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Dawn Ford
Nov 4, 20223 min read
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...
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Dawn Ford
May 11, 20212 min read
Do you feel EMPOWERED?
Photo credit - Kevin Fitzgerald , Unsplash Today I realised that the most profound change for me, since completing my Grief Recovery...
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Dawn Ford
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Being Strong.
Photo credit- Kulli Kittus - Unsplash Being Strong. 'Being Strong' - such a powerful term and so emotionlly detrimental. Bejamin...
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Dawn Ford
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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...
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Dawn Ford
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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....
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Dawn Ford
Mar 21, 20212 min read
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...
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Dawn Ford
Jan 23, 20213 min read
"Lack of forgiveness always IMPRISONS the wrong person"
Monday night's Helping Children With Loss (3rd session) went in a flash and there was so much discussion in the group; which is always...
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Dawn Ford
Jul 3, 20201 min read
So What is a Significant Loss?
Basically any event that leaves us with a negative emotion can be a significant loss; be that great sadness, betrayal, shame, anger,...
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Dawn Ford
Jan 9, 20203 min read
Do You Say You Are OK When You Are Not OK?
July 2018 DO YOU WORK all the hours you can to avoid feeling, remembering, the pain inside? DO YOU DRINK to forget? DO YOU EAT to numb...
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Dawn Ford
Jan 9, 20202 min read
Do You Try and Block Out How You Really Feel?
March, 2018 ' Remember that it is very common in our society to have been socialised with the idea that we should cover up emotional pain...
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Dawn Ford
Jan 9, 20201 min read
The death of a pet is a loss we often don't talk about.
The death of a pet can be absolutely devastating and comments like "but it was only a dog" (or cat or any other animal) can be so...
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Dawn Ford
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Replacing bad memories with good ones
June 2017 One of the steps of the Grief Recovery Method is to compile a Relationship Graph on a relationship that is causing you pain or...
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Dawn Ford
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Sorting through a loved one's personal belongings after their death
February 2017 Sorting out the personal things that belong to someone who has died is an enormous task and a heartbreaking one too. To...
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