You can hear the episode wherever you listen to your podcasts.

#nationalgriefawarenessweek #shinealight #bereavedsiblings #siblingsgrievetoo #forgottenmourners #silentgrief

On day 2 of #nationalgriefawarenessweek we want to

On day 2 of #nationalgriefawarenessweek we want to #shinealight on our SLOWSibs.

For over 10 years, we’ve been offering creative workshops for younger bereaved siblings and we’re still always amazed at the thought, creativity, devotion and dedication that goes into whatever it is they are creating in memory of their brother or sister. In this workshop, it was working with paint pens and pebbles.

When a sibling dies it’s traumatic for all the family, our SLOWSibs workshops are a safe, non judgmental creative space that allow young bereaved sibling’s to process their grief in a non verbal and sensory-based way.

Huge thanks to @nicwilson_art SLOW’s Co-founder, for setting up SLOWSibs and giving these young people a place to connect with other bereaved siblings and the opportunity to express their grief in their own way ❤️

#bereavedsibling #griefart #griefarttherapy #creativegrief #siblinggrief #nationalgriefawarenessweek #shinealight

Today marks the start of #nationalgreifawarenesswe

Today marks the start of #nationalgreifawarenessweek and this years theme is #shinealight

We wanted to shine a light on some of our brilliant runners from this years @royalparkshalf and say a massive thank you for all the effort and energy you put into both your fundraising and running for SLOW. Most of you were running for deeply personal reasons. It was emotional for us standing on the sidelines.

Collectively you raised over £31k, that’s a huge amount of money for a charity of our size and it allows us to continue to support bereaved parents and siblings at the most difficult times of their lives.

I know you’d rather not be in this spotlight and not running for SLOW but here we are. We want your special people to keep shining ✨

Thank you for letting us share these pictures. And again, thank you for all that you’ve raised for SLOW ❤️

#shinealight #nationalgriefawarenessweek #griefrun #runningthroughgrief #myspecialperson

Please contact info@slowgroup.co.uk if you want fu

Please contact info@slowgroup.co.uk if you want further information about our meetings this week.

Weekly daytime zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am - 12.30pm

Weekly evening zoom on Tuesdays at 7pm - 8.30pm

Weekly In-person on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11am - 12.30pm North & South London.

#grief #bereavedparents #grievingmother #grievingfather #grievingparents #bereavedmum #bereaveddad

Hello Community, we have a polite request, is ther

Hello Community, we have a polite request, is there anyone in our community that could organise a charity golf day to raise funds for SLOW in April next year.

As 2024 draws to a close, we’re beginning to look at our supporter fundraising activity for 2025.

If you or anyone you know could help us with this, or to find out what’s involved please get in touch with Sian or Nikki at admin@slowgroup.co.uk

Thank you 🙏🏽

#supporterfundraising #griefsupport #charitygolfday #bereavedfamilies #golfforgrief #golffundraiser

We have our regular weekly 'daytime' in person gro

We have our regular weekly 'daytime' in person groups in North London and South London this week. (11am - 12.30pm)

We also have our weekly 'daytime' on-line groups and our NEW weekly 'evening' on-line group this week. (11am - 12.30pm & 7pm - 8.30pm)

For more information, please email:info@slowgroup.co.uk or telephone 07532 423 674

#grief #griefsupport #griefsupportgroups #bereavedmothers #bereavedfathers #bereavedparents #bereavedsiblings #grievingparents