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Rainy Days And Mondays: How to feel better

It's a difficult time of year. Whatever the reason, whether it's things going on in your personal life, or the general state for the world, January is hard. People often say to me "I don't know how you do it", mistaking me for a functioning adult and not realising I'm...
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Supporting Those Grieving at Christmas

Grieving at Christmas is hard. Christmas ads, party menus, gift guides, Secret Santas and Elf on the ruddy Shelf, it's all such a lot. When I was little, my Mum used to wrap our normal table mats in Christmas wrapping paper for Christmas Day. I was always baffled why...
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Grieving at your desk

When my son died, suddenly, people didn’t know what to do with me.  I had to navigate my return to work and deal with colleagues, clients and contacts. It was tough. Most people were lovely, and then there was that one client who never replied to my emails again....
Dog Days and Grief Spaniels

Dog Days and Grief Spaniels

Dogs are a man’s best friend, and a woman’s for that matter. So it’s only natural that dogs and grief go hand in paw. You may have heard of Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye Terrier who guarded his owner’s...

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Why we don’t fight cancer

Why we don’t fight cancer

How we talk about cancer matters. It’s easy to worry about saying the right thing, the wrong thing, and often people end up saying nothing at all, which is the worst of all.  The language used...

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