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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 20

How to really, truly, honestly, journal through your pain when you’ve lost someone you love.

by Kristie West December 9, 2011

How to really, truly, honestly, journal through your pain when you’ve lost someone you love. Most of us these days are well-versed in the benefits of journalling/diary-ing/gratitude journalling etc.  You may journal regularly, you may have dipped into journalling from time to time, or you may never have written a word of your private thoughts […]

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Your first Christmas without someone you love – Part 1: Deck the halls with expectations

by Kristie West December 5, 2011

  Your first Christmas without someone you love – Part 1: Deck the halls with expectations The lights are up in the city.  The Christmas countdown has begun.  Presents to buy, cards to write,  parties to attend, Christmas trees to put up.  Time to start drinking mulled wine and listening to Christmas carols (my fave […]

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“Grief is love not wanted to let go” …one of the most damaging beliefs you can hold after losing someone you love.

by Kristie West November 22, 2011

“Grief is love not wanted to let go” …one of the most damaging beliefs you can hold after losing someone you love. Earlier this week I spotted this quote by Earl A. Grollman going back and forth on twitter and facebook.  It might seem lovely, and understanding, and respectful.  I think it’s just a little […]

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If your parent had a carer/carers (instead of you) before they died….and you feel just a litttttttttle guilty about that.

by Kristie West November 16, 2011

If your parent had a carer/carers (instead of you) before they died….and you feel just a litttttttttle guilty about that. I speak to a lot of people whose mum or dad, or both, had carers (or were in a rest home) before they died……and I’m yet to meet one that didn’t feel just a little […]

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London’s Death Cafe, November – “Let’s talk about Death baby…let’s talk about you and me….”

by Kristie West November 14, 2011

London’s Death Cafe, November – “Let’s talk about Death baby…let’s talk about you and me….” Last weekend I attended my second (indeed the UK’s second) Death Cafe. For the uninitiated, it’s a concept developed in Switzerland, born out of the ‘philosophy cafes’ where people would get together and philosophise about …..philosophical stuff.  A man by the name […]

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‘I am an orphan’, ‘I am a widow’…..Is it time to stop labelling yourself?

by Kristie West November 9, 2011

 ‘I am an orphan’, ‘I am a widow’…..Is it time to stop labelling yourself? A few weeks ago I met an absolutely lovely woman who, on hearing what I do, started to tell me a tiny bit of her background. She grew up without either parent. Her words ….”I am an orphan”. Now this may […]

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So you plan to change the world huh? Well….what if you don’t?

by Kristie West November 3, 2011

I’m incredibly blessed to be part of a community of some of the most inspired, inspiring…..and downright fun people I have ever met. These are a group of people with clear missions, passionate visions, who really want to make a dent in the universe through whatever industry they have chosen to devote themselves to. I’ve […]

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What is it like to watch someone die?

by Kristie West October 31, 2011

What is it like to watch someone die? I spoke to a woman last week whose husband died earlier this month.  She said that no-one had told her what it might be like to watch him die – I mean actually be present at the moment of death – and that it would have been […]

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Gadaffi is dead. By all means celebrate………..if that’s what you feel like doing. You could make a world of difference to the way the world experiences and expresses G.R.I.E.F.

by Kristie West October 21, 2011

Gadaffi is dead. By all means celebrate………..if that’s what you feel like doing. You could make a world of difference to the way the world understands and experiences G.R.I.E.F. I’ll be honest. I am not great on current events.  My dad, who felt that not knowing what was going on in the world quite simply […]

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Is your pain really ALL G.R.I.E.F.? It’s time to ask yourself some questions.

by Kristie West October 17, 2011

Is your pain really ALL G.R.I.E.F?  It’s time to ask yourself some questions. Most of us are too nervous about the  experiences around death of others to ever question it.  It might be considered disrespectful to ask if all of their pain is related to the death that they are going through after losing someone […]

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