Dying to Share

Dying to Share is about connection - we have grief and loss in common. Hannah hosts a community space for everyone to share what is present for them and meet people who can relate.

Members of our community attend Dying to Share because they may be experiencing the following:

• In grief about a loved one(s) dying.
• Anticipating loss and living in grief following a loved one receiving a diagnosis.
• Feeling isolated in their grief and/or noticing their is an expectation they move on and recover from their grief
• Receiving a diagnosis and looking for impartial connection as they process the emotions rising.
• Desiring to support a loved one with a terminal diagnosis and unsure of how to do so.
• Not yet having the experience of someone close to them dying and wondering how they will cope.

Together we sit in circle with a cuppa. There is no expectation you share, you are welcome to be with us and listen.

Dying to Share is a space for members of our local community to share and story-tell their experiences of grief and loss with the intention to increase awareness of death and dying with the desire to help us all live and die well.

Be supported as you share with like-hearted locals, come alone, or with friends.

This event is for everyone and for all ages and is free to attend.

Dying to Share is supported by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Find out more about Dying to Share event and venue information here.

Hannah: 07769680518 E: Hannah.kj.rayya@gmail.com

Meet Hannah Rayya

Hosting Dying to Share is a role I deeply cherish. Sitting in circle is a sacred act, yet there is something wonderfully informal, familiar and cosy about coming together with a mug of warm tea.

Dying to Share is about connection - we have grief and loss in common. I host a safe place for everyone to share what is present for them.

Many people attend Dying to Share more than once. I believe this is because they find something special and heart-warming in the connection members of the circle create. Many feel isolated in their grief. Dying to Share gently softens the experience of isolation, members realise they are no longer alone - healing happens in community.

My experience

Supporting family members throughout their dying journey, I desired to find a way to assist others in our community die feeling loved, held and safe.

I discovered the art of Soul Midwifery and completed my training with Felicity Warner.

I later volunteered as a Community Companion at St Barnabas Hospice in Worthing. At the Martlets Hospice in Hove, I volunteered to sit with the dying. Individuals who had no family and had expressed they did not want to die alone.

During 2020-21 I worked for the home care agency Caremark. As a care assistant I visited people's homes to provide personal and bespoke care.