{"id":1547,"date":"2011-11-19T20:38:39","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T01:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.griefjourney.com\/wp\/?page_id=1547"},"modified":"2022-01-23T17:19:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T17:19:38","slug":"about-the-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/welcome-to-griefjourney-com\/about-the-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Centre for The Grief Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1547\" class=\"elementor elementor-1547\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec25831 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec25831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a29ed55\" data-id=\"a29ed55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34ffb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f34ffb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/gj-icon-trans-pjg0nen1slf6to4seeaz0zpdmwmaa6t3e8kxgi1jl4.png\" title=\"gj-icon-trans\" alt=\"gj-icon-trans\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49296b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49296b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Centre for the Grief Journey<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0513f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0513f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f2d3d2\" data-id=\"31f2d3d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2cb662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2cb662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 2rem;\">Dr Bill Webster is passionately committed to assisting others on the difficult grief journey.<\/span><\/p><p>It was out of a desire to bring some comfort, direction and hope to grieving people in circumstances similar to his own that Bill, some 5 years after his own loss, began to offer community grief support programs. Bill has developed his grief support program to a highly effective and widely recognized resource for people after a significant loss.<\/p><p>The Centre for the Grief Journey was established in 1992 to assist and support people and to provide meaningful resources and helps after a significant loss. The Grief Journey approach combines education, empathy and encouragement as part of a comprehensive package of methods and materials. Dr. Bill has written numerous books and produced DVD\u2019s which address many relevant issues in an &#8220;easy to read, easy to understand&#8221; format which grieving people find effective and helpful.<\/p><p>In 2001, Dr. Bill met Sean Speiran who became a close friend and colleague. In their partnership, Sean has built and maintained\u00a0 five websites for Grief Journey. During this time, in 2010, Sean&#8217;s father passed away suddenly. Sean turned to Dr. Bill during this time, who also helped Sean&#8217;s family deal with this very difficult situation.<\/p><p>Dr. Bill and Sean are proud to have produced this website together and our comprehensive grief group support programme When Life Changes. Watch out for upcoming talks and presentations by Dr Bill on our website.<\/p><p>There is no &#8220;cookie cutter&#8221; approach to grief, and no \u201cmagic want\u201d to instantly \u201cfix\u201c things. 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