One of life’s most challenging situations is knowing what to do when someone you love loses someone they love. The truth is many of us don’t know how to help someone grieving We don’t realise it, but that extreme discomfort we feel when another human falls apart due to grief right in front of us,… Continue Reading
How To Let Go Of The Past By Hanging On
How to let go of the past by hanging on How to let go of the past? Just… let it go. It’s a phrase we use often. Usually in reference to an idea or a plan we had that we’re struggling to ‘move on’ from when it doesn’t happen. Oh! There’s another popular phrase: ‘Moving… Continue Reading
Poem For Willow
Poem for Willow is about coping with pregnancy loss It’s a personal story and a guest post. When it appeared on social media a couple of weeks ago, I was deeply moved and knew it was a special piece that would touch many. I asked this wonderful woman if I might share it, and she… Continue Reading
VIDEO: Why is separation so painful?
We ALL know separation is one of the most painful experiences you can go through in this life and this stuff of ‘being human’. But sometimes we don’t understand how badly it hurts until we’re IN it. Breakups are physical, emotional, mental, spiritual. Divorce is a relentless battle with someone else, yourself AND the state… Continue Reading
How Our Favourite Fairy Tales Expose The Secret Tactics Of Abusive Behaviour
Fairy Tales And Abusive Behaviour *Guest post* Tangled happens to be both my favourite Disney princess movie, and my favourite interpretation of the fairy tale of Rapunzel. In this story, Mother Gothel raises Rapunzel in a tower, elevated and far away from the rest of the world. Mother Gothel tells Rapunzel that she is keeping her… Continue Reading
A Eulogy for our Dog Luna: Grieving a Pet
Grieving a pet is so very, very hard. This is Luna. She was my partner’s dog. We’ve been together for two years. She’s been with him for 12, right from when she was a tiny puppy. A few weeks ago we took both of our dogs out for a walk. We drove, which we often… Continue Reading
