Have you ever thought that perhaps grief doesn’t wait for the final goodbye? What if it starts quietly, long before the ending – in those moments when we sense that change, loss, or death is coming? Let me introduce you to a term you might know, even if you didn’t know its name: anticipatory grief. Most …
What if Mourning Begins in Advance? Anticipatory Grief in Invisible Losses Read More »
What if you carry the weight of grief without even realising it? You may know that I’m in the process of writing my book. Today, I want to speak directly to you – my reader. Who is my ideal reader? It’s you. Yes, it’s you whose life once looked familiar, but now feels like a …
As this month marks twenty years of my life in England, I invite you into a quieter, often unspoken side of the emigration journey – the emotional weight of expat grief that can come with moving and living abroad. This isn’t a checklist of what to pack or how to get visa. Rather, it’s a …
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As my birthday approached, I couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling growing inside me. Birthday depression crept in slowly at first but then brought with it flood of questions: “Have you done enough?” “Are you where you hoped you’d be?” “What are you even doing with your life?” Have you ever felt sad on your birthday? …
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