As time goes by from the death the memories I find become more and more intangible. One thing I have found is that if you can keep those memories alive, if you can keep those memories part of your life then it helps.
I have found that doing two things have helped me. I helped build a memorial in a garden, one that people could enjoy and reflected his life. For my dad I started blogging and podcasting about his ideas.
Somehow this kept the memories alive, it created a sense that they were still here helping the world as they would …read more

Going from being in a couple, to being single is one of the hardest things. I smile as I remember those nights when I just wished that I had some time for myself, or he was irritating me for some silly reason. Now I have that time, I miss those irritating habits
Here are 5 ways that I try and beat the loneliness however, I would love your ideas

I read 2 books a week. I don’t read novels as they are too emotional for me. I read books that help me develop or historical accounts
I have joined the local …read more

Blogger Galba Bright passed away this week – here is my post on his death in which I say
“Galba sleep tight, we will miss you hugely and thank you for leaving such wonderful emotional footprints all over the world”
 Galba was a wonderful, giving man.. what is strange is that I never met him, yet called him a friend. Isn’t that a strange part of social media, blogging, podcasting etc. I had interviewed him for my podcast about emotional intelligence only a couple of weeks ago…despite the thousands of miles between us, social media brought us together.
It also made me think …read more

I really love sharing stories, helping others with their grief. I have been wondering how else I can help, and I am thinking of doing a weekly podcast in 2007 in which I will share my thoughts and also stories from the listeners on remembering their loved ones, how they coped, pragmatic advice and also share some poetry that maybe some of you have written…what do you think? Would it help? Would you help me by sharing your stories with me?