Last year I was really pleased to connect with Sean Hanish, Director of the recently released independent film, Return To Zero. This is the first Hollywood film (starring Minnie Driver and Paul Adelstein) where the core storyline is about stillbirth. I’ve been really excited about the role that a film like this could play in…
Category Archives: Cath’s Personal Reflections
Some Thoughts on Love And Grief
Love is both the reason for grief and the salve to soothe grief. What a smart design! When we open to love, we can’t avoid grief, but we also can’t avoid healing and transformation and the gentle softening of our grief into more love. Grief isn’t a toxin that needs to be purged out of…
Finding The Serendipity In Life’s Losses & New Challenges
This week I’ve painted another stone tile to add to my wholehearted living bowl. If you missed the first post about this creative practice, you can read about how and why I’m doing this creative exercise over here. The wholehearted word that I’m adding this week (“Serendipity”) is actually a word I’m going to carry…
A Warm Cup Of Sani-tea
I created this collage and wrote the notes for it on 17 January 2011. Here’s what I wrote in my journal about the collage: I know deep down that now is a time of waiting. I can squirm and shout and try to force things, but nothing is happening in a hurry. I have to…
One Year On: “Full of Suffering And Full Of Overcoming”
Today is the first anniversary of the day that we met and said goodbye to our daughter, Juggernaut. Andy and I have headed out to the Rocky Mountains for the weekend to breathe in the mountain air, bond, rest, reflect and remember her. It’s an important day to us, but what do you do on…
Planting Happy Seeds
A big shift in my healing came when I decided to plant happy seeds – literally and metaphorically. Sadness, fear and hope all mixed up together. It was a big leap of faith for me at the time… It helped facilitate some more grieving and acknowledgment of my fears. I cried as I planted them,…
