The creativity of grief
Grief has two main strands: Living with grief which means being kind to yourself, and remembering with love our lost ones. Creativity is a feature of both strands. What do you create?
Vic’s bedside picture
Victoria’s bedside picture. Grieving in the way that feels right to you.
Memory treasures: Photos
Some of ideas for those living with loss, on the theme of “continuing bonds” It is now generally accepted amongst many professionals involved with grief support that maintaining a relationship – albeit changed – with the deceased loved one is an appropriate and healthy response to bereavement. I’ve written about this earlier, contrasting “continuing bonds”…
Trying something new
A personal reflection My daughter Catherine was learning to drive a little while before she passed away. I think it wasn’t always very wise, considering her mental health and the amount of prescribed medication she was taking, but at least she got behind the wheel of the car and gave it a go. I never…
A mother’s rose garden: a beautiful example of “continuing bonds” (Reprint from The Guardian)
This is a beautiful example of continuing bonds with our loved one. They are out of our sight, yet we can find ways to memorialise them and keep them in our life’s conversation, like this mother has done with her rose garden. The Guardian: Me and my garden: ‘We planted a rose garden with our…
Bereaved and struggling to cope? Your invitation to a supported retreat.
“Coping with a life-changing loss” – guided retreat, May 23-27, Green Pastures Christian Centre, Dorset in south England.
Can grief make you sick? (research and commentary)
One doctor wrote an article: “How Grief can make you sick” Delving further into the subject, I found that the Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health and Coping cites research indicating the impact that bereavement can have on our physical health. The odds of a new or worsened illness was estimated at 1.4 times the risk…
