Hello, my name is Caroline, I have been volunteering and working within the world of bereavement and pre-bereavement since 1988 when I experienced my first death. Since then I have been bereaved many times in many ways and as a ‘Thinking Griever’ have tried to make sense of my own experiences through research, education and training, whilst supporting others too.
Whilst working full time, I was also a bereavement volunteer with a national charity, I facilitated bereavement support groups, ran grief workshops, was a Trustee for another national charity, delivered training on grief & bereavement, and I was commissioned to write a book for JKP; Grief Demystified: An Introduction which is being used on undergraduate and post graduate courses.
Please feel free to comment on my posts or if you would like any further information or signposting please contact me directly & I’ll be happy to help.
I am currently researching for a PhD that incorporates aspects of grief so all posts are written from a research supported perspective. If you are aware of research with an alternative or with updated information please get in touch. I welcome all comments, feedback & the sharing of knowledge.
I have been volunteering and working within the world of bereavement and pre-bereavement since 1988 when I experienced my first significant death. Since then I have been bereaved many times in many ways and as a ‘thinking griever’ have tried to make sense of my own experiences through research, education and training, whilst supporting others and professionally and as a volunteer too.
I am also the author of Grief Demystified: An Introduction; debunking prevailing grief and bereavement myths and providing evidential information to the bereaved and professionals.
My email address is: thegriefgeek@yahoo.com
Twitter: @thegriefgeek
Website: www.carolinelloyd.co.uk
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Caroline, what a wonderful idea you’ve put together.
I lost my wife to Cervical cancer in August 2013. We had been together for 18 years and not only was she my best friend, Thail was my sole mate. There wasn’t a day, even during her illness, where we didn’t make each other laugh. When Thail lost her battle, I felt like I had lost my world. I decided to see someone about my grief. I joined some bereavement classes and met Caroline. I was very fortunate to not only have Caroline as my councillor but have the other people in my class, that were a very talkative group, this helped immensely. I think the class worked very well, and the way Caroline helped us all through the hardest and most emotional time of our lives is truly amazing. Her knowledge and understanding of everything to do with grief is second to none. Don’t get me wrong, I miss my wife more than anything but Caroline has helped me to cope better, I have adjusted my life to deal with my grief and make it slightly easier.
If you are having to deal with a loss then I can’t recommend getting in touch with Caroline enough. She will definitely be a massive plus in a really negative time of your lives.
Thank you so much Simon for your kind words and taking the time to leave your comments. It was a privilege for all of us to be in your group and part of your bereavement process and it’s an honour to have been able to help in some small way x
Hi! Caroline! I’ve finally found you and have enjoyed (if this is the right word to use?) catching up and reading through your posts. This is all very new to me, hoping to find inspiration! Xxx
Hi Sara! Well this blogging is new to me so still feeling my feet but thank you so much for looking for me, taking the time to read my blogs and commenting. Thank you so much for that and I hope you find the inspiration you’re looking for! Blog on traumatic grief coming soon…. Xxx
Dear Caroline
thank you for taking an interest in our project – I will look forward to reading your posts – as you will have found out my partner Jane and I are parents to Joshua who died early in 2011 – since then we have become involved in a number of different projects and charities including the Compassionate Friends and Dying Matters . For the moment THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT is aimed at parents and siblings of a child who has died – and of course it is still in its infant stages – our plan is for it to be a repository of stories of survival from around the world – surviving the loss of a child that is .. but it has been suggested that our remit should include all grievers – what do you think? I have lost both parents and two very best friends but the death of my son was of a totally different order so on the one hand we want to serve a community that has quite specific needs but on the other we do want to be inclusive – we also have another site http://www.beyondgoodbye.co.uk from where all this internet sharing grew out of … best wishes Jimmy
Dear Jimmy,
Firstly I’m so sorry to hear of all your losses. Secondly thank you so much for taking the time to message me. I would love to discuss this with you further so if you’d like to email me at: thegriefgeek@yahoo.com I will look forward to chatting to you further. Kindest regards Caroline
Caroline, what a wonderful idea you’ve put together.
I lost my wife to Cervical cancer in August 2013. We had been together for 18 years and not only was she my best friend, Thail was my sole mate. There wasn’t a day, even during her illness, where we didn’t make each other laugh. When Thail lost her battle, I felt like I had lost my world. I decided to see someone about my grief. I joined some bereavement classes and met Caroline. I was very fortunate to not only have Caroline as my councillor but have the other people in my class, that were a very talkative group, this helped immensely. I think the class worked very well, and the way Caroline helped us all through the hardest and most emotional time of our lives is truly amazing. Her knowledge and understanding of everything to do with grief is second to none. Don’t get me wrong, I miss my wife more than anything but Caroline has helped me to cope better, I have adjusted my life to deal with my grief and make it slightly easier.
If you are having to deal with a loss then I can’t recommend getting in touch with Caroline enough. She will definitely be a massive plus in a really negative time of your lives.
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Thank you so much Simon for your kind words and taking the time to leave your comments. It was a privilege for all of us to be in your group and part of your bereavement process and it’s an honour to have been able to help in some small way x
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Hi! Caroline! I’ve finally found you and have enjoyed (if this is the right word to use?) catching up and reading through your posts. This is all very new to me, hoping to find inspiration! Xxx
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Hi Sara! Well this blogging is new to me so still feeling my feet but thank you so much for looking for me, taking the time to read my blogs and commenting. Thank you so much for that and I hope you find the inspiration you’re looking for! Blog on traumatic grief coming soon…. Xxx
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Dear Caroline
thank you for taking an interest in our project – I will look forward to reading your posts – as you will have found out my partner Jane and I are parents to Joshua who died early in 2011 – since then we have become involved in a number of different projects and charities including the Compassionate Friends and Dying Matters . For the moment THE GOOD GRIEF PROJECT is aimed at parents and siblings of a child who has died – and of course it is still in its infant stages – our plan is for it to be a repository of stories of survival from around the world – surviving the loss of a child that is .. but it has been suggested that our remit should include all grievers – what do you think? I have lost both parents and two very best friends but the death of my son was of a totally different order so on the one hand we want to serve a community that has quite specific needs but on the other we do want to be inclusive – we also have another site http://www.beyondgoodbye.co.uk from where all this internet sharing grew out of … best wishes Jimmy
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Dear Jimmy,
Firstly I’m so sorry to hear of all your losses. Secondly thank you so much for taking the time to message me. I would love to discuss this with you further so if you’d like to email me at: thegriefgeek@yahoo.com I will look forward to chatting to you further. Kindest regards Caroline
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