An article to encourage recovering joy after deep hurts, loss or grief. Inner healing.

Recently I had cause to look at the connection meaning of the gazelle in relation to myself and ageing - and another season of life.

There are all kinds of scenarios that relate to the point of no return. It's the same with inner child work.

Post in response to local tragedy. Grief, loss, shock.

Reflecting on the changes over decades - moving towards feeling free to be me. Impressions of the sad pressures to be a perfect mother.

Anniversaries can be happy or sad - and if trauma is involved, then they can be tricky and bitter sweet.

Heartbreak and grief are familiar on events such as Mother's Day ... recognising big feelings safely.

Are you someone who recognises that you have a hidden grief? This grief can be so deep within us that it can surface as overwhelm.

Do you remember times where you feel as if you have been thrown to the wall? Too many demands, responsibilities or too many pressures ...

A Poem - Mother to a Child ... Ooohh - today it happened. It seems like I had been waiting my whole life to meet you

Life in the 70s and 80s was lived differently. In matters of women and babies, it was still a time of 'hiding pregnancy' in frumpy clothes.

A given name has so much meaning, and is connected with self identity. Karen means 'pure, beloved and also kind'.