“The Way” often refers to the popular network of pilgrimage routes in Spain, the Camino de Santiago, that lead to the Compostela to Santiago (Cathedral of St James). That is more or less the subject of this series of posts. Let’s start at the beginning. Have I walked the Way? The French Camino (about 700…
The death of a loved one often doesn’t seem to make any sense, but some deaths appear even more senseless than others. Are there any answers? (This is a post from a Christian viewpoint.) The “senseless” in the title is perhaps misleading. For those bereaved of a loved one, their death may feel senseless, no…
Being kind to yourself, taking care of yourself, allowing yourself to be happy are essential if you are living with loss.
Did you see the BBC article about the language used to describe cancer? “Cancer clichés to avoid: I’m not brave” Words also matter when you’re grieving, and it can be a bit of a minefield for people around you. At my retreats, we often do an activity where people give examples of the unhelpful things…
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and it feels an appropriate occasion to tell a bit more about my backstory. We all have our own unique backstory. Some people spend a lot of time tracing their family histories; others are aware of their story as they grow up, perhaps in the company of their extended family.…
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.
I had a dream not long ago. It was realistic but it wasn’t real. It probably came as a result of various thought processes and a bit of TV. The story was, it had been discovered that my daughter had a son, that I was just now finding out about. I was over the moon.…
