The author reflects on navigating grief while seeking fresh starts in the new year. They contemplate a balance between self-improvement and moments of indulgence, hinting at the allure of a more relaxed approach to life. Ultimately, they emphasize the importance of learning, creativity, and nature in fostering healing and connection.
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Christmas grief
Embrace your grief at Christmas as a chance to define how you live
Preparing your soul for death
As death approaches, you can prepare your soul to improve your experience and outcomes
working with dying
As part of my End of Life Doula training with Living Well Dying Well we discussed principles of working with others during their journey to death. Seven years later I realise how strong a role these principles have played in defining my approach to this work and so I share them here – in my own wordsContinue reading “working with dying”
The Unknown Soldier Speaks
I am not just a news story I am more than a statisticThe essence of my death is so much more and so much less than the media could ever convey I am not an unknown personNot to my mother, my brother, my nieces and nephewsWho giggle as they pull on the many pockets of my uniform“See you soon,Continue reading “The Unknown Soldier Speaks”
Free Spirit 