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Louise Dillon

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Transform workplace grief support with Louise Dillon, speaker and compassionate workplace expert. Louise helps organisations create supportive environments for employees experiencing loss, delivering powerful insights featured on BBC, ITV, and Sky News.

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Advocate for grief awareness in workplaces
Founder of Fred Bennett’s Don’t Look Down Fund
Speaker and writer on grief and support systems

Louise Dillon is bringing conversations about grief into the workplace. Her training helps organisations create compassionate places to work, supporting employees during their most challenging times. Drawing on her personal experiences and professional insights, she seeks to remove the discomfort and awkwardness of discussing grief, allowing us all to face it honestly and empathetically. Louise has experienced grief as a profound and defining companion throughout her adult life. During her twenties, whilst building a corporate career, she lost both of her parents, six years apart. In 2019, her life was turned upside down when her 13-year-old son, Fred, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia. He died ten months later. In 2020, she founded the Fred Bennett’s Don’t Look Down Special Named Fund with the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group, which to date has raised over £100,000. Louise has gained a deep understanding of how grief transforms us and how we learn to live alongside it, forging new paths, careers, and relationships. She has also encountered firsthand what forms of support are genuinely helpful and what is not. Louise firmly believes that the people we surround ourselves with during times of need make the most significant difference in how we move forward. She emphasises the shared responsibility we all have to be the best support system we can be. Louise is an accomplished speaker and writer who has shared her insights on grief extensively across various platforms, including online media, newspapers, television, and podcasts. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post and the New Statesman. She has also appeared as a contributor on Newsnight, BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, ITV News, Sky News, and Global Radio.

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Grieving in the Office

Louise Dillon's talk, "Grieving in the Office," addresses the universal nature of grief and the unrealistic expectation to leave it behind at work. With two million employees experiencing intense grief annually, over half report a decline in performance, and many consider leaving their jobs. Louise advocates for recognising grief as a normal life stage requiring empathy and support. Attendees will learn how to better support grieving colleagues in the workplace.

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Transform your workplace with Louise Dillon's expert guidance on navigating grief. As a renowned speaker and writer featured on BBC and Sky News, Louise provides valuable insights to foster empathy and resilience. Book now to equip your team with compassion.

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The way Louise delivered the session made grief feel 'normal' to talk about. I felt at ease listening to her insightful advice and better equipped to support colleagues who may be experiencing their own grief.

Grief Awareness Week, Grief Awareness Week

One of our best attended and most talked about workshops of last year.

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I thought it was a really good webinar. Very personal and gave me food for thought as a probate department member. I take the initial calls and it made me think about what I say to people. I know when you have lost someone close yourself, that you are a lot more empathetic and dealing with your losses in the way you are, I think is truly inspirational.

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Louise delivers compassionate, honest training that removes discomfort around grief. She draws on personal experience to foster empathy, helping organisations support employees through challenging times with understanding and care.

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