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To Be Honest: encouraging openness in grief

Too many people feel unable to open up about how they feel after a bereavement. But that needs to change. Find out more about our 'To Be Honest' campaign.

How to support someone grieving in the New Year

For someone who is grieving, the new year can sometimes act as an unwelcome reminder of what has changed in life. It can bring about feelings of sadness, jealousy or anger, and these emotions can often be heightened by the positive outlook pushed by society at the start of the year.

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Grief support at Christmas and new year

Christmas can be a difficult time when you're grieving. Some of the usual sources of support may not be open, or celebrations and events might bring up hard feelings.

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Supporting a child when someone is dying

Here are some practical suggestions for supporting children and young when someone like a grandparent, parent, sibling or other friend or family member is dying.

What is anticipatory grief?

In this article, we explore what it's like to grieve someone before they die.

Sue Ryder celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride month

Pride month is dedicated to celebrating and promoting equality, visibility and rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Sue Ryder to present a Grief Kind Garden in the ‘All About Plants’ category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Sue Ryder will be presenting a Grief Kind Garden in the ‘All About Plants’ category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We'll be exploring the theme of grief with a sensory garden designed by award winning designer, Katherine Holland at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.

Coping with grief on Mother’s Day

Whether you’re missing your mum, or you had a more difficult relationship, Mother’s Day and the lead up to it can trigger many different emotions if your mum has died.

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Why work for Sue Ryder?

We've been providing expert care for over 70 years. We put personalisation at the heart of our care provision and it’s also at the heart of our organisation, in our people, and in what we do.

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The benefits of working in retail with Sue Ryder

Interested in joining Sue Ryder, but want to know more about our benefits? If you’d like to join one of our retail teams, you might want to know more about the benefits we offer as a charity.

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The benefits of working for Sue Ryder

If you’re interested in joining the Sue Ryder team to be there when it matters, you might want to know more about the benefits we offer.

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‘A Sense of Grief’: How the five senses can spark grief

We’ve launched our new campaign, A Sense of Grief, to highlight the profound impact the five senses have on the grieving process.

As we prepare for Her Majesty’s funeral, we share advice about how to approach the day when you are already grieving for someone close to you.

As people across the United Kingdom prepare for Her Majesty’s funeral on Monday 19 September, our Head of Bereavement, Bianca Neumann, shares her advice about how to approach the day when you are already grieving for someone close to you.

What does grief feel like?

Every person’s experience of grief is different. It is very common to feel shock, guilt, anger, relief, despair and many other emotions.

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Celebrity supporters visit the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Sue Ryder Ambassadors Lisa Riley and Richard Arnold were joined by TV presenter, Kate Garraway, as the first visitors to the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 Press Day.

Growing around grief

Growing around grief, also known as Tonkin's model of grief or the fried egg model, can be helpful after a bereavement. It is way of understanding grief without the idea of 'moving on' or 'getting over it'.

Remember a Charity Week

Gifts in Wills from kind supporters like you are vital to help our work continue.

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Strategic partnerships

Truly transformation partnerships can help us get closer to achieving our mission, while helping to achieve your own business objectives.

Grieving for a public figure

When a public figure dies, the news can elicit a range of emotions. You may feel a deep sense of loss if they were someone you admire, or you might find that their death brings feelings of your own grief to the surface again.

What happens immediately after a death?

Information about what happens immediately after someone has died, including who to call to confirm the death, caring for the body and who can help you.