Rev Canon Yvonne Richmond Tulloch
Rev Canon Yvonne Richmond Tulloch was canon for Mission at Coventry Cathedral when she was suddenly widowed in 2008. Since then Yvonne has focused her attention on ensuring people bereaved in all walks of life find the support that they need. She is founder and CEO of AtaLoss.org, the UK's bereavement signposting website, Bishop's officer for clergy bereavement for Southwark Diocese, project leader of Loss and HOPE (equipping churches in bereavement support), leader of Holy Trinity Brompton's The Bereavement Journey for bereaved people, and author of Faith Questions in Bereavement.
Light in the darkness this Christmas
20 December 2021At the best of times Christmas is difficult for people who have been bereaved. It brings together family and friends in happy occasions, where the absence of those who used to join us is sorely felt. It’s said that grief is the price we pay for love and it’s also true that the happier the memories, the harder it is to face the occasion when a person is gone. For many people bereaved during the pandemic, they haven’t yet faced this Christmas pain. Furthermore, the other family gatherings that…
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Supporting the country's bereaved
28 April 2021When we combine the coronavirus deaths with the usual deaths per annum and additional deaths from reduced healthcare, our country is now, alarmingly, experiencing a ‘tsunami of grief’, with 1:4 people having lost loved ones since the start of the pandemic, all in traumatic circumstances. At the best of times bereavement can be devastating: it presents a host of challenges that affect every area of life, often causing able people to become dysfunctional and to lose hope. For anyone bereaved…
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