May We All Heal has been a very big part of my journey since Tapio died. It has been a month to reflect, a month to take time to focus on my journey as a bereaved mother and a month to write on a daily basis. Some days I have more words to share than on others. Today is Mother's day in Finland. … [Read more...]
Life in Quarantine
Tina's personal archive These days my mind wanders often. It wanders to places from my childhood, to the feelings of warmth, safety and comfort. Spaces filled with love. The memories have been flooding me. The ones that have had no entry for decades. For the majority of the time, I feel … [Read more...]
Recap
Evening sun (Image credit, Tina's personal archive) Some days I need to make a balance sheet. Draw a line. Do a recap in order to see where I am and what I have achieved in the last 3,5 years since I have lost my son.It's interesting, how the count starts then. Of course there are things that … [Read more...]
Grief Mask
Image Credit: Tina’s personal archive My daughter in her Grief Girl mask. Her mask gives her as much solace and comfort as it does power. She takes it on and off, in need and when playing. It is a place for her, a place to create; a whole new person, a dance, images like this one. She has been … [Read more...]
Words
Image Credit: Tina’s personal archive Sometimes I don’t have the words. They are heavy to form, heavy to come by, heavy to express. I feel like I am under water, trying to speak and undefined sounds come out. They don’t even form in my brain. Grief has had this effect on me. Whenever my life … [Read more...]
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