Tag Archives: recovery

Is acceptance the key to recovery?

Posted on February 16, 2014 by annwae

I read a great quote the other day from Michael J Fox, an American actor who seemingly had everything but was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease at the age of 30. “Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that … Continue reading →

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Grief doesn’t get any better than this.

Posted on January 27, 2013 by annwae

What if it doesn’t get any better than this? I asked myself this question today and I was surprised that the answer I found was ‘That’s OK’. I am OK with that, in fact better than OK. Mind you at … Continue reading →

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Guilt – part 2

Posted on June 28, 2012 by annwae

Guilt is an emotion that comes up again and again from parents, and reading the comments in my support group prompted me to publish this excerpt from the book ‘A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide’ by Jeffrey Jacskon who lost his wife. … Continue reading →

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Evolution

Posted on April 7, 2012 by annwae

OK so this blog is evolving. Like everything, fog clears, pieces fall into place, what started as one journey ends up at a different destination. I have been reflecting, I do this constantly. I started off on a dream, then … Continue reading →

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First step on my journey back to a new normal

Posted on February 5, 2012 by annwae

One step on the journey back to a new normal Everything changes when your child dies. Everything you though mattered, everything you worried about, everything you desired – it all pales into insignificance. I feel like a caterpillar that suddenly … Continue reading →

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