Grief With Grace Blogs

Rain on a window with blue flowers and light shining through — a reflection on grief and coming back to yourself slowly
When Grief Feels Like Looking at Life Through Glass
There are times in grief when the world continues moving around us, people are talking, traffic is passing, someone is laughing nearby and the ordinary business of life is carrying... Read more...
A gentle reflection graphic with florals and an anchor — What becomes your anchor when grief feels heavy?
What Becomes Your Anchor When Grief Feels Heavy?
Some days we need something steady to hold us — a person, a prayer, a page, a memory, or one small reason to keep going. Read more...
Grief With Grace Companion — 100 days of gentle support through grief
Introducing the Grief With Grace Companion: 100 Days of Gentle Support Through Grief
Introducing the Grief With Grace Companion, 100 days of reflections, encouragement and gentle support for wherever you are in your journey through grief. Read more...
Happy Father's Day card with heart-shaped stone at sunset
Our First Father's Day Without Dad
To every person navigating their first Father's Day without their precious dad, I see you, and I hope today brings more love than loneliness, more treasured memories than sadness, and... Read more...
You've been through a lot - griefwithgrace.co.nz
You've Been Through a Lot
During the deepest part of my first eight weeks of grieving, after losing mum and dad 26 days apart, many beautiful and caring words were spoken to me, but the... Read more...
Grief does not disappear; slowly and gently, life begins to grow around it.
When Life Begins to Grow Around Grief
There is a beautiful idea that grief does not become smaller with time; instead, slowly and gently, our life begins to grow around it. Read more...
Navigating Grief with Grace
Navigating Grief with Grace
A personal reflection on navigating grief with grace - exploring how love continues after loss, why there is no timetable for healing, and how we can carry both sorrow and... Read more...
When Grief Settles
When Grief Settles
Maybe healing is simply reaching a place where we can carry them forward with us, where their memory brings warmth as well as sadness, and where gratitude for having had... Read more...
Supporting Children Through Grief: A Gentle Guide for Parents and Caregivers
Supporting Children Through Grief: A Gentle Guide for Parents and Caregivers
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS The most important thing a child needs from you isn't a perfect explanation of death. It's your presence. Read more...