Claire Sandys
We’ve all got triggers, but did you know you have glimmers too?
We all have triggers, but did you know that there are glimmers out there too? If you didn't, I'm here to help you find them.
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Claire Sandys
- Apr 18
- 16 min
Accepting a life I don’t want
Some of us are faced with lives we just don't want to accept. So what do we do then? How do we make peace with this and move forward?
Claire Sandys
- Apr 4
- 17 min
What happens if I let go?
This blog subject was chosen by Peter Ellis, as part of his 'reward' for being a monthly Buy Me a Coffee supporter of The Silent Why.
Claire Sandys
- Jan 6
- 16 min
The season of January
January, a marmite month, full of contradictions, extremes, doorways and if you believe the poems - snow.
Claire Sandys
- Dec 16, 2022
- 19 min
The art of making everyone welcome
It's not easy incorporating the childlesss, single, sad, lonely, divorced or grieving into gatherings, so here's my top tips to help you.
Claire Sandys
- Dec 8, 2022
- 21 min
The season of December
December's a hard month for many people, so I'm sharing how I've turned a potential month of hurt into a potential source of healing.
Claire Sandys
- Nov 4, 2022
- 16 min
The season of November
Well, the month I've been berating all year is finally here. So what does dreary old November want to teach me about?
Claire Sandys
- Oct 21, 2022
- 6 min
Hermontage II
The Herman's are back! Words from people who have gone before us, through loss, and want to to offer hope to those following.
Claire Sandys
- Oct 14, 2022
- 11 min
Are you lonely?
In a society where we're more connected than ever, we are also more lonely than ever. But you're not alone in feeling lonely.
Claire Sandys
- Oct 6, 2022
- 14 min
The season of October
This month is a great example of how not all seasons feel the same every year.
2021 - beautiful autumn loss.
2022 - sad autumn loss.
Claire Sandys
- Sep 23, 2022
- 15 min
Feeling the funeral feelings
Funerals - depressing necessity, or valuable part of the grieving process?
Top tips to understand them, and the days that follow.
Claire Sandys
- Sep 16, 2022
- 14 min
Grief is on the heir
UK national mourning is stirring up a variety of emotions for everyone, and there's value in stopping to see how it's making you feel.
Claire Sandys
- Sep 9, 2022
- 6 min
Thank you, Your Majesty
In memory of our queen on the day of her death.
Queen Elizabeth II
(Elizabeth Alexandra May Windsor)
21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022
Claire Sandys
- Aug 26, 2022
- 5 min
A Sky Full of Scars by Coldplay (& Claire)
What happens if you take Coldplay lyrics about love, loss, and grief and put them all together in a mashup? Let's find out.
Claire Sandys
- Aug 12, 2022
- 10 min
Is your grief soft or spiky?
In trying to find out where all the soft spiky things floating around my house came from, I was led to poetry, Scotland and back to grief.
Claire Sandys
- Jul 14, 2022
- 9 min
Griefstroke - symptoms and remedies
I've noticed heatstroke and grief have similarities, so would cold packs in the armpits actually help grievers too?
Claire Sandys
- Jun 24, 2022
- 13 min
Sunshine doesn't fix everything
As summer arrives in the UK there's the temptation to assume everyone will be living life to the full, but sunshine doesn't fix everything.
Claire Sandys
- Jun 17, 2022
- 12 min
Living in the good ol' days
It's very easy to think the best days in life are either behind us or ahead of us, so what's the key to living in the good ol' days now?
Claire Sandys
- May 20, 2022
- 16 min
Disappointed with life
Expressing I'm disappointed with life is a new thing for me, but I'm learning it might be a healthy thing too. Maybe even the way forward.
Claire Sandys
- Apr 15, 2022
- 20 min
God: heartless or heartbroken?
What side of the fence would you place him on? This week I'm daring to touch on the question of 'where is God in suffering?'
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