Grief, trauma, PTSD

The Global Pandemic: Four Years On

Posted By SK Reid,
12/03/2024 23:00 PM
Reflecting on the Global Impact of the Pandemic: A Four-Year Perspective I'm posting  in light of a pretty significant anniversary that is relevant to us and also to the whole planet. Four years ...

Honoring Bereaved Mothers: A Tribute to Unwavering Love and Enduring Strength

Posted By SK Reid,
07/05/2023 23:00 PM
  Introduction The heartbreak of losing a child is an experience that transcends words. It's a journey marked by indescribable pain, moments of overwhelming despair, and an enduring emptiness tha...

Trauma and the Culture of Toxic Positivity

Posted By SK Reid,
01/04/2021 20:00 PM
The Truth About Trauma Something has been niggling away and I wanted to broach it ever-so-carefully here with you. As many of you know, my two first books deal with challenging subject matter. I...

Reflections on the Trauma of Suicide

Posted By SK Reid,
18/01/2021 19:00 PM
Why Is Talking About Suicide A Difficult Conversation? If you are a suicide survivor, I know you will understand this article. The words in the post below (see down the page) were written in...

Warriors In Our Midst - Rhonda Britten

Posted By SK Reid & Rhonda Britten,
24/05/2020 12:00 PM
“We can use our stories to either keep us down or lift us up.” Rhonda Britten –Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, and Master Coach –has changed lives in over 600 episodes of reality television,...

The October Series - Show Me How To Live

Posted By SK Reid ,
27/10/2019 10:00 AM
I hate October. Every year. It never gets easier. This post is one from a few years ago and I'm re-posting in honour of my Dad, my cousin, our babies and my breast cancer Warrior...

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month 2019

Posted By SK Reid with Keren Ludski,
14/10/2019 23:00 PM
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month   1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage every year, and an estimated 3000 babies die in Australia every year to stillbirth, and sudden and une...

The October Series - Lullaby

Posted By SK Reid,
10/10/2019 21:00 PM
The October Series October is a tough month for me - International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the month my beloved cousin took her life, and the...

Goodnight Little Man

Posted By SK Reid ,
17/09/2019 20:00 PM
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Week In honour of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Week, I am reposting my blog post (on blogger) I wrote 3 years ago after losing Joshua.  I Opened...

The Day the World Changed

Posted By SK Reid ,
11/09/2019 19:10 PM
The Day the World Changed   I remember exactly where I was on September 11, 2001. I was standing in my kitchen, on the phone with my late husband, in utter disbelief as to what I was seeing...