The Festival brings together a remarkable group of speakers for thoughtful, honest conversations about living with loss. Speakers include leading grief experts Julia Samuel MBE and David Kessler, former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho OBE, resilience researcher Dr Lucy Hone, neuroscientist Professor Mary-Frances O’Connor, trauma specialist Dr Frank Anderson, and many others who combine professional expertise with personal experience.
Across ten events, we explore:
🌿 The science of resilience
🌿 The stories and rituals that help us through
🌿 Trauma and intergenerational grief
🌿 The role of nature and landscape in healing
🌿 Illness and non-death losses
🌿 … and so much more
Find out more about individual events below
