Triggers Anxiety and Grief

My sister and I are aware the moment our Dad was hospitalised in September 2016 to this very day our anxiety has gone through the roof. We are also aware that triggers can transport us back to moments of the trauma of our Dad’s situation, making us feel like we are literally back in that […]

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Responsibility and Grief

From the moment our Dad was hospitalised in September 2016. Life for our family has never been the same since. We had absolutely no idea what we were about to face. To say we were far from prepared is a huge understatement. In almost every situation we have been in and decisions we’ve had to […]

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Grief is an individual journey, Grief is an expression and extension of love

This is another topic that has come about by chance, based on thoughts and feelings through situations and circumstances we find ourselves in. Quite often in our topics, we relate to the fact of grief being an individual experience, but we’ve never gone beyond that statement, we’ve not explored further within that statement and what […]

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Drowning and Grief

This topic has come about from the way my sister and I have been feeling of late. We feel as though we are drowning amongst our responsibilities, as though we are struggling to keep our head above water and having to push ourselves to the maximum when doing the simplest of daily tasks…. Please see […]

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Memories and Grief

Quite often in life, we reminisce on past times. This could be by choice, or it could be by circumstances. As an example, a social media platform could show you a memory from the year before (and years prior to that) Or, it could be like me when looking at old pictures to create a […]

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Traumatic Loss

Without wanting to sound dramatic. When we think about our Dad’s situation, the seven-month period leading up to the sad moment that he passed away, Traumatic is one of the words that come to mind. Please see Traumatic Loss which covers: Introduction Illustrative Examples Traumatic Loss Traumatic Loss Our Final Thoughts/YouTube Video © Copyright 2019 […]

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The shock of loss

This topic has come about because of how we have been feeling lately. Sadly, and unfortunately, we have been hearing about the loss of life fairly frequently. Too frequent. This has been the loss of family members, and of close family friends. Please see The Shock of Loss which covers: Introduction Illustrative examples: The Shock […]

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Fatherless Father’s Day

This is something that feels so strange. What is even more strange is forgetting that Father’s Day is a thing and forgetting that the day is coming around. Never in our minds did we think about this being something that we would feel or go through….. Please see Fatherless Father’s Day which covers: Introduction Father’s […]

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