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Life After Charlie - A Grief Journey
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Sep 25, 20243 min read
The harm that silence does
When I was a pre-teen, I was bullied by my former friends. Girls don’t bully by physically assaulting you. They use psychological...
Sep 3, 20243 min read
Every day I wake up and my daughter isn’t here
I just found this unpublished piece from October 2021… Every day I wake up and my daughter isn’t here. Gratitude pops in to remind me...
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Aug 20, 20243 min read
Summer thoughts
It's August now. Another summer is quickly passing us by. For me, every day is another step toward being okay again. But I won't lie:...
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Feb 8, 20242 min read
As we find ourselves in year three…
It dawns on me that little has changed. I remember like it was yesterday waking up on the 2nd of December 2021 to the nightmarish...
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Nov 30, 20233 min read
Two years ago
Warning: This post is about Charlie’s suicide and may be triggering for some. For me, it’s a story I have yet to share with anyone but my...
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May 26, 20232 min read
Reminders
Reminders of Charlie are everywhere. Such is the nature of life with smartphones that there is no shortage of photos of our family over...
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Apr 24, 20233 min read
A message from Charlie?
For as long as I can remember, my favourite colour has been blue - whether royal, peacock, or indigo, I love them all. Blue is the colour...
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Oct 21, 20222 min read
Fall Thoughts
It’s breathtakingly beautiful outside. Reds, oranges, golds and greens framed by a cloudless blue sky. I pause to reflect on how...
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Aug 29, 20224 min read
Broken (but not beaten)
“FUCK HER! FUCK YOU! FUCK HER” I hear my sister shriek in the most skin crawlingly, ear piercingly agonizing voice. “What the heck is she...
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Jul 22, 20222 min read
When I think of Charlie, she is with me
Anyone who loses someone close to them has to find a way to live with and through their grief. Part of me at times has wished my memories...
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Jun 25, 20223 min read
“Life only ever gives you as much as you can handle”
Life only ever gives you as much as you can handle. What a load of bollocks. Apparently this frequently repeated saying actually stems...
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