Travels With My Son

Simply being alive means we are constantly faced with complex and often conflicting emotions, states of being, and ever changing seasons of life that I think we’re increasingly realising we need to let ourselves fully feel and experience, rather than trying to repress or sidestep (this is especially true of grief). Each plays an important role in how we move through the world and build or rebuild our sense of self, and so it’s worth exploring and acknowledging all of them – from grief, fear, joy, gratitude and love, to balance, control and everything in between. Even the idea of wintering. I have walked my own path with each of them, and so share some of my experiences and thoughts here.

But I also want to explore different elements of the everyday that can help us move beyond a state of simply surviving grief and uncertainty, to fully living with them. It can be so easy to deprive ourselves of all things good, nourishing and even indulgent when we’re grieving, particularly in the early days – or even when we’re just busy with work and life, or fixated on a goal – particularly one where we have limited control, such as trying to conceive. But it is these small moments of light and indulgence that help us to truly live. 

From what might be considered ‘well-being practices’ – exercise like yoga or running, holistic therapies such as reflexology and acupuncture, to ‘lifestyle choices’ and how we live in the day to day, I’m interested in anything that could help us reach a state of living, not just surviving.