Terri Negus

Hello, my name is Terri, and I am based in West Berkshire in the UK. For more than 23 years, I have worked as a Funeral Celebrant and Celebrant Trainer, supporting over 4,500 bereaved families through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. It has always been a role I have carried with deep care, compassion, and professionalism. In 2020, my own life changed dramatically when I lost both of my parents within just seven months. It was a devastating and disorienting time. Yet, working in the funeral profession during a global pandemic, I felt an unspoken pressure to remain strong for others. I set aside my own grief, maintaining a professional composure and a reassuring presence for the families I served. I convinced myself that, ‘time would heal’ - but it didn’t. Five years later, when my adult daughter became estranged from me for reasons I struggled to understand, the grief I had suppressed resurfaced with overwhelming force. It was then I realised that unaddressed grief does not simply disappear, it waits, and it accumulates. Through my work in the funeral profession, I was aware of the Grief Recovery Method, and at that point, I knew I needed specialist support. What I experienced was truly transformational. It felt as though the weight I had been carrying for years had finally been lifted, like the pain had been gently, but decisively, released. That experience changed not only how I understood grief, but how I wanted to serve others. I felt a deep calling to bring this same opportunity for healing to those who are struggling as I had. I went on to train with the Grief Recovery Institute in Los Angeles, and the experience was both empowering and profoundly moving. Today, I feel incredibly honoured to support others through their grief journeys using this powerful and compassionate method. I have seen firsthand how it can help people release the pain they have been holding onto, enabling them to move forward with a renewed sense of peace and possibility. If you are carrying the weight of loss, whether recent or from many years ago, you do not have to face it alone. I warmly invite you to reach out, take that first step, and discover what healing could look like for you