Dawn Ford
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
"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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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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