The next Living with Loss event open to all is a mid-week retreat in the Scottish countryside – Hawick in the borders, not far from Carlisle. Whitchester is a lovely quiet property with comfortable rooms, a great meeting room, an art room, a conservatory, and excellent home cooked meals with home-grown vegetables, set in glorious…
This post is about the discoveries that are sometimes made after someone has died. The good discoveries are welcome, but unfortunately they’re not always the entire story. This aspect of grief doesn’t apply to everyone, but for those it does, I hope it’s helpful and that you might not feel so alone, or that you…
When I first lost Catherine I was out of my mind with grief. I searched desperately for anything that would get me through the hours, days, weeks. Quite quickly I discovered The Compassionate Friends and I signed up to their online forum. It was the first time that I had participated in a forum, and…
This post is a follow on to the previous article on depression, treatment, and the depressed Christian. Celebrity deaths by suicide often precipitate another round of public discussion about depression, mental illness, and the importance of talking about our problems and not just keeping everything inside. There are other topics that come out too, such…
What words or actions by others have made your grief easier to bear? What words or actions – or inaction – by others have made things more difficult? – A reflection on finding our keep our equilibrium even in the midst of the storm of silly statements, insensitive questions, and thoughtless behaviour.
I always think it takes quite a bit of courage to attend a retreat. You don’t know what to expect and it is natural to be nervous. So I thought it might be helpful to describe a retreat in a bit more detail. The first thing to say is that I don’t believe anybody has…
The give and take of grief; giving according to our ability, receiving according to our need.
