The Beautiful Side of Grief Blog

Monday, September 25, 2023 Worst things to say when someone passes...

Worst things to say when someone passesโ€ฆEverything happens for a reasonTheyโ€™re in a better placeTime heals all woundsThis was a post that evoked a lot of reaction from a grief community when I read th...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Lemony Snicket's A Series of \unfortunate Events

Have you ever watched Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events?Well, sometimes that is exactly what my life has felt like - just when I am on the brink of a breakthrough, an 'unfortunate' event...

Monday, September 25, 2023 The Freeze Response

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐ž๐ง-๐จ๐ง-๐ญ๐ก๐ž-๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š?Then here's something to considerโ€ฆIf you do not allow your min...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Let's talk funerals...

I was lucky enough to talk with Andre Roupp, a funeral director, on one of my podcasts. Andre is such a gorgeous, caring man, and seeing his post about filling the hearse brought back memories of Tahl...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Dreams do come true

When I was in my early and mid-twenties I worked for a wonderful family in Israel. The first time I ventured to very distant shores (and my first time on a plane and out of NZ) was in 1985. The opport...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Doing the hard stuff

When something traumatic happens in your life you just want to crawl into bed, pull the covers up over your head and shut it all out. It's called self-preservation. When it is all too much to absorb, ...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Surrounded by redwoods

Nothing can beat being surrounded by majestic giants, especially in the early evening on a beautiful, sunny day!I hadn't walked in the Redwoods in Rotorua for years, so thought I would check them out ...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Where the Name came from

Thinking up a website name is DAUNTING!!!!!!! What if it sounds crap, or doesn't make sense, or just isn't trendy like those other cool websites that catch your eye and make you want to click into and...

Friday, September 1, 2023 We Have Launched Our New Website!

Welcome, dear listeners! We have an amazing announcement to make today that we're thrilled to share with all of you. As you know, we've been working tirelessly to enhance your podcast experience, and ...