Rhian Gwen is a Headteacher, mother, author and creator of Loving Light Stories. Through her books, meditations and resources, she helps children and families explore emotions, healing, hope and life's big questions with compassion, curiosity and wonder.
Inspired by her own journey through loss and healing, Rhian combines her experience in education with a deep passion for supporting emotional wellbeing. Her stories create gentle opportunities for children and adults to talk openly about feelings, build resilience and find comfort during life's challenges.
Drawing inspiration from nature, mindfulness and the wisdom found in everyday experiences, her work encourages readers to embrace hope, connection and the light that exists within us all.
Her Mission
Rhian is passionate about helping children and families navigate grief, change and life's challenges through stories that nurture understanding, resilience and emotional wellbeing. She believes that books can open hearts, start important conversations and remind us that even in difficult times, hope and healing are always possible.
When she is not writing, Rhian leads a primary school in South Wales, spends time in nature, creates new resources for children and families, and continues to share the message at the heart of Loving Light Stories: that every child carries a light within them, and that light never truly fades.
Free Resources
Free Meditations for Children and Families
Many presentations to support grief literacy in schools - see below
Posts on Grief, Healing and Hope
Recorded Reading of Your Loving Light with 2 Wish Cymru
About
Rhian Gwen is a Headteacher, mother, author and creator of Loving Light Stories. Through her books, meditations and resources, she helps children and families explore emotions, healing, hope and life's big questions with compassion, curiosity and wonder.
Inspired by her own journey through loss and healing, Rhian combines her experience in education with a deep passion for supporting emotional wellbeing. Her stories create gentle...
A gentle Christmas story about remembering those we love and miss
When someone we love is no longer here, the world can feel dimmer. But love never fades—it shines on.
In this tender Christmas story, a child discovers that among all the twinkling lights of the season, one shines brighter than the rest: a Loving Light that reminds them their special someone is still near—guiding, glowing, and forever part of...
A beautifully presented journal to help children heal through grief with guided journal prompts, meditations, activites and mindful practices.
Healing after loss can feel impossible—especially for children. This gentle grief companion, journal and activity book has been created to guide children and their families through the tender process of healing together. Created by an experienced, trauma-trained Headteacher—and a mother who has faced the heartbreak of losing her own daughter—it...
