by orla blackburn | Jul 27, 2025 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories, Personal Stories
Sometimes I forget what it feels like to be held. I don’t mean physically. I mean emotionally, mentally, nervously—held in a way where someone actually hears you. Where you don’t have to justify how hard things have been or explain why you’re still not “over...
by orla blackburn | Jun 26, 2025 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories, Personal Stories
Two Days, One Reminder: Why Stepping Away Can Change Everything Last week I took a two-day trip. It wasn’t a holiday, exactly. I brought my son with me, and it had a purpose: to visit the retreat venue I booked months ago for my October retreat. A venue I had...
by orla blackburn | Jun 20, 2025 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories, Personal Stories
Oops: Well… I did it again.After weeks of carefully crafting emails, setting up automations, and generally working my ass off to promote something important — I hit send on the wrong list. Instead of sending access details just to the wonderful widows who booked our...
by orla blackburn | May 9, 2025 | blog, Grief Suppost, Personal Stories
When my husband died, I thought I knew what grief felt like—I’d lost family before, been to funerals, experienced deep sadness. But this was different. This was grief that unraveled every part of my life. In this post, I’m sharing what really happened in the months...
by orla blackburn | May 9, 2025 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories, Personal Stories
There was a moment — not long after my husband died — when I was in a yoga class full of strangers and somehow ended up upside down. Knees on elbows. Head balancing on the floor. A tripod headstand. It lasted maybe two seconds. But it was the first time I’d felt...
by orla blackburn | Apr 25, 2025 | blog, Grief Suppost, Personal Stories
When I started this new life after loss, fear walked beside me every step of the way. It still does. But I’ve learned something powerful: You don’t have to wait for fear to leave to move forward. I’ve felt terrified every single time I tried something new Since...
