Grief and closure
The first thing I got wrong about grief is closure. In bereavement, there is no such thing. There is the process. There is gradual healing.... Read More
VIA Character Strengths
Something really interesting has happened to me this week. I prepared three out of four assignments for my course now, at its very early stage... Read More
Reflective writing
I am familiar with reflective writing since early years of schooling but now, as I am starting the work on bereavement support, I find it... Read More
Kübler-Ross model – stages of grief
Before I started the Cruse course on bereavement listening (now I know that officially we will not be counsellors, so I will try to avoid... Read More
Cognitive biases
I really, really enjoy browsing around Pinterest in my free time to find little things related to psychology or specific topics I might be studying.... Read More
World Well-Being Project
I think it was a really good idea to study positive psychology this summer and autumn. I am finding it fascinating, obvious, uplisting but also... Read More
See you in a week
It was my last week at the care home this week and so I have promised some of the people I met there to come... Read More
My summer reads about death
I think I might have mentioned that I would read a few books about death in preparation for my autumn bereavement studies. Below are the... Read More