I think it would be interesting to have more people’s voices on this blog. This is a guest post written by Arnold, a widower who attended one of my retreats. He is a man with long-standing Christian faith. Dealing with death My wife Ann died in August 2019 at the age of 77. Abi kindly…
On this website you will find a section about ‘digital legacy’. ‘Digital legacy’ refers to what is left behind on the Web when someone has died. Sometimes this is called ‘digital footprints’. This include social media, websites, blogs and games – any and all of the places where we interact digitally with others, or upload…
A post dedicated to those who might be feeling confused and even overwhelmed as they struggle to the navigate the journey through grief following multiple losses. Our church held a general memorial service awhile back. This was primarily for those who had lost a loved one in the past 2 years, although others were also…
A post about the value of setting goals while we’re grieving – and my 280 km adventure. (Pictures below) I had dreamed of this – going to Portugal to walk the famous “Camino” pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. 280 km would be within my abilities, I figured, and I’d take it slowly. Along…
This is a post especially for people who are in the very painful early days following their bereavement. I hope it will give you some hope that as difficult as life is at this moment, it won’t always be like this. Some people have described the death of a close loved one as like being…
Grieving a loved one whose thoughts were disordered is a complicated process. We often start grieving while they are still living as we miss the person they once were.
(A post for those interested in Christian or faith-based perspectives. This series is particularly for those who have struggled with their faith since their bereavement. ) Acute, profound grief can make a real mess of our lives. We’re desperately sad one moment, red-hot angry the next. Our disappointment with how things have turned out can…
Getting used to the rhythm of the year.
