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Welcome to Grief Girl, my very own passion project all about grief and loss. My mission is to normalise conversations about grief and provide support and solace to grievers within the confines of a safe space - even if that is just a little crevice of the internet!

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Apr 17, 2022

Guest Post: What I Loved in Him

My father died as he had lived: not saying much. He didn’t mention his twenty-year marriage with our mother, even though he was rushed...

Mar 21, 2022

Ways To Embrace Your Grief

Most people, at some point, go through the process of grieving. It's an individual experience. The steps a person takes and the goals...

Dec 29, 2021

Disappearing From This World

My dad disappeared from this world. What if cats disappeared? Or clocks too? These are things I pondered when reading Genki Kawamura's...

Oct 4, 2021

'Death Becomes Us'

I had the amazing opportunity to interview Kristen Wittman on her new poetry collection 'Death Becomes Us' - a visceral journey through...

Sep 11, 2021

Dancing at the Pity Party – a grief companion that 'gets it'

‘And just like that, I became someone who had seen death…’ Loss marks you. It becomes the lapel pin on your coat, the introductory...

Sep 4, 2021

Healing Through Faith: Overcoming Grief and Getting to Sleep

Guest post by Tina Martin.

Aug 29, 2021

Season of Healing

Recently, I was reached out to and an album about healing from loss was shared with me by singer Jill Colucci.

Jul 30, 2021

Practical Steps You Can Take When Facing a Terminal Illness

Written by Tina Martin Getting a terminal diagnosis is a complicated emotional experience, and there’s no one right way to react....

Jun 20, 2021

Another Year, Another Father's Day

So, another year, another Father's Day. At first, I thought: it's just another day, like every other day - it has a day, month, and...

Jun 6, 2021

She's On What Stage Of Grief?!

Wow. It has certainly been quite a while since I last posted! Life (as always) had gotten tremendously busy. Today I wanted to update you...

Apr 10, 2021

The Undeniable Magic of Self-Compassion

Grief is a fireball of emotions that opens itself up within you, festering and burning bright with a constant incandescent glow. Fear,...

Mar 21, 2021

Reinvesting in Life: the importance of the grief conversation

“If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.” John von Neumann...

Feb 12, 2021

Grief Busting: Debunking Four Myths About Grief

There are several assumptions or 'myths' about grief after facing a loss. For many of us, grief is something new— uncharted territory...

Jan 22, 2021

The Power of Books, Music and Films

Over the past few years, books, music and films have been a great source of comfort. In fact, they mean a lot to me in many different...

Jan 11, 2021

Losing in Lockdown: Hailey's Story

"At the start of 2020, I never thought that I would be in this position", Hailey Wright on her grief story.

Jan 3, 2021

Grief is a Strange Place

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