October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This month holds deep meaning for me as I honour my son, Josiah, and all the precious babies gone too soon.

Grief is as unique as our fingerprints.
It doesn’t follow neat stages or tidy timelines, no matter what we’ve been told. In this blog, I explore compassionate, practical ways to understand grief beyond the “five stages” — including how to navigate its waves, honour your loss, and allow life to grow around it.

Grief is one of the deepest human experiences — universal yet profoundly personal. It connects us all, yet many of us struggle to know what to say or do when someone we love is hurting. In this post, I explore why grief feels so complex, the pressure of “doing it right,” and how we can respond with compassion — to ourselves and others.

Some of us find it genuinely difficult to sit still. To pause, slow down, and simply be. I used to be one of those people — and truthfully, sometimes I still am.

Emotions are part of being human. We all experience them — from the highs of joy and excitement to the lows of sadness, frustration, or grief. But for many of us, especially when it comes to the more painful or uncomfortable emotions, the instinct is to push them away.

The word vulnerability can stir up fear in many of us. And understandably so — to be vulnerable is to be exposed. It’s opening ourselves up to uncertainty, potential hurt, and even rejection. But vulnerability is so much more than just risk — it’s also the gateway to deeper connection, genuine love, and meaningful relationships.