I am just sorry that I stumbled across this post so long after it was published! It is a truly heartfelt piece of writing and I would love to have afforded it a lot more exposure!

Grieving is indeed a very personal journey and one which should definitely not be denied or ignored, because the long term effects of such are often permanent and seldom good.

My mom passed away from breast cancer in the middle of hard lockdown in June 2020 and it took me over a year before I was even ready to begin grieving her loss. During that time, absolutely everything in my life was affected... my emotions, my mental state of being and quite dramatically - my dreams!

I just wasn't read and if anybody had tried to push me forward because my state didnt "suit them" I know it would only have done more harm.

We all need to move through this at our own pace in our own way.

Lovely read @whitelightexpress x