The Telegraph

Honoured to be interviewed by The Telegraph for this article. Thank you for raising grief awareness, of the importance of talking with children about death, child bereavement and sharing my book. Many thanks indeed to Rosa Silverman for her warmth and sensitivity.

The Independent

It was incredible to have my article featured in The Independent as part of National Bereaved Parents Awareness Month. One in four pregnancies will end in miscarriage and nine babies are stillborn every day in the UK, yet there is still enormous taboo around speaking openly about pregnancy and baby loss.

“It is life-changing for a child to lose a sibling at any age. That’s why it is so essential to create a safe space to talk with bereaved children and to let them grieve if they need to. As a family, we are definitely moving forward with a much better chance of recovery by being honest and open. I am so proud of all three of my children. I really hope that together we can help other families who tragically may have lost a child.”

The Worst Girl Gang Ever!

“In this episode we chat to Emma about her book, 'Where are you Lydie'. She wrote and illustrated the beautiful picture book following the death of her daughter Lydie. It has been produced to act as a guide for young children and parents to explore death and bereavement. We discuss the complex emotions and questions which come to the surface when a child loses a sibling.”

The Good Enough Mother

It was lovely to be invited on to Dr Sophie Brock's "The Good Enough Mother" podcast to share my story and my book. This is a conversation between Sophie and myself about grief and mothering, and the complex challenges that arise when not only grieving the death of your child, but in also supporting your children who are grieving the death of their sibling.

Tommy’s editorial - The Death Taboo ‘Talking to Children about Lost Siblings’

So pleased to write a piece for Tommy's and have their amazing support for "Where are you Lydie?"

The Miscarriage Association Newsletter A/W 2020

Proud to be featured in the latest newsletter for The Miscarriage Association.

The Centre of Paediatric Spiritual Care Newsletter

Thank you so much to Sally Nash at the Centre for Paediatric Spiritual Care at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
for featuring "Where are you Lydie?" in their November Newsletter.

The Centre for Paediatric Spiritual Care exists to support and encourage the research and resourcing of multi-disciplinary spiritual care of sick children, young people and their families, and to support the staff who work with them.

Surrey Life Magazine - Baby Loss Awareness Week

Thank you so much to Surrey Life for supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week and featuring an article on "Where are you Lydie? "

eHospice

Here I tell eHospice what led me to write and illustrate a picture book to support bereaved siblings and their families.

“When George was about six he asked if we could send Lydie a piece of cake on her birthday and if a balloon would take it to her. I reflected on those first conversations we had and continued to have as a family after Lydie’s death, and the need for a picture book to help grieving siblings. This was the first image I drew for the book several years later.”

Darling Magazine

Featured in the launch issue of Darling Magazine on-line and as part of National Child Grief Awareness month, I write about “Where are you Lydie?” my newly published picture book for bereaved siblings.

“As parents we struggled to find anything suitable to read with our 3 year old son George, Lydie’s sibling. There were a few books that vaguely touched on “death” but they didn’t address the death of a baby. We desperately needed a picture book that might help him and, in turn, us as a family to manage our grief together. George could not understand where Lydie had gone and why. Could he go and see her in a rocket and take her his favourite teddy bear? Was she cold and lonely? Who would look after her?”

Sue Atkins – The Parenting Expert

It was an absolute honour to be asked by Sue Atkins – The Parenting Expert to be a guest on her podcast and open up the conversation about parenting after loss, children’s cognitive development and talking to young bereaved children about the death of a baby brother or sister.

“Between the ages of two to seven, children don’t understand that death is irreversible. They don't understand the finality of death or what the term “dead” actually means because their brains have not developed enough by this age for them to be aware of death in their thinking. This happens later at around the age of 8 or 9 years. Young Children don’t understand that life functions stop when someone dies. The inside cover of my book has some real examples of the questions George asked.”