People are rushing around getting those last minute gifts for Christmas, and the songs are playing on the radio but one of the most painful issues I come across is how to survive the Christmas period after the death of a person you love. Because the holidays are supposed to be family times, and because…
ANGEL BABIES AND HOW TO OFFER SUPPORT AND COPE DEATH is still very much a taboo subject in our society : particularly baby death. People find it hard to relate too and are never sure just what to say. Everyday in the UK 15 babies die before, during or after birth. This pain of…
What Do You Miss The Most? I’m not sure if there is one thing I miss more than any other about my loved ones in heaven , but at a recent event I was honoured to bring through a husband to speak to his wife of 55 years. He said the most profound…
“The Knowing” During Buddha’s time, there lived a woman named Kisa Gotami. She married young and gave birth to a son. One day, the baby fell sick and died soon after. Kisa Gotami loved her son greatly and refused to believe that her son was dead. She carried the body…
DO YOU FEEL GUILTY? I often find during some of my readings that the person who is having the reading feels guilty for being the one who has survived. The first time l came across this I didn’t really understand the concept to be honest with you. But I can remember the feeling of sadness…
During my work I obviously encounter many different kinds of losses. The effect a death has on someone is overwhelming and I often feel so many emotions that differ to a degree, dependent on the loss that has taken place. I always refer to my own losses at these intense times and remember how…
HEALING CAN TAKE A LIFETIME AND THEN SOME GRIEF is not a get over quickly type of thing , I have found this on my own personal journey through grief. I have over the years encountered every kind of grief , both on my journey and in my work. I have read every…
Cut yourself some slack, you are doing better than you think. How many times a day do you find yourself feeling guilty because you haven’t perhaps been as organised as you had hoped. Maybe you feel guilty because you have let someone down or you have veered of form you plan. Or it may…
The Road to Recovery DURING MY READINGS…… I find more and more people suffering from some kind of mental illness. Anxiety, depression, stress, self harm, addiction and many more. According to the Mental Health Foundation 10 million people have experienced a mental health problem just this week ! Statistically half of those who have…