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Telling the story of a life through music
This blog from Playlist for Life looks at how a personal playlist can help families connect and bring comfort after someone dies.
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Cruse partners with The Grief School
We're proud to partner with Good Grief to bring you more than 60 hours of free events as part of this year's Good Grief Festival
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Developing our new brand
Our new brand and values are the result of a long process of reflection, research and consultation. Cruse Chief Executive Steven Wibberley explains how it happened.
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Cruse memories of September 11th
Former Cruse CEO Debbie Kerslake was part of the Cruse response team who travelled to New York after 9/11. In this blog she reflects on her experiences and memories.
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Our A Day For You
A Day For You is a wonderful way to share stories, make memories in their memory and help raise money to support everyone struggling with grief. We asked a few people what they plan to do for their A Day For You, here’s what they said…
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Cruse to feature in Amy Winehouse documentary
Cruse volunteers and team members will feature in a new documentary about Dionne Bromfield, the goddaughter of the late singer Amy Winehouse.
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Jabz’s story
The loss of a father is the loss of one of the most important relationships of your life. Jabz shares some of her experiences of grief, and how Cruse helped her come to terms with it.
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The Motherless Podcast
Losing a mother when you are young is always painful. But having children of your own can bring up a complicated mix of emotions.
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Jo’s story: becoming a Cruse volunteer
To celebrate this year's Volunteer's Week, this is the story of our volunteer Jo. She shares what it was like becoming a Cruse volunteer, along with her own grief experiences.
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Choosing readings for funerals and memorials
Choosing a reading for a funeral or memorial service is a wonderful way to reflect the person who has died, share a consoling or inspiring message, and allow people to reflect and remember during the funeral.
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Missed conversations before death
Anne Wadey of the National Bereavement Service shares her story of regretting the conversations her family didn’t have before her parents died, and discusses other common disputes which cause problems for bereaved people.
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Important conversations about death
Bereavement volunteer Jane Hamerton gives some tips on how to have difficult conversations on death and dying.
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