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What makes a full life?

by Kristie West August 26, 2011

What makes a full life? Earlier in the week I was asked to justify myself after saying that any life lived was a full life. I was specifically asked to explain how a starving child in a poor country who dies of hunger could be described as having had a full life. I absolutely understand […]

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Talking about DEATH – is it morbid?

by Kristie West August 23, 2011

We live in a society that sees talking about death, thinking about death, writing and reading about death as morbid. What is morbid, what is indeed unhealthy, is a society that separates and dissociates death from life as if the two can ever be separated – two sides of the same coin. We claim to embrace Life…..while […]

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What to do when a friend who has lost their mum or dad (or a friend who hasn’t) seems suicidal

by Kristie West August 16, 2011

What to do when a friend who has lost their mum or dad (or a friend who hasn’t) seems suicidal A couple of weeks ago I was asked this question by someone who was worried about a friend who had lost their dad. Now, straight up, I offer my disclaimer: I am not an expert […]

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The London Riots – trying to make sense of them

by Kristie West August 10, 2011

 The London Riots – trying to make sense of them This is the first time I’ve gone off topic on my blog.  My thoughts today have nothing to do with death and grief….but I wanted to write down what I am thinking and feeling about what is happening here.  So I’m hijacking my blog for […]

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The death of Amy Winehouse. Why it isn’t a waste and it isn’t a shame.

by Kristie West August 1, 2011

 The death of Amy Winehouse.  Why it isn’t a waste and it isn’t a shame. Delayed reaction, I know, but it’s a week since Amy Winehouse was found dead in her flat and there is one particular thing that has been playing on my mind. That is the way that most of what I read […]

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On the anniversary of their death. What choice are you making?

by Kristie West July 29, 2011

On the anniversary of their death. What choice are you making? Those of you that know my story know that around 6 years ago I lost 6 family members in 4 months. Exactly 6 years ago today was when the 4-month period began with the first of the 6 deaths. Exactly 6 years ago today […]

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Are you finding the 30-day challenge hard? Do you want to quit or have you quit already? My confession: why I broke my 30 day challenge yesterday…..

by Kristie West July 21, 2011

Are you finding the 30-day challenge hard?  Do you want to quit or have you quit already?  My confession: why I broke my 30 day challenge yesterday…..   Yesterday I didn’t write my 5-min love letter. The point of the 30-day challenge (here if you haven’t seen it already) is one letter a day for […]

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Day 9 of the 30 day challenge…and some of the challenges of the challenge

by Kristie West July 19, 2011

A quick update on how I personally am finding the 30 day challenge…and also a couple of the more challenging elements that I have encountered and that a couple of people have written to me about. After the last video a couple of friends wrote to me with video advice. So you’ll see I’ve brought in a full professional […]

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What is ‘grief’?

by Kristie West July 18, 2011

I wrote a post a couple of weeks back about the 5 stages of grief (the Kubler-Ross method) and why it needed to be retired as our model for understanding grief. If you haven’t read it yet then take a look here. As I explained, the model is misused, misunderstood, and outdated.  But there was […]

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Day 5: How to do the 30 day challenge. What are the rules and guidelines?!

by Kristie West July 15, 2011

Day 5: How to do the 30 day challenge.  What are the rules and guidelines?! Here is a vid about how to do the 30 day challenge in case you are struggling with any of the details……. (please feel free to totally ignore the splash of carpet at the end of the vid….or anything else […]

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