u/tooyoungtogrieve

Hi I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve for young people navigating grief and loss.

After experiencing grief young myself, I realised how isolating it can feel and didn’t want any young person to feel the way I did at the start of my grief journey.

So over the last few months we’ve started organising informal runs/walks and coffee meet ups for young people in different cities and we’re now starting to build the community in Dublin too. Thanks to help from our wonderful club leaders Sadbh & Caoimhe.

The run/jog/walk are very relaxed and open to anyone navigating loss, grief and mental health struggles - but haven’t found anyone they can talk or just connect with about this.

Some people come to chat, some people just want to get outside and be around others who understand. There’s never any pressure to share anything.

The way the runs/walks normally work is we start with a quick intro, then naturally split off into smaller groups while we run/walk depending on numbers. Afterwards a lot of people stay for coffee and keep chatting about things.

Most people come alone for the first time, so if you’re nervous about showing up not knowing anyone just message me beforehand and I’ll make sure you feel welcome.

We’ve also got a WhatsApp community where people stay connected between runs and events we do at Too Young To Grieve.

We’ve got the second ever Dublin one happening this weekend if anyone would like details 🤍

And give this a share if you think someone you know might benefit from this too. I’ll link to our IG in the comments if you’d like to see more of TYTG :)

A few photos from Sunday’s Too Young To Grieve run in Glasgow led by Ruaridh 🤍

Honestly still blown away by people who came after seeing the Reddit post last week.

Most people arrived not knowing anyone, but within about 10 minutes everyone was chatting like they’d known each other for years.

One thing I’ve realised through starting these clubs is how many young people are quietly carrying grief while feeling completely alone in it.

The whole idea behind TYTG is just to create low-pressure spaces where people navigating grief can get outside, chat with coffee after and connect with others who understand.

Very grateful to everyone who came.

A few photos from Sunday’s Too Young To Grieve run in London 🤍

Honestly still blown away by how many people came after seeing the Reddit post last week.

Most people arrived not knowing anyone, but within about 10 minutes everyone was chatting like they’d known each other for years.

One thing I’ve realised through starting these clubs is how many young people are quietly carrying grief while feeling completely alone in it.

The whole idea behind TYTG is just to create low-pressure spaces where people navigating grief can get outside, chat with coffee after and connect with others who understand.

Very grateful to everyone who came.

Hi I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve for young people navigating grief and loss.

One thing I realised after losing my dad was how isolating grief can feel at this age, especially when most people around you haven’t experienced anything similar.

Over the last few months we’ve started organising informal runs/walks and coffee meet ups for young people across the UK, including Glasgow which will be led by Ruaridh.

The runs/jogs/walks are very slow, relaxed and open to anyone navigating loss, grief and mental health struggles - but haven’t found anyone they can talk or just connect with about this.

Some people come to chat, some people just want to get outside and be around others who understand. There’s never any pressure to share anything.

The way the runs/walks normally work is we start with a quick intro, then naturally split off into smaller groups while we run/walk. Afterwards a lot of people stay for coffee and keep chatting about things.

Most people come alone for the first time, so if you’re nervous about showing up not knowing anyone just message me beforehand and I’ll make sure you feel welcome. We’ve now built an incredible community and those who come tend to stay connected even outside of our meet ups.

We’ve also got a WhatsApp community where people stay connected between runs and meet ups we do at Too Young To Grieve.

We’ve got our first one happening this Sunday 10th May if anyone would like details drop me a DM 🤍

And give this a share if you think someone you know might benefit from this too. I’ll link to our IG in the comments if you’d like to see more of TYTG :)

Hi I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve for young people navigating grief and loss.

One thing I realised after losing my dad was how isolating grief can feel at this age, especially when most people around you haven’t experienced anything similar.

Over the last few months we’ve started organising informal runs/walks and coffee meet ups for young people in London.

The runs are very relaxed and open to anyone navigating loss, grief and mental health struggles - but haven’t found anyone they can talk or just connect with about this.

Some people come to chat, some people just want to get outside and be around others who understand. There’s never any pressure to share anything.

The way the runs/walks normally work is we start with a quick intro, then naturally split off into smaller groups while we run/walk. Afterwards a lot of people stay for coffee and keep chatting about things.

Most people come alone for the first time, so if you’re nervous about showing up not knowing anyone just message me beforehand and I’ll make sure you feel welcome. We’ve now built an incredible community and those who come tend to stay connected even outside of our events.

We’ve also got a WhatsApp community where people stay connected between runs and events we do at Too Young To Grieve.

We’ve got another one happening this Sunday 10th May if anyone would like details 🤍

And give this a share if you think someone you know might benefit from this too. I’ll link to our IG in the comments if you’d like to see more of TYTG :)

*We’ve had way more messages than expected from people wanting to join so I’ve hit Reddit’s DM limit for now 🤦‍♂️

If you’d like the WhatsApp link/details just send me a message request or you can DM us on IG and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Really appreciate all the kind messages as well