Meet Emily💜

“My mum was many things to me, as mums often are”

Meet Emily, a recent Grief Gang group circle attendee. This is Emily’s story and her own words of her experience of being in the circles. Thank you dearly, Emily:

I'm Emily, I'm 34 years old. My mum Jane died in 2023, aged 64. She had been diagnosed with endometrial cancer 2 years previously, but at first we'd been told they'd caught it early and it would all be fine. Sadly, it turned out to be a more aggressive form than initially thought, and in May 2023 she was given only a few months to live

My mum was many things to me, as mums often are. But more than anything else, she was an inspiration. In 2011, aged 52, she sold her shares in the business she co-directed with my dad, and made her lifelong dream of owning a craft shop a reality. She had the shop for 12.5 years, and we closed it down the day after she died. The shop was a place of comfort and community to countless people in that time, as well as my personal safe space

A year and a bit after losing mum, I was starting to feel a bit like life was just carrying on as 'normal', even though deep down i felt anything but. I realised I hadn't been managing to find time to really hold space for mum - to think about her, to remember her, to try and feel connected to her again. When I saw a visual testimony exactly like this one on the Grief Gang Instagram account, I decided to join the next Mother Loss group circle, and in it i found such support, love and understanding

Amber is amazing at guiding discussions that really address grief in all its guises, and i felt very held by people who know exactly what it's like. Collectives and groups like this are a vital lifeline for those feeling like they don't know where to take their grief. Amber is doing a simply incredible thing every single day, and i will always be grateful

“My mum was many things to me, as mums often are” these words…how true they must ring for many of us for all of our lost loved ones. Thank you for your touching words on your experience in the group circles Emily.

The upcoming March-April group circles are full! Therefore, this coming Friday 28th of February I will be opening up the books for April-June group circles.

If you’d like to join us in this next cohort and be first to know when bookings go live, please do enrol yourself on your chosen groups waitlist (how to do so sits on each groups booking page here!) You’ll be first to know Friday morning and grab your space!

Alternatively you can head to the link here to:

📋 Fill in an enquiry form

☎️ Book a 30 minute free consultation call with me

I look forward to meeting some of you and getting to know you and your loved ones soon.

Big love,

Amber x