Honouring your grief during what’s suppose to be the most joyful time of the year.
Grief and Christmas always come hand in hand for me and for many others. I still recall as a child my great Aunty dying on Christmas Day. I also remember how sad my mother was the first Christmas after her own mothers recent death. Personally Christmas was difficult for a few years when we were […]
Grieving a loss and mothering is messy and complicated.
Two weeks ago we received the devastating news that my uncle, my dads brother died. They live in far North Queensland. We are in lockdown in Melbourne.The loss for me is not just about the tragedy that my uncle is no longer here. It is around the loss to his wife, kids and grandkids. It […]
Mothering Seasons
A concept that I had no clue about until I was sitting in a women’s circle 4 years ago was mothering seasons. I guess having children close in age I had not really felt the ebb and flow of the changes in mothering. I had remained busy, highly needed and sleep deprived from the moment […]