Press Kit

Welcome to the press kit for Rhian Gwen — author, headteacher, speaker, and creator of Loving Light Publishing.

Rhian writes heartfelt children’s books and wellbeing resources that gently support conversations around grief, healing, emotional literacy, mindfulness, and the big questions of life. Inspired by her own personal journey through loss, her work is rooted in compassion, hope, and the belief that children deserve honest, supportive spaces to explore their feelings and experiences.

Her books and resources are now being used by families, schools, counsellors, charities, and wellbeing practitioners to help children navigate grief, build emotional resilience, and reconnect with themselves, others, and the natural world.

This press kit has been created to provide event organisers, bookstores, educators, journalists, and media outlets with easy access to biographies, book information, images, speaking topics, and contact details.

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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 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


FREE MEDITATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES – https://youtube.com/@lovinglights-j7r?si=YVrkpPfY9BvYKbxk
RECORDED READING OF YOUR LOVING LIGHT, WITH THE 2 WISH CHARITY – https://2wish.org.uk/writing-through-grief/
Let’s talk about loss for teenagers – https://gamma.app/docs/Lets-Talk-About-Loss-l9r8pund24k03b1
Exploring big questions – https://gamma.app/docs/2ulg7o230aj5gcb
Grief literacy in schools – https://gamma.app/docs/p6kvekh6whpidbn
A teacher guide to talking about grief – https://gamma.app/docs/bbtdd98r32u56k9
Contact

I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.

If you’d like to reach out—whether to ask a question, share your story, or simply say hello—I would love to hear from you.

Every message means a great deal to me, and I’ll always do my best to reply with warmth and care.

Thank you for being here, for reading, and for keeping the light alive. ✨