Your New Normal
is a non profit enterprise founded by Meera Elbay (nee Shah) in 2019 to create resources and a community for grieving young adults. The idea came into fruition after she lost her beloved mother Veena to ovarian cancer in 2007 (aged 20) and was shocked at the lack of support available for bereaved young people.
What started as primarily an Instagram platform creating relatable content about grief and loss has since rapidly grown into a multi-service enterprise including a podcast Grief Talks, Introduction to Grief Writing Workshops and GriefPal, the ‘match-making’ service for bereaved adults.
Before lockdown, Meera was due to host the first Grief Retreat for bereaved young adults in London. She is also in the process of creating the first ever Young Griever’s Handbook. A resource written for the community, by the community.
Meera is a legal editor and a debut thriller writer. She lives in North London with her partner, three dogs and a cat.