How we can help
You are not alone
We're here to help. However you have found your way to this page, and whoever you are grieving, take your time - there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and no timetable to follow. This page gathers the ways Noah's Story Charity can support you, or someone you care about.
Where would you like to begin?
You can explore any of these in your own time - there is no order to follow and nothing you need to decide today.
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Understand the Good Grief programme
Our Good Grief Kits offer practical, age-appropriate opportunities for children, young people, adults and families to remember, express feelings, ask questions and create lasting memories - at home, at your own pace. Start here to understand the programme and which pathway may fit.
About the Good Grief programme -
The Infinity Room at Causeway Hospital
A dedicated therapeutic and reflective space at Causeway Hospital, offering comfort during crisis, reflection during loss, space for remembrance and hope during heartbreak. The Infinity Room is a cornerstone of our work.
About the Infinity Initiative -
Resources
Bereavement resources and further reading for children, young people, adults and the people supporting them - gathered in one calm place.
Browse the resources -
Not sure where to begin?
You are welcome to get in touch. Tell us as much or as little as feels right, and we will do our best to point you towards the pathway or resource that fits.
Contact Noah's Story Charity
What Noah’s Story Charity offers. We provide accessible, evidence-informed bereavement resources and reflective spaces, grounded in Continuing Bonds Theory. We are not a specialist, clinical or professional counselling service - many bereaved people never need specialist intervention, and our resources are designed to support healthy grief within everyday family life.
We do not provide crisis or emergency services. If you, or someone you care about, is in immediate distress or needs urgent help, please contact your GP or the emergency services.
Which Good Grief pathway may fit?
Gentle guidance
A few things it can help to know
Grief is a natural response to love. It does not follow a timetable, it does not move in a straight line, and it looks different for everyone - even within the same family.
Grief takes many forms
Young children often show grief through worries, clinginess, sleep difficulties or changes in behaviour rather than words. Children in the middle years may ask more complex questions and worry about the future. Teenagers can find it hard to talk openly, and grief may show itself through sadness, anger, withdrawal, anxiety or difficulty concentrating. Adults can face emotional distress, loneliness, and changes in identity and family roles. All of these are natural responses to the death of someone important.
Staying connected is healthy
Our work is grounded in Continuing Bonds Theory - the understanding that grief is not about “letting go” of someone who has died, but about finding healthy ways to maintain an ongoing connection with them. Talking about the person who has died, looking at photographs, sharing stories, keeping a special object, visiting meaningful places and marking anniversaries can all be comforting parts of that continuing connection.
If you are supporting someone else
Many adults worry about saying the “wrong thing” after a bereavement. You do not need perfect words - open, honest conversation and everyday opportunities to remember matter far more than saying things perfectly. Each Good Grief Kit includes age-appropriate guidance to help families keep those conversations going at home.
When more support is needed
Many bereaved people never need specialist support, but some do - and reaching for it is never a failure. GPs are often among the first people families turn to following a bereavement. If you are worried about how you or someone close to you is coping, your GP can help you find specialist bereavement or mental-health support.
Common questions
Questions that often matter first
There are no silly questions about grief. Here are a few answers that may help as you begin.
Is a Good Grief Kit a form of therapy or counselling?
No. The Good Grief Kits are accessible, evidence-informed bereavement resources designed to support healthy grief within everyday family life. They offer practical, age-appropriate opportunities to remember, express feelings, ask questions and create lasting memories. They are not therapy, counselling or a specialist service - and many bereaved people never need specialist intervention. If you feel more support is needed, your GP is a good place to start.
Which Good Grief Kit is right for the person I am supporting?
Each kit is designed around a stage of life:
- Good Grief Littles (ages 3–8) - supporting connection through stories, comfort objects, memory-making and family remembrance.
- Good Grief Middles (ages 8–12) - supporting emotional literacy, resilience, storytelling and continuing bonds.
- Good Grief Teens (ages 12–18) - supporting identity, reflection, meaning-making and enduring connection.
- Good Grief Adults (18+) - supporting remembrance, self-compassion, resilience and lifelong continuing bonds.
You can read about each kit in detail on the Good Grief programme pages.
What is the Infinity Room?
The Infinity Room is a dedicated therapeutic and reflective space at Causeway Hospital, created by Noah’s Story Charity to provide comfort and support to families experiencing grief, loss and heartbreak. It represents comfort during crisis, reflection during loss, space for remembrance and hope during heartbreak. You can read more on the Infinity Room page - and find more answers on our FAQs page.