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#38 A Griever's Guide to Grief Support - PART 2
How to offer meaningful grief support — with words, action and heart
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#37 Watching my father disappear
Remembering him, and what this disease takes, this MND/ALS Awareness Day
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#36 A Griever's Guide to Grief Support: PART 1
Understanding the many layers of grief support — from within and around us
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#35 The day our son could have died — and what it taught me about what really matters
Reflections on life's uncertainties and the importance of presence
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May 2025

#34 The ugly side of grief no one talks about
When resentment makes you question yourself after loss
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#33 How the 5 stages of grief became a rulebook that misses the mark
The untold story behind the grief model we rely on — and why it’s time for something different
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#32 The parenting pattern I didn't know I was repeating
How a rough morning cracked open a deeper truth about love, legacy, and birth order
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#31 Shaping our stories through metaphors (my favourites are 2, 5 and 9)
How language can help us process grief
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#30 My dad couldn't swim, but he once jumped into an ocean for me
The day I learned what courage really looks like
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April 2025

#29 SIX things I stopped caring about after losing someone I love (or at least I’m trying to)
The surprising freedoms I found in the wake of grief
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#28 Every night I wish for the same thing
For anyone who’s ever hoped to see someone they lost — just one more time
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Between Loss and Love: How Grief Transformed My Motherhood
A mother explores how losing her father to ALS transformed her parenting through anxiety, clarity, and resilience.
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