Bereavement Café
If you are experiencing grief and loss and would like to connect with others who have/are undergoing a similar experience, we would like to invite you to our Bereavement Cafe. This is an informal group where we can talk freely supported by our Bereavement Support worker and volunteers.
The Café is held on first Friday of every month at:
Kensington Baptist Church, Kensington, Brecon LD3 9AY – 2:30pm – 4pm in the Lounge area.
Tea, coffee and cake available! Although the meeting is in a church, we welcome people of all faiths and none. Parking is available close by in a pay and display car park.
If you would like to attend, please either email: [email protected] or telephone 01874 611529 informing us that you would like to come along.
Bereavement Support with one of our listening volunteers
If you feel you need further support we can arrange for a Bereavement Supporter to work alongside you, listening and helping you work through your grief in your own way, on a one-to-one basis. Your Supporter is a volunteer who has undergone extensive training.
Each session will last about an hour and will continue for an average of 6 sessions. In south Powys we offer telephone or Zoom, depending on what works for you which will be arranged via our co-ordinator.
Anything you say is kept in the strictest confidence, unless someone’s safety is at risk.
Get in touch
The service covers all of Powys and is for adults, young people and children from age 4+.
To book an appointment or for more information contact our co-ordinator Abbie:
Tel: 07496 870039
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 01597 824411
Different ways people react to bereavement
It is natural for people to have a strong reaction to bereavement. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and everyone grieves in their own time and way.
You may be experiencing:
- Disbelief or denial – carrying on as if nothing has happened
- Shock or numbness
- Difficulty in sleeping, loss of appetite, mood swings, lack of concentration, exhaustion, feeling anxious or depressed
- Anger – at the world, a specific person, God or even the person who has died
- Imagining you still see or hear the person who has died
- Guilt – feeling that you could have done more or prevented the death
Things that can help
- Look after yourself – take time out to sleep, rest, think and be with people you are close to
- Talk about your feelings and what has happened
- Try to keep your life as normal as possible after the acute grief
- Tell people what you need
- Children experience similar feelings, so let them talk about their emotions and express themselves creatively
- It helps your child to go back to school. Let them keep up with their other activities and do let their teacher know what has happened.
- Accidents are more common after severe stress, so be careful
To see further information provided by Mind please follow the link below.
www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/bereavement/support-and-self-care
Bereavement Booklet
Our Bereavement Support Service team have developed a booklet for people who are experiencing grief and loss. It is free of charge and can be downloaded in both English and Welsh – see the links below.
Lawrlwythwch gopi o’r ffurflen Ydych chi’n galaru? llyfryn profedigaeth yma (Welsh)
Download a copy of the Are you grieving? bereavement booklet here (English)