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September is calling 🍂💛
New month, new conversations, and plenty happening at The Hearth. Save the dates and come join us! ✨  

Summer comes with an assumption that everyone is out and up for it. For anyone grieving, that can make it the heaviest stretch of the year.

We sat down with Amber Jeffrey, founder of The Grief Gang, whose mum’s anniversary falls in June.

“I often call it my metaphorical or internal winter. You’re allowed to be in your metaphorical winter and know your bloom might come in the autumn instead.”

She also talks about the guilt that turns up when you laugh again, and what she wishes more people understood about supporting a grieving friend. Her answer to that one has stayed with us. It’s better to be told no than to never ask.

Send it to someone who might need it.

Read the full conversation on our blog. Link in bio.

Ever been on the edge of saying something real, and swallowed it down instead?

Authentic Relating is a set of practices for having more honest, connected conversations. Saying what you actually mean, hearing what someone else actually means, without the small talk getting in the way, and without needing to self-abandon or over-perform to stay in connection.

On Wednesday 16 September, Nicole Bosky is at The Hearth teaching five foundational practices you can use with anyone you want, anytime, anywhere.
Nicole is a Somatic Experiencing therapist and Authentic Relating practitioner who works with women leaders on nervous system regulation and honest communication.

6:30 to 9pm at The Hearth. Limited tickets for Hearth Members, £45 general admission, £40 low income. Link in bio to book.

This Wednesday at The Hearth.

As a young girl in Afghanistan, Zahra Joya dressed as a boy so she could go to school. She went on to study law, become a journalist, and start her own media company. When the Taliban returned in 2021, decades of progress vanished overnight.

Now living in exile in London, she refuses to stay silent.

Zahra will be in conversation with co-author and journalist Amie Ferris-Rotman about their new book The Vanishing Girl of Kabul, a memoir and a rallying cry for women whose rights are being stripped away.
Two days to go. Link in bio to book.

✨ Slow down, connect, and spend some time with us this week at The Hearth. 💛



✨ Slow down, connect, and spend some time with us this week at The Hearth. 💛



🍰 Cake & Chat
Monday 21st | 2pm
Coffee, cake, and relaxed conversation with friendly faces.

🌸 Embracing Menopause – Hearth Circles
Monday 21st | 6pm
A supportive space to share experiences, learn, and connect.

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Moving Through Grief
Tuesday 22nd | 1pm
A compassionate session exploring grief, healing, and resilience.

🍰 Cake & Chat
Thursday 24th | 2pm
Take a break with coffee, cake, and good company.

🥂 Lonely Girls Club Summer Girls Drinks Night
Thursday 24th | 7pm
An evening to meet new people, make friends, and enjoy a summer drink together.