by Louise Dillon | Jan 16, 2025 | Blog, Featured Blog
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...
by Louise Dillon | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog, Featured Blog
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...
by Sarah Sarkies | Aug 23, 2024 | Blog
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 for 14 years until he died. There’s even a statue of him in...
by Sarah Sarkies | Jul 8, 2024 | Blog
3rd July is National Bereaved Parents Day. Organised by A Child of Mine , it was set up in 2020 to raise awareness for all parents who have lost a baby or child of any age, and from any circumstance. All grief is painful, and some of these words might resonate with...
by Sarah Sarkies | May 7, 2024 | Blog
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 usually involves wars, battles, fighting, bravery. In many ways it’s odd. ...
