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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.
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Oct 14, 202211 min read


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.
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Oct 6, 202214 min read


Feeling the funeral feelings
Funerals - depressing necessity, or valuable part of the grieving process?
Top tips to understand them, and the days that follow.
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Sep 23, 202215 min read


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.
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Sep 16, 202214 min read


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
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Sep 9, 20226 min read


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.
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Aug 26, 20225 min read


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.
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Aug 12, 202210 min read


Griefstroke - symptoms and remedies
I've noticed heatstroke and grief have similarities, so would cold packs in the armpits actually help grievers too?
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Jul 14, 20229 min read


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.
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Jun 24, 202213 min read


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?
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Jun 17, 202212 min read


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.
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May 20, 202216 min read


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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Apr 15, 202220 min read


Warning: No trigger warnings
We've chosen not to use trigger warnings on our blogs and podcast, and here's why...
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Feb 18, 202210 min read


If hearts were on sleeves...
Is it a good or bad thing to wear our hearts on our sleeves? What if they actually were attached to our sleeve? What would that look like...
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Jan 28, 202211 min read


Permission to grieve
Why do we feel like we have to get permission to grieve some things? A loss is a loss and it needs to be mourned.
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Jan 21, 202212 min read


When did we all get so fearful?
In the words of Emeli Sandé; when did we all get so fearful?
Is it age? Why do we let our fears take the reins and steer our lives?
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Jan 7, 202210 min read


A weary world rejoices
This year the words in O Holy Night ring truer than ever - the world is weary. So how can we still rejoice this Christmas?
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Dec 23, 20218 min read


What's the worst thing about grief?
I'm exploring the worst thing about grief, but it's not as depressing as it sounds, because the worst thing might also be the best thing.
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Dec 10, 20218 min read


Where's the rest?
Having been forced to rest this week, I worked out there are 4 types of people when it comes to rest. Which are you?
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Dec 2, 20214 min read


Flipping the script on comparison
Comparison is said to be the thief of joy, but can it also be the provider?
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Nov 26, 20218 min read
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