LOST IN GRIEF
Helping you find direction through your grief journey.
Who I am:
Hi,
My name is Lorraine Graham and I am a retired Senior Social Worker with over 26 years experience in Specialist Palliative Care. Part of my role was to provide bereavement support to adults, children and young people and families. This support was delivered to either individuals, groups for both adults and children, families and residential weekends.
I was also involved in education and delivered teaching days on subjects such as, pre-bereavement, bereavement, helping children and young people cope with loss and self-care for staff. These courses were open to teachers, healthcare professionals and social workers.
So, why am I writing this Blog? Well, I have been retired for nearly three years and this past year I’ve been unsettled but not sure about what I wanted to do. I didn’t want to go back to a job but I did want to make use of my knowledge and experience and this seemed a good fit. I hope that this sharing can go towards bereaved adults, children and young people. Professionals may also find some of the content useful.
I plan to post a Blog and/or podcast every Monday throughout the year and will be incorporating some stories from my travels as well.
On a personal note, I am married with two adult sons and seven grandchildren. Born in Belfast but have lived in Bangor Co Down for over 40 years. Now that I am retired, I enjoy travelling and have met some interesting people and listened to their stories, some of which I will share with you.
I hope that through this Blog I can share my knowledge and experience with you to help you on your journey through grief
Some ideas of the topic I will be writing about over the next weeks:
Grief is individual to each of us. Don’t compare yourself to others
Children grieve differently from adults and may be displayed by changes in their behaviour
Coping with holidays and special dates. Plans and tips for facing these special times
Moving forward through grief. Sometimes we can become ‘stuck’ in grief. I will be looking at models that can help identify these and how we can move forward.
Theories on grief and loss. How they can help us identify different aspects of grief.
Online courses will be available every few months. (Please note that there will be a charge for attending any courses)
A safe place to reflect on your grief journey
THE LAST WORD
As I start this new journey of blogging, I would like to share something with you. I am working on my laptop at a small writing bureau in my spare room. Ive just realised that the desk belonged to my dad, Stanley. He used it to tie flies for fishing and the marks of the vice he used are still visible. He died nearly seven years ago and I think of him every day. There is no timeline on grief
Until next time
Lorraine
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Lost in Grief 