by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog, Grief, Resilience
Unfortunately, one of the things we don’t do well as a society is support those who grieve. This is not because we don’t want to but because we don’t know what to do. So I thought I’d share just a few of best things people did for me when my husband died. Hopefully,...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
I am a woman. This means it is highly likely I have ovaries, a uterus and a vagina. Together these enable my body to create a cellular change that is able to grow into a baby. This ability to create, support and give life does not make me stupid. It makes me powerful....
by admin | Jan 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Grief is ugly crying. It is not elegant. I’m secretly pleased that I’ve written a book on grief that is ‘not elegant’. Grief is not elegant. If the book was elegant it wouldn’t be honest nor do I think it would be helpful. Because my writings from the early days of...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
Five Christmas’ in the making. One step at a time.
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog, Resilience, Uncategorized
A message of hope Facebook isn’t always great. In the last few weeks I have seen “memories” of times I’d forgotten about. I remember well posting those photos during the first few years after Richard passed: sometimes out of a need to document the sadness that masked...
