Love, Loss and Living: Managing the Emotions of Being Separated From Your Child 

An interactive, 6-week online course with additional in-person training sessions to help you understand and manage the grief of being separated from your child(ren). 
Format

Six modules, three sessions:
  1. Modules 1-3
  2. Modules 4-5
  3. Modules 6-7

Starting date


Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen 

Format

Self-taught modules with in-person check-ins

Duration

6 weeks, approx 1-2 hours per week

Price

Free

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Love

We'll explore the Love you have for your child, the neuroscience of love, and loving-kindness meditation
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Loss

We'll introduce the topic of Loss, explore the impact of your emotions, others' emotions, and culture on Loss, and explore psychological models of Loss
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Living

We'll end by looking at healthy coping strategies and how to integrate them into your life, the power and importance of Self Care, and set some goals for the next 12 months to help you think positively about the future. 
Training developed by

Jan Montgomery

We worked with Edinburgh-based accredited Psychotherapist, Jan Montgomery, in Autumn 2022 to develop this training programme. We ran a 6-session in-person course in October and November with about 10 participants, and the feedback of these sessions has informed the development of this online training programme.

You can find out more about Jan at https://www.janmontgomery.com/
Patrick Jones - Course author
"It has helped me focus on the importance of my own wellbeing. For me, fear and anxieties still surface going through events and difficulties that occur due to loss of contact, but I see my situation in a more fluid manner now." 
Quote From Father on Pilot Session
"I found the space that was created and held within the meetings allowed me to relax and there is a positive process now underway for me."
Quote from Mother on Pilot Session
"I appreciate that now is a time to nurture a deeper acceptance of my situation" 
Quote from Father on Pilot Session

Course Lessons

What's included?

  • 6 Sections
  • 1 Certification
  • 11 Videos
  • 11 PDFs

Self-help resources

We'll explore various models of loss and how they impact you, whilst looking at ways in which to look after yourself

Activities

Guided activities that you can do in your own time to help you explore the love that you still hold for your child
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