Mental Health and Wellbeing

Shocking facts about Covid-19 trauma people are afraid to know

Posted By SK Reid,
15/07/2021 20:50 PM
In my last post, I wrote about the impact of the pandemic from the perspective of trauma and how similar to other types of trauma the pandemic is - there are lots of parallels.   To briefly...

The Truth About Trauma

Posted By SK Reid,
13/07/2021 20:00 PM
An Unforgettable Milestone   Recently, the world passed the 4 million deaths from the COVID-19 milestone. This is not a milestone anyone wants to know about. In fact, unless we are directly...

Mothers Day

Posted By SK Reid,
08/05/2021 20:00 PM
The Grief of Losing A Baby and Mothers' Day If you've ever experienced the grief of losing a pregnancy or a wee baby this post is for you. I'm sharing a post from my PLICA blog...

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...

In Search of Happiness in the Midst of Grief

Posted By SK Reid,
21/01/2021 21:00 PM
A Message of Hope for Someone Who Grieves Happiness can be an elusive state of being. I don't know about you, but my experience has been that after a time, happiness can pop up in the midst of grief....

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...

Grief is my Teacher

Posted By SK Reid ,
15/07/2020 21:00 PM
Its been awhile since I’ve posted about grief.    For anyone who may not be aware, I have published 2 books exploring grief, loss, love and challenging life experiences. I have written a thi...

Warriors In Our Midst - Chiemi Rajamahendran

Posted By SK Reid & Chiemi Rajamahendran,
10/05/2020 22:00 PM
Mother's Day 2020 On Mother's Day 2020, it is pertinent to reflect on the fact that for many women, Mother's Day is really difficult either because they mourn the loss of their mother, or they mourn...

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...