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Why am I an addict? Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001m0jq/matt-willis-fighting-addiction photo credit: Christopher Lemercier - Unsplash - this is...

Dawn Ford
Jun 15, 20237 min read
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James Arthur - 'Out of Our Minds'
"I'm getting quite upset - those guys. I can't believe I'm so affected by this - I never cry. I've been there, it's scary....don't...

Dawn Ford
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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"Therapy - I needed to put my childhood demons to bed".
Every life matters: The Orange Button Scheme - originated in Lancashire & in South Cumbria in 2020 and was such a success that is has...

Dawn Ford
Jan 10, 20236 min read
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Stages in grief - is there really such a thing?
photo credit: Marek Studzinski -Unsplash Grief is without doubt the most powerful of all emotions and a completely normal and natural...

Dawn Ford
Nov 4, 20223 min read
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Saying Goodbye
Photo credit: Pablo Lancaster Jones. So many people I meet and support feel stuck with their grief and for a myriad of reasons. We can...

Dawn Ford
Oct 20, 20223 min read
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Validation & Connection is key.
Monday 10th October 2022 is World Mental Health Day. photo credit John Parlovitz We all know that any day can be a bad mental health day...

Dawn Ford
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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Our Queen - A nation in mourning; Time of Change.
On the evening of Thursday 8th September 2022 the world as we knew it suddenly & irrevocably changed. The news that our beloved & most...

Dawn Ford
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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Should young children be able to attend a funeral?
photo credit: - Jordan Whitt One of the topics to have risen from the Queen's funeral is the question should young children be able to...

Dawn Ford
Sep 23, 20224 min read
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As I write this post today I can't help but feel, 'There are no words'.
photo credit:Jeremy Wong As I sit down to write this post today I can't help but feel that 'there are no words'. And yet I feel...

Dawn Ford
Sep 11, 20224 min read
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Addiction & OCD; Their father Gary, said that he'd thought he was the only one suffering......
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/joe-wicks-facing-my-childhood-review-bbc-one-v68v6z2nv "Their father, Gary, said that he’d thought he...

Dawn Ford
May 17, 20222 min read
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Sibling rivalry & the 'eggshells' when living with someone who has a mental health condition.
Christina Patterson 'Outside the sky is blue' Photo credit - Unsplash, Annie Spratt This is a family memoir, a very touching and...

Dawn Ford
May 16, 20228 min read
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The Importance of emotional resilience & telling your truth
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage When a 16mins video takes 30 mins to watch - you know...

Dawn Ford
Mar 25, 20223 min read
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Do you struggle with unhealthy relationships; with other people and perhaps with yourself too?
Do you have a poor sense of self worth? And frequently accept second best? And do you go out of your way to 'please others' often to the...

Dawn Ford
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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The Body Keeps The Score.....
There is this incredible series (that we have been glued to throughout lockdown) called 'This Is Us'. It's all about the trials and...

Dawn Ford
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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"I keep it hidden, I keep it locked away."
Joey Essex - 'Grief and Me', BBC Three Documentary, 9pm June 3rd . "I keep it hidden, I keep it locked away." This year Joey is 30years...

Dawn Ford
Jun 8, 20215 min read
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Do you feel EMPOWERED?
Photo credit - Kevin Fitzgerald , Unsplash Today I realised that the most profound change for me, since completing my Grief Recovery...

Dawn Ford
May 11, 20212 min read
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Being Strong.
Photo credit- Kulli Kittus - Unsplash Being Strong. 'Being Strong' - such a powerful term and so emotionlly detrimental. Bejamin...

Dawn Ford
Apr 15, 20213 min read
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National Reflection Day
Today is National Reflection Day and this has made me think about how important reflection is in my life and how fundamental it has been...

Dawn Ford
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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So what is Grief?
Grief is the normal and natural reaction to any significant loss. We 'grieve' any change in or end of a familiar pattern of behaviour....

Dawn Ford
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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Guilt -v-Regret
In the work that I do with my clients I often hear the word 'GUILT'. I know that Guilt along with Shame, Betrayal and Anger are really...

Dawn Ford
Mar 21, 20212 min read
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