Oct 28, 2023 | bereavement, Coaching, death, family, gratitude, health, Mums, my journey
Today would have been my mum’s 63rd birthday, so I thought I’d share some of the ways I have been inspired by her throughout my life. We had nothing as kids; Mum had several low paying part time jobs, everything we owned was second hand, our house was freezing and we...
Jul 19, 2023 | bereavement, Coaching, death, family, gratitude, grief, health, my journey, wellbeing
During my time at Volunteering In Health I learned so much about the detrimental effects of loneliness on our physical heath as well as our mental health. If we can help people to feel less lonely, by providing more meaningful connection, it can have a huge impact on...
Jul 4, 2023 | bereavement, death, family, gratitude, grief, health, Mums, my journey, parenting, reflections, relationships, wellbeing
Today marks three years since my mum died. Apart from her outfits and her hair, Mum was known for her teaching. Over the last few years her focus was on character education. “It’s character building,” was the often-repeated catchphrase of our childhoods, designed to...
Dec 14, 2022 | bereavement, death, grief, my journey
In 2020, like so many people, I suffered a bereavement during the coronavirus pandemic. We had to face difficult decisions as a family around shielding and visiting, trying to get the balance right between seeing and supporting my mum in her final weeks, seeing and...
Nov 2, 2022 | bereavement, Coaching, death, family, grief, Mums, my journey
Last week would have been my mum’s 62nd birthday. Sadly, both my mum and my grandma died during the coronavirus pandemic. Both deaths were expected. My grandma was almost 94 and had been in hospital with covid-19, but did recover enough to come home for her last week...
