We are Matt Phipps and Jo Muswell, Consultant Analysts in People & Change, and we both lost a parent within the last year. Through TNN Charity, we and so many others have been able to attend face-to-face group therapy sessions for free, which have helped us enormously in our journeys to understanding our grief.

TNN Charity are now in desperate need of funding to continue delivering the life-changing service that they offer to so many people experiencing grief. So, we are baking some delicious things for you and asking for your help to raise some money for a lifechanging charity.

The New Normal is a community-building charity connecting adults through their experience of grief. Their mission is to provide space for adults who are struggling with life's difficult moments, particularly bereavement, to discuss these issues through non-judgemental peer to peer group support.

Please donate what you can to help the charity continue to provide life-changing peer support to help you, your loved ones and your communities.

Donations made through this campaign will go directly into continuing to provide these meetings for those who are experiencing life's difficult moments.

A little bit about Matt & Jo

Matt’s Story:

On November 21st 2022, I lost my mum Carol at age 60 following her ten year battle with breast cancer. I found it incredibly challenging to return to work, manage my mum’s estate and still find space to grieve and process my traumatic memories of the final months with my mum. TNN charity provided that space for me to meet face-to-face with others experiencing grief and helped remind me that I’m not alone in my experience of loss. TNN was and continues to be a significant part of my journey to healing and fulfilling the promise I made to her that I would face the pain of grief head on.

Here’s my favourite picture of my mum and I after I’d just run the London Marathon to raise money for the charity that funded her cancer treatment for 7 years. She was such a beautiful person inside and out!

Jo’s Story:

On February 14th this year, my dad Lance passed away very suddenly, completely out of the blue, on a random Tuesday. I am a mini-version of my dad, so losing him has felt very destabilising. Grief is incredibly lonely and I believe a large proportion of society struggle to engage with and talk about grief. TNN’s peer support group has been pivotal for me. They create a vital space to talk openly about the ugly side of grief and connect with others trying to heal.

My dad was the best. He loved music, tech gadgets, bad puns and his Alfa Romeo. He was always so ready to support those around him or fight their corner with them. He was so proud to be my dad and I was so proud to be his daughter.

Thank you for your support!