Coping with loss
When my friend died, she gave me a gift, that changed my life
When my friend was dying, I lost my voice. I was left speechless with grief. Not literally, but I might as well have been. [READ MORE]
endings
Coping with loss
Coping with loss during festive seasons and holidays
Loss and endings happen all the time. But parting with someone or something during a festive season or holiday can be particularly hard. Because we may feel even more alone. How can we cope with grief during such a time? Coming to an end. Good-bye to [READ MORE]
About Therapy
Letter to my dead therapist
A letter to my dead therapist was one way of coping with his sudden death, when there was no chance to say good bye, no place to go to grief, no-one to talk to. The death of a therapist can [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Living in Peace – 7 Key Steps
Living in peace is an attitude and way of life, which can help us live well and with purpose, even during difficult times. It means we are at peace with who we are and have developed positive coping mechanisms for times of personal crisis. What is the “living in peace” attitude? And how does it work? [READ MORE]
Coping with loss
How to cope with pet grief.
Pet grief can be as painful and complex as the grief we may feel for a human being. How to deal with that and the dilemma many of us may dread – whether to have our pets put to sleep, [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Find strength in our shared humanity: the example of David Bowie, you and I
You and I, we are part of a shared humanity. And there is so much we can give to each other, from near or afar, like a hope, purpose, a sense of self – even in the face of [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Decluttering clothes and memories
When I saw my old clothes in the second-hand charity shop my heart cried. Old memories and feelings started flooding back, and I even felt disloyal. Had the decluttering gone too far? Are you good at decluttering or do [READ MORE]
Coping with cancer
Cancer infertility and middle age
Cancer infertility can happen as a side effect of cancer treatment, regardless of your gender. What if cancer infertility happens at a time in our lives, when due to age, we may have already decided not to have any [READ MORE]
Coping with loss
Why I wish my father had taught me about death and dying
Parents can teach us a lot of lessons. Not all are helpful. But there is one lesson I wish my father had taught me before he died. Recently my mother told me about an episode that happened when I [READ MORE]
Coping with loss
Grief anniversaries are not always easy, but necessary and can be helpful.
How can we turn grief anniversaries into a source of personal focus and strength? We all have grief anniversaries, and the older we get the more we accumulate. Grief anniversaries are those dates in the calendar of our life, [READ MORE]