Everything has changed. As we sit here today facing this unprecedented situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, we might be wondering how we are going to cope. This could be particularly difficult if we have recently lost a loved one who was our partner or our adult child, and we now find ourselves alone.…
Another post on the theme of grief as a journey: The photostory of a walk in Derbyshire, through Dovedale, Beresford and Wolfscote Dales. Grief may be a muddy river, with so much unclear, and so many emotions stirred. But take hope, because rivers are never usually still. Things keep flowing; they don’t stay the same. …
We didn’t choose the loss of our loved one. How do we proceed in this ‘new normal’ of our life? “Living with a life-changing loss”. The clue is in the name: life-changing. We are forever changed by the losses we experience in our lives. A child, a partner, or a close friend or other relative who…
(Site Guide No. 6) For a short while after our loved one dies, many of us are busy with taking care of necessary tasks, and these often involve other people. Their death must be registered; funeral arrangements must be made; friends and family will need to be informed. Days rush by in a blur; we…
This post is another side to the subject of memorialising. It looks at those who have very good reasons for not wanting to keep on remembering. Living with loss does not only mean coping with the death of a person. It can also mean coping with the loss of what a relationship should have been.…
Recently I gave an interview to a magazine regarding the ‘Living with Loss’ project and how it came about. This is something I often reflect upon, especially since the project has grown beyond anything I could have imagined. Of course it all starts with my children. This is a bit more of my story and…
This is the third instalment of ideas for coping with Christmas. If we are being tossed senseless on a sea of emotions – sometimes gasping for breath, sometimes down in the depths – who can we talk with? Who will listen? If we are not fortunate enough to have understanding friends and family at our…
