https://www.compassionatefriends.org/event/44th-tcf-national-conference/
TCF’s 44th National Conference will be presented virtually July 16-18, 2021. Although we would love to be together in person, we can still connect, support, and gather as a community through our virtual event. Comments from the 2020 Virtual Conference…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/event/rising-together-in-grief-and-hope/
Please join The Compassionate Friends for a complimentary virtual event Rising Together in Grief and Hope, featuring David Kessler, Shari O’Loughlin, and David Wood. All three of our speakers suffered tragic losses of children and siblings and have transformed their…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/rising-together-in-grief-and-hope/
Please consider adding a donation that will help support all bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents. Your gift will ensure they need not walk alone. Donate Now David Kessler David Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts on…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/reflections-upon-entering-the-holiday-season-2020/
The various upcoming holidays provide many different emotions when we are bereaved grandparents. Some grandparents have other grandchildren with us, like I do, but the one that is missing always reminds us of our loss and our broken hearts during…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/volunteer-spotlight/
The Compassionate Friends Awards Each year, The Compassionate Friends recognizes outstanding volunteers who have given their time to further the mission of TCF. These volunteers were recognized at this year’s virtual conference. Alan Pedersen, Simon Stephens Award Alan is an…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/wnnwa-survey/
We would love your input as we move forward with our next issue of the national magazine of The Compassionate Friends, We Need Not Walk Alone (WNNWA), featuring articles by and for parents, siblings, and grandparents who are grieving the…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/heart-connections-grief-and-loss-in-a-pandemic/
As we move toward the end of September, it’s hard to believe that we have been experiencing life in a pandemic for over six months. Grief and loss are pervasive on multiple levels in our nation and in the world…
As a bereaved mother and a first-time attendee at The Compassionate Friends 43rd National Conference, I felt an immediate connection to those who presented workshops and fellow attendees. In my daily life, I rarely am in contact with people who…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/my-experiences-from-the-1st-tcf-virtual-conference/
Today is the final day of the 2020 Virtual TCF Conference. There are two stories I wanted to share from yesterday about my experience at the virtual conference this year. I attended a sharing session for seasoned grievers, those of…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/awakenings/
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. ~ Ernest Hemingway For years I cursed spring… During that time my heart woke to the bitterness of life. In the harsh frost of winter, my anguish…
