Hi and welcome to Grief Uncut at Winston’s Wish.
Your unedited, unfiltered experiences of grief, shared with others who get it.
This page is a space for you to submit your writing, poems, artwork, drawings, photography (without people), to share your expressions of grief and how you’re feeling.
Please don’t include any photos, videos, or audio where anyone other than yourself can be seen or heard. This helps us protect your privacy and keep everyone safe.
Tap on each square to view and be inspired by the content made by other bereaved young people.
We welcome all kinds of honest expression. Just make sure:
We check every submission to help keep everyone safe. If you submit something that makes us worried about your safety or someone else’s, we might need to reach out to someone who can help.
After your submission has been checked by our team, it will appear on this page within 14 days.
Understanding and coping with grief can be difficult. At Winston’s Wish, we help children and young people open up about their feelings, remember the person who died, and develop coping strategies.
Grief Uncut is a supportive and inclusive digital space where you can get creative and share your original thoughts, feelings, and experiences of grief as content. To make sure that Grief Uncut remains a safe space, all content submissions are moderated by the Winston’s Wish Team, and your submission/s will not appear right away.
• Share your original artwork or drawings.
• Share photographs of landscapes, items, or anything else special to you. We cannot accept photographs of any people other than yourself.
• Get as creative as possible. Write poetry, stories, or songs and share documents or photos of your writing.
• Be inspired by other people’s content on this page.
• Share content related to special days, like birthdays, anniversaries, religious holidays, Mother’s/Father’s Day, and many more.
• Share only your personal, unique experiences of grief. “For me…”, “In my experience…”
• Be kind. Everyone grieves differently, and it’s important to respect that everyone has a different way of dealing with their bereavement.
• Don’t share anything that could hurt or upset someone, including abusive, threatening, rude, or inappropriate messages.
• Don’t include links to other websites.
• Don’t talk about using drugs or other substances.
• Don’t share photos or videos of people (alive or deceased) if they can be clearly recognised or identified.
• Don’t share anyone’s name or personal details (like where they live or what they look like), even if they’ve died.
• Everyone grieves in their own way. Share your own story using phrases like “For me…” or “In my experience…”
• Don’t tell others how they should feel or how to grieve.
If you share content that indicates you are having suicidal thoughts or thoughts of self-harm, Winston’s Wish may contact emergency services to keep you safe. If this happens, your content will be kept by Winston’s Wish but not published. You can read more about when we might contact emergency services below. If you have a plan to end your life or feel unsafe right now, call 999 immediately. Grief Uncut is not set up to support you in a crisis.
Any personal information you share with us will be stored safely in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
At Winston’s Wish, we believe that it is very important to keep everyone safe. If your content indicates that you or someone you know is at risk or in danger of harming themselves or someone else, Winston’s Wish will attempt to contact you to discuss and suggest a course of action, which in some cases involves contacting your parent or guardian, your GP, or 999.
Though we will try to speak to you about any concerns first, we reserve the right to act without your consent if we feel that the urgency of the situation requires us to immediately safeguard your safety or that of others.
If you are 25 years old or under, live in the UK, and are looking to speak with someone about your grief, you can reach our bereavement support team through our Helpline, Live Chat, or email, Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm.
To submit, you must read and accept our Submission and Content Policies.
Thanks for being part of Grief Uncut. Your voice matters.
If you need to talk, we’re here to listen. Our bereavement specialists are available to speak with right away. No appointments or waiting lists, just real-life support. You can chat with us anonymously if you wish and share whatever you are feeling. Nothing about your grief is off limits. We promise to listen, not judge and can offer advice and guidance if needed. You can speak to us as little or as often as you want. Start a conversation now. You can speak with us between 8am and 8pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays). You must be 13 or older to receive support via text or WhatsApp.
Click the blue 'chat with us' button at the bottom right of your screen between 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday.
Call us for free on 08088 020 021 between 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday.
Text or WhatsApp us on 07418 341 800 (open 3pm-8pm, Monday to Friday).
For urgent support, please call 999.
If you need to speak to us in a language other than English, we can use interpreters over the phone, and we can use the Relay UK app if you have hearing or speech difficulties.
