February 7, 2020

Danielle reflects on Camp Widow 2017

I’m going to be honest. Walking into Camp Widow 2017 was overwhelming. And I will admit, my first instinct was to run away. Not because of […]
June 24, 2019

Emma’s Story: How Camp Widow changed my grief

I decided to attend Camp Widow in the USA, in 2016, two years after Shane passed away because my friend Rebecca (from First Light) had been […]
July 13, 2018

45% Parenting: a curse of the solo parent

An excerpt from Chris Martin’s blog, Just A Dad Not blowing my own trumpet here, but I reckon I’m doing alright at this parenting gig. Which, […]
June 14, 2018

Social anxiety and grief

An excerpt from Emma Hopkins-Curry’s blog, Widow Mama. So, I haven’t written in a while. I have wanted to, but kept thinking that it was the same […]
May 30, 2018

Snakes and ladders

An excerpt from Dani Holland’s blog, Three Chicks and a Hen I’m sitting on the train after dropping off my littlest girl at preschool, ready to get […]
May 15, 2018

Mourning guilt

An excerpt from Chris Martin’s blog, Just A Dad.  I haven’t cried in quite some time. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing. […]
May 4, 2018

Life… embracing our second chances

By Jo Smith-Hooker Friday, 13 April 2018 Many weeks after Daniel died, Bailey, who was 8 at the time said, “You know what Mummy? I wish […]
April 11, 2018

Introducing Greg Waters’ blog

Introducing Greg Waters’ blog Hello everyone! No need to introduce myself. Who I am is not important. Where I have been, am now, and how I […]
March 30, 2018

The pain of loss… and the loss of pain…

An excerpt from Emma Hopkins-Curry’s blog, Widow Mountain.  July 2015. Next week I will not have held, or been held by my husband for two years.   […]