Summary of the King's Cross pop-up death cafe
This pop-up was co-hosted by Julienne McLean, a psychologist and Jungian analyst and spiritual direc
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Caregivers: Change and New Beginnings
Readers and Followers: I’ve come to a point that I am ready for a reprieve from my involvement with caregiving–at least for a while. I realize that this issue will one day reappear in my life in one...
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The Importance of Rituals (Part 2) by Elise M. Edwards
In my previous post, I wrote about the importance of rituals. The rituals of the Easter season helped me process some difficult emotions. The way that rituals mark time and demonstrate consistency has...
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Harvey Chochinov: With too few Canadians having access to palliative care,...
I like Steven Fletcher. Our brief encounters, typically in airports or the occasional public event, are always friendly and cordial. It is hard not to admire him. Despite quadriplegia, he has found the...
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Where am I....who am I....?
Where am I? Have I lost myself or have I found myself? Nothing, no thing….well, maybe a few things….is are, the same. I’m wearing different clothes, sleeping in a different bed with a different pillow...
View ArticleGraceful Dancing
The choice of letting go and saying goodbye is never easy, yet the decision to hold on is even harder. I have let go of hopes, dreams, relationships, redemption and written my goodbyes many times in...
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The Three Funerals
“death is something that always has to be enclosed by an elaborate set of explanations. It is an ancient litigation, this turning of horror into stories, and it is a lonely piece of work, trying to...
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The Forest Farm Romance
“In Heaven’s name, Hollingsworth,” cried I, getting angry, and glad to be angry, because so only was it possible to oppose his tremendous concentrativeness and indomitable will, “cannot you conceive...
View ArticleWelcome!
Welcome. My name is Melissa Forgey, author of True Empathy. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that...
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3rd-Prize Winner in Transitions Abroad Narrative Travel Writing Contest
A boatman reaches for a handful of tobacco on the Ganges at dawn. My story, “India: Living and Dying” has just won third prize in the major 2015 Transitions Abroad Narrative Travel Writing Contest....
View ArticleConversations with Parents, Romanticised Eulogies, and Talking About Stillbirth
Mystic Moon, Paddington Basin This pop-up was requested by four psychotherapists, three of whom were
View ArticleRemembering the Footprints You Left Behind
Each of us leave footprints on our journey through this life. Often, as the sound of a train in the
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On death and dying
I read a blog post “a little bit of death” and I decided that I would have to have my say. #Warning for those sensitive souls. You’d know who you are if you are one of those people who should not read...
View ArticleA Hug
When there are no words…when how you feel is beyond any expression you can speak…let hug
View ArticleI Remember You
Each time you hold and hug your Memory Bear, “I Remember You” echoes in your heart.
View ArticleWe are 100% Responsible
One of my best resource guides that I use for healing is the book Zero Limits by Dr. Joe Vitale. I use the four healing lines “I’m sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, and I love you”. When I say these...
View Articlehmmm.....
Back in Texas, I can’t even call it home anymore cuz what is a home? No clue. But back there, I lived in the country. I knew all the sounds. I was comforted by knowing all the critters, all the sounds....
View ArticleOpinion: It's important to have a mandate, to make your dying wishes known
The other day I asked my 95-year-old father whether he had made any plans for the future. “Plans? For the future?” “Yes,” I said. “Plans. Like a living will, or a power of attorney (called a mandate in...
View ArticleGrandparents can be a wonderful thing
The little boy said to his Grandma, “When are you going to turn into a frog?” Grandma said, “A frog? I don’t know, why do you ask?” The boy said, “Because I heard Daddy say last night that we get...
View Articlestripping myself of quiet lies....
If I’m ever done talking about ayahuasca and the changes it’s made in me……I’ll let ya know. In the meantime….it’s all I can think of. Sure, I’m not thrilled that I had to tell you that the depression...
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