If you are reading this blog you know the excruciating pain of pet loss. You haven't just lost your pet you have lost your friend, companion and family member. Our most recent loss was this year when we made the difficult decision to euthanise our little Gold Coast cat Cheetah…
Grief can be an excruciatingly painful and lonely experience. This can be further compounded by grief myths that suggest your reactions and behaviors aren't normal. My hope is this article will extinguish some of the shame or fear these myths generate so you can be free to grieve in your own way…
If your answer yes to any of the following questions then you will benefit from a mindfulness practice. Are you battling to get through the day because of stress, anxiety or depression? Have always been a worrier, always planning, thinking, preparing, and stressing about the future? Do you ruminate over…
“Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” ~ Eleanor BrownWhen you became a carer you probably had other commitments, and maybe a job, school, university or parenting. You may have inherited the role with little or no warning or seen it coming for a while.In 2015 there were…
If you or a loved one is struggling with the grief stages then you may have noticed a tendency to push the pain down, push it away, or even deny its reality.You might be grieving because of the devastating loss of a loved one, ether anticipated or unexpected. But it…