Grief – in all its forms…

Grief… some of you may already have decided not to continue reading, or some will realise, that like Birth, there are many meanings…

Grief does not have to mean death of a person, though obviously it can & it does, but it can also refer to relationships, jobs, childhood or other periods of our lives etc etc. We can grieve for many things, & we will all experience it & express it differently.

I came across the most wonderful resource recently – Griefcast – where Cariad Lloyd interviews vast numbers of, mostly, comedians, around this very subject. (It was a mailing from Sara Pascoe that brought it to my attention – someone who impresses me enormously btw). I’ve only listened to a few, but the depth of discussion around the darker, normally avoided subject, is fantastic – so freeing. The circumstances are entirely different with each interviewee, as is when it occurred, but there are overlapping themes already, of course.

Please pass this on to anyone who you think may find it useful, & do explore it yourself. It isn’t full of doom & gloom, but all the strange & often joyous moments, that come alongside any deep, challenging emotion.

Many of you will know that I have relatively recently been side swiped by a dramatic family death, but along with the pain & some dark times, comes curiosity, an urge to encourage openness & honesty about the stuff we can find difficult, as humans. I really want to help break that taboo, to allow it to be a ‘normal’ subject for discussion, that doesn’t ruin the mood, but encourages deep bonding instead & brings us closer…

And, as always, if you think touch could give you some support, please get in touch…!