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The word ‘scarcity’ is scary

Scarcity Covid-19 has brought the word ‘scarcity’ to the forefront of our minds and our language. Toilet rolls have been scarce. Pasta has been scarce. Hand sanitiser has been scarce. Online grocery slots have been scarce. And those are just the physical things. On the emotional level, hugs have been scarce. Simple pleasures have beenContinue reading “The word ‘scarcity’ is scary”

Grief counselling

‘2014 was a difficult year for me. My only sibling, my younger sister, died in July and my wife died four months later. These sudden and unexpected deaths left me shattered with overwhelming sadness. We had been married for over 50 years and, at the age of 75, there was a huge hole in myContinue reading “Grief counselling”

We all need help – don’t we?

We all like to appear as if we ‘have everything together’. And most of us can pretend most of the time. Until something happens to burst the bubble. That happened to me when I had a broken engagement. It happened again when I had a miscarriage – you can read about it here. It happenedContinue reading “We all need help – don’t we?”