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Kristie West — Healing your grief so you can think about, talk about, and love them, without it hurting you anymore — Page 17

‘I wish they hadn’t suffered’: The point of their pain (yup it has a point).

by Kristie West March 7, 2013

  If you are haunted by bad memories about pain that your person who died was in and you wish it could have been different …..then this blog is for you. This is a conversation I find myself having quite a lot…so I thought it was time to write about it. Memories of the pain they were […]

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The Newtown Shooting: how can we best honour and respect those killed? And a public announcement about what I would like if I die in a seemingly brutal or tragic manner.

by Kristie West December 19, 2012

You already know what I’m talking about when I mention the Newtown shooting.  On the 14th of December, Adam Lanza shot and killed 27 people, including 20 children, at a primary school in Connecticut.  I don’t need to tell you more than that – the story and details are pretty widely known now. I have read […]

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Are you dreading your first Christmas without them?

by Kristie West December 13, 2012

If this is your first Christmas since someone important in your life has died and you are dreading it then these series of posts are written just for you.   It may not be your first Christmas – it may be your 2nd, or your 5th, or your 15th – but if you are worried […]

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Thanksgiving – what the heck is there to be grateful about?

by Kristie West November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving – what the heck is there to be grateful about?   I’m not the least bit Canadian or American…but I think Thanksgiving is a wonderful day.  Not necessarily for the huge turkey feast.  Though that depends whether I am on or off the meat-eating wagon.   Not for all the wine either.  Guaranteed hangover […]

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G.R.I.E.F and the death of dreams and identity in loss

by Kristie West November 20, 2012

I absolutely love this facebook post from Jeff Foster from last week and wanted to share it with you. Though not the entire story, the loss of your fantasy of what the future ‘should'(dangerous little word) have been like and the loss of your own identity e.g. as a wife, or what identity you though […]

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What legacy are you creating for them?

by Kristie West October 23, 2012

  What legacy are you creating for them?   Have you realised the part you play in creating the legacy of those you love who have died? I don’t mean how many signs you have had put on park benches, whether you have started a foundation or charity in their name, or the beautiful gravestone […]

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Sobbing your guts out in public. Why you need to let your emotion out…..in GRIEF and everywhere else.

by Kristie West October 13, 2012

Sobbing your guts out in public   Ok so when I say sobbing ‘your’ guts out in public….it’s a little more personal than that. I mean my guts of course.  In starbucks. A busy starbucks. In the middle of the day. And  not one of the subtle tiny-lines-of-tears-only-seen-up-close type of crying.  I really went for […]

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‘The Joy of Death’….A transcript of my speech

by Kristie West October 5, 2012

  A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to spend the weekend in Bournemouth attending the Joy of Death convention. I was surrounded by some of the most phenomenal, inspiring, progressive and caring people I have come across in the death and funeral industry and I learnt a great deal. So I was […]

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What you need to give up to hold on….

by Kristie West September 27, 2012

What you need to give up to hold on…… Recently I heard of a business owner who only hires people who have NEVER worked in his industry before. Why? Too many bad habits to undo. Too many unhelpful things they have already learned that they will need to unlearn first. He has a very good […]

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Life lessons and gratitude from a young woman who has lost both parents

by Kristie West August 2, 2012

I love the opportunity to share with you examples of people who are finding their way from pain and loss to G.R.I.E.F (gratitude, real connection, inspiration, empowerment, and freedom) after a death in their lives. These examples aren’t always out on display – not because they aren’t out there, but because it can seem strange […]

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