Everything of the last weeks has been focused on today.Joining a choir has been one of the most gentle, healing and important choices I have made for myself in the last six months. Every week's practice has been the place to relax, cry, laugh and connect. I sometimes feel like I live my life as an … [Read more...]
Ten Lessons in Ten Weeks After Ten Years of Healing
It has been ten years since Aubrey and Ellie died. Ten years. I never thought I'd get through ten minutes without them let alone ten years.For those of you who don't know my story, my twin daughter died after 7 and 13 days of life in 2008. I was 28 years old with a 2 and a half-year-old son … [Read more...]
The Art of Grief Support
When you think about supporting someone who's grieving, what comes to mind first?Most, people say to me: 'I want to take away their pain' or 'If only I could make it right again'.Truth is, that the 'Art of Grief Support' is not about doing something. In my view, it is more about being. Being … [Read more...]
May We All Heal
A Journey through 31 images in May This May, as many places in the world celebrate Mother's Day or Bereaved Mother's Day, we would like to invite you to join us in our May We All Heal project. It has been created by mothers and bereaved mothers from different parts of the world and aims to honour … [Read more...]
Grief Reflections – Topic Support
Welcome to our first gathering that we held for Grief Reflections. Above is the conversation that we had discussing the topic of Support.If you would like to add to this conversation, please feel welcome to blog or write about it and share the link to your posts through the Mr Linky Widget … [Read more...]