What to do when someone we love is grieving

by | 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,...

I am a woman

by | 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....
Grief is ugly crying. It is not elegant.

Grief is ugly crying. It is not elegant.

by | 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...