The worst part I have learnt when losing someone is the instantaneous wave of loneliness. Being single and living away from your family can make it really tough at times. You almost feel like you could never imagine being so lonely! However it doesn’t have to feel like the world will crumble around you for… Continue reading Your personal strength

It’s the sentence that people almost throw around in an attempt to give comfort to those in grief, yet in all honesty – it can almost be the most hurtful. ‘Get over it’ a term that almost connotes a common cold or unlucky moment. The truth is YOU SHOULDN’T GET OVER IT. How can you… Continue reading When someone says ‘You’ll get over this’

1- Changing everything up; and I mean as much as you can ! The truth is when you have lost someone so close to you there is no way you cam ever be the same persom again, no matter what direction you go in you have been gifted with deepened emotions, an acute awareness of… Continue reading The biggest and smallest things which I have found have aided my grief journey;

The sudden death of my Dad hit me and my family like a train. Suddenly within minutes my whole world was turned upside down and I wasn’t prepared for any of it. My best friend and mentor had just disappeared- how are you supposed to react to that? My Dad was the first death I… Continue reading What they don’t tell you about grief.