Dear friends, The world has changed. Everything has shifted. There’s no doubt COVID-19 has changed all of us, in a myriad of ways and our brains and emotions…

Dating and the widow. The widow and dating. I really hope Mum isn’t reading this, but I’m sure she is (hello Mum!) Won’t lie, this is a tricky one to write…

It’s Craig’s birthday today. Happy birthday to you Craig, I hope heaven is serving you up a feast and a few frothies to celebrate! A day tinged with sadness…

Year two is done and dusted. Thank goodness. In all honesty, year two of grieving has been an absolute bastard. Grieving is a new thing for me, I’ve been…

In the 1960’s, psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, wrote a book and identified five stages of grief. You might have heard of them, but if not, they are as…

How’s Heidi? A question I get asked more often than not, and it’s only natural. In this crazy whirlwind I have found myself in, I have a little girl who has…

It’s another ordinary Wednesday and I’ve just made an exit from yet another appointment with my psychologist. I can’t even tell you how many appointments that…

Losing my husband taught me a great deal about loss. In those early days, all I could feel was total loss, because I had lost so much. In fact I truly thought…

Oh how I wish this was the beginning of a British romantic comedy. Alas,this was not quite the case when I found myself in a situation where I had officiated…