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The death of Jess Ainscough – the Wellness Warrior

by Kristie West March 8, 2015
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The death of Jess Ainscough – the Wellness Warrior Over the last week I’ve been seeing loads of posts and articles about the death of Jess Ainscough AKA The Wellness Warrior. In a nutshell, from what I’ve read, Jess was 30 years old when she died, had had cancer for 7 years, chose to go […]

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Death and Funeral options – why you need to do your research now…

by Kristie West March 2, 2015
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Death and Funeral options – why you need to do your research now… A few people have sent me the link to this in the last week: organic burial pods than turn you into a tree, as opposed to a coffin or regular cremated ash spreading. This is quite a lovely idea.  They take your […]

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Life Insurance…and how we talk about death

by Kristie West February 23, 2015
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Life Insurance…and how we talk about death This last week I’ve been getting quotes for new life insurance.  And I had an experience that shouldn’t surprise me….but sometimes still does! It was a perfect example of how we speak about death and how damaging it can be.  A couple of weeks back I wrote on a […]

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The worst thing you can tell yourself about grief…

by Kristie West February 15, 2015

The worst thing you can tell yourself about grief… Do you have/do any daily affirmations?  You know what I mean – positive statements about or to yourself about you, your life, where you’re going? If you’ve been involved in any kind of personal development, self-help, spiritually you likely will have at some point.  And even […]

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What to do about their stuff after they’ve died?

by Kristie West February 12, 2015
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What to do about their stuff after they’ve died?   Hi there, This is a topic that comes up a lot – when someone you love had died you might find yourself not just dealing with a death but then having to decide what to do about their cupboard/room/house. Should you keep their stuff, throw […]

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The Inspiration Bible – a beautiful book to take you through 2015

by Kristie West February 10, 2015
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The Inspiration Bible – a beautiful book to take you through 2015   Here I am with my contributor copy of the Inspiration Bible. A wonderful and powerful book with an inspirational and uplifting story for every day of the year…..and I am very honoured to be one of the 365 contributors. You’ll find me […]

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Have you ever thought about the language you use around death?

by Kristie West January 31, 2015
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 Have you ever thought about the language you use around death? My question for you today is about what language you use around death…and why.  If you haven’t thought about it before then it might be high time! This is something I’m pretty aware of as you hear about death all the time, even though […]

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Being pregnant…and thinking about death

by Kristie West January 23, 2015

Being pregnant…and thinking about death Two things you won’t often read in the same sentence! Being pregnant is, among other things, weird.  I wake up each morning to see what new and wonderful thing my body is up to today.  I feel a bit like a very interesting science experiment. You know, like you did […]

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Why don’t we respect old age?

by Kristie West January 19, 2015

Why don’t we respect old age?   Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it -Confucius This is a topic that has been on my mind for quite a while, stewing away.  And it has especially been rolling round in my mind now as I’m currently in NZ and have been to visit my 97 […]

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Want to hear my crazy-incredible BIG (and getting bigger by the week) news?!

by Kristie West January 12, 2015
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Want to hear my crazy-incredible BIG (and getting bigger by the week) news?! Sooooo….a few people have noticed my strange absence over the past couple of months, both from social media and from regular blogging. Well…here is the reason why! Nope, this cute little pooh bear outfit that a friend gave me is not actually for me […]

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