Gift-giving is at the heart of Christmas. A gift is a token, an expression of…
Tag: Loneliness
I woke up the other morning thinking of the word ‘avuncular.’ I was curious. It…
What ‘The Marsh Girl’ can teach us about survival Loneliness is real. It happens to…
Loneliness is something everybody experiences. While loneliness is a common feeling, it is often hard…
In his 2015 best-selling memoir Reasons To Stay Alive, British author Matt Haig opens up…
Everybody needs hope in their lives. When we rob people of hope, we deny them…
The trauma of personal loss: Life is contradictory. Our thoughts and actions bear witness to…
On a recent trip to Tasmania we visited the Springfield Tea Rooms near Scottsdale. The…
The suicides we choose to ignore: The incidence of suicide in older adults is often…
With bushfires raging across the vast continent of Australia the words of Victor Hugo take…