Who we are

• We are a group of people who have experienced the death of a child
• We are a space to talk about the person you lost and to share your experience in grief
• We meet twice a month in Neukölln, Berlin
• Parents, Siblings and anyone else affected are welcome
• People affected by child loss during pregnancy and stillbirth are welcome
• The primary language of this support group is English
• We are non-denominational. Both spiritual and non-spiritual perspectives are welcome.
• The origin of the group was simply a need to talk about these complex feelings in English

What we are not

• We are not a replacement for professional grief counselling or therapy
• We are not an emergency or crisis service. If you need urgent help see the Berliner Krisendienst (multilingual)

How to Join

• Reach out by emailing us at clb.en.gsg@gmail.com and we can inform you of our current schedule

Further Resources

These are provided for information only, we do not necessarily have personal experience with these services

• Online grief resources focused on child loss, in English
• Sands
• Love From Dad
• Red Nose Grief and Loss
• 4Louis
• Sad Dads Club
• The Compassionate Friends
• Compassionate Friends International Chapters
• Dr. Joanne Cacciatore - Center for Loss and Trauma
• r/babyloss Subreddit
• General grief groups in Berlin, in English
• The Good Grief Group
• Child loss grief groups in Berlin, in Deutsch
• Björn Schulz Stiftung
• Familienzelt-Berlin (Offers counseling in English & German)
• Erste Hilfe Köfferchen
• Star Parent Berlin Forums
• Kinder Versorgungsnetz Berlin
• Verwaiste Eltern und Geschwister Berlin
• Pro Familia Berlin (Support group for early miscarriage)
• For people affected by the suicide of a loved one AGUS lists several support groups in Berlin, including a group focused on parents
• Therapists & Individual Support
• Berliner Versorgungsnetzwerk Psychosomatische Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
• Hebamme who also specialises in star children.Website also has a list of resources.
• Post-natal Recovery Courses (Rückbildungskurs) for Star Moms (mostly German)
• Hebabben Praxis Weissensee
• PND KuDamm (Charlottenburg)
• Hebamme with Rückbildungskurs für Sternenkindmamas
• Other
• Free family counselling for difficult situations, in multiple languages