This is how it will go; the rest of the afternoon and evening will be simple. It is exactly how any birthday is to be spent in our home. I know I will miss it, but I do not yet know the pain of how much.
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One Year of a Different Kind of Grief — For Dad
In May 2022, I received a phone call that my father, had been struggling with COVID-19 and was likely at the end of his life. It was completely unexpected. My heart sank, my stomach fell heavy, and the air around me grew thick, but my body, my entire being, felt as though I had been dropped into a deafening, swirling abyss.
To My Favourite Mothers This Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day isn’t quite what it used to be. For as long as I can remember, I have always known that I had a very special mother, that apart from strange blips in my adolescence, i always believed I was incredibly lucky to have had her. She was my life’s greatest blessing.
Cocoon
Five little ones sleeping peacefully- each of them positioned around their mother, close enough to reach out should a bad dream come their way. It was there, she prayed she would be able to hold them close for as long as time would allow.
“David Kessler and Brené on Grief and Finding Meaning” | Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
When we experience grief, it can leave you at such a loss. If you’re like me, you might search for every possible tool that can help you get through it. This podcast episode is one to add to the list of tools, as well as David Kessler’s book “Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief.”
Miss Harvey’s Grief
I didn’t have the skills to properly understand loss or grief but it was the first time I saw it and felt a tiny speckle of it’s immense depth through Miss Harvey’s heartache.
‘I Dreamt of You’ — by H. WEND
It was painstakingly beautiful, It was all too familiar, It was ‘Goodbye’.
Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023
This year I am grateful for all the things I’ve learned and the ways in which I was able to grow. I thought I would share just a few reflections here.
Dear Jo-Anne, 