Moving forward What does ' moving forward' look and feel like? Moving forward is not moving on! There is no moving on from grief and it is a phrase that indicates to me that that we have to leave our grief in the past to be able to continue our lives and from my experience this is not the case. Moving forward I feel is a much gentler phrase to use as it means that life moves forward with our grief, our love and our memories. Moving forward looks very different for everyone o

There it is, that word again! Grief, we all experience it but yet many of us will try and avoid talking about it because it may be too depressing,too close to home and far too real. There is not one person on this planet that has not suffered a loss in their lives and that does not always have to mean losing someone from a death. In it's many forms Grief comes in many forms. It is not just there because someone had died. Grief can be experienced because of a loss of something

When we are experiencing a trauma in our lives we discover some people we know walk alongside our pain but some fade into the background. We may feel unconditional love and support but equally we may feel a distancing or avoidance. I have experienced both since losing Connor. Being present The people that have been by my side and truly being present I will forever be grateful . If you are one of those people and I feel you know who you are, Thank you! It is you that have carr

Grief is felt so uniquely in every individual and what I have and still am going through may manifest in a totally different way to another person's experience. There are scientific facts researched and written about how the body reacts to grief. I have and I still am feeling the affects of grief but now I am at the stage where I am trying to move forward by doing some positives things which is explained later on in this blog. Let's start at the top. Because grief stems from

Impermanence is inevitable because everything changes, It is the law of the universe. Things and people pass on by, nothing stays the same. We have all experienced some form of loss in our lives and these losses create a shift in our world as we use to know it. The death of someone we love changes us, changes our perspective on life and even changes relationships we are a part of. In a blink of an eye If the passing of someone we love is not expected then in a blink of an eye

16 months on from losing Connor I sit in my room by myself with my own thoughts, wondering through my tears what is the point of carrying on! I am in so much pain both mentally and physically and both are invisible to all those I meet because I greet them with a smile. My friends, family and strangers see the outside of me, working, shopping, going to the gym, smiling and may think I am ok but grief has gripped me underneath that exterior and I feel broken. Keep smiling My sm