Tag: healing

  • CHILDREN IN GRIEF

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hello again, This week I am writing from my kitchen table overlooking my back garden. After a few days of glorious weather, we are back to rain and thunderstorms. Later this week my two granddaughters aged 4 and 2, will be staying with me…

  • GARDENING

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hello again, This week I am tackling the garden. It has become a bit of a mess this year and I haven’t really been giving it much attention. Which is a shame as I enjoy sitting in the garden to read, have a coffee…

  • SUICIDE

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hello again, Today I am writing about the sensitive and distressing subject of suicide. There are so many views on this subject but similar to any other bereavement we all deal with it differently. Grief through suicide however, is different as loved ones often…

  • MOVING ON?

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction in your grief journey Hello again, Today I am packing for my next holiday. We leave tomorrow for a holiday in La Carihuela in Costa del Sol. As I sort through ‘holiday clothes’, I am deciding what I will take and what I will leave behind. How much…

  • I’M FINE

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hello again, So, I am now back home after a lovely holiday in Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote. The weather was beautiful and I was able to swim every day. I feel so fortunate that I am able to travel. However, this week I…

  • CRYING

    LOST IN GRIEF HELPING YOU FIND DIRECTION THROUGH YOUR GRIEF JOURNEY Hello again, This week I am writing from Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote. It’s our first time here and it is beautiful. The weather is very hot but there is a constant breeze which suits me. I am looking over the sea, it’s early…

  • GRIEF IN THE WORKPLACE

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hello again, Today I have started packing my suitcase again in preparation for a holiday in Lanzarote. We will be travelling as a family of five, myself and Stephen, my brother and sister-in-law and our mum. A lot of planning has gone into this…

  • BEREAVEMENT GROUP WORK

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hi everyone, This week I have been down in Armagh visiting some of our grandchildren. We stayed overnight and it was lovely to spend time with them. They are growing up so quickly! Then on Sunday we took one of our grandsons out. We…

  • PUBLIC GRIEF

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find direction through your grief journey Hi everyone, Today I’m writing from my spare room again. No more travels for a few weeks. Yesterday was Mother’s Day here and I hope that those of you who have lost your mother, were able to manage through the day. My mum hasn’t…

  • MULTIPLE LOSSES

    LOST IN GRIEF Helping you find your direction through your grief journey Hi everyone, Well if you have been following my blog, you will know that this week I am writing my blog from Alicante in Spain. This is our first time here and it is a beautiful city. We are staying in the town…