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 21, 2025 | meditation
This morning I did something wildly impulsive and vaguely responsible: I went to the doctor’s. I’m terrible at booking appointments—phones are the devil, and I have the executive function of a deflated balloon—so the fact that I stopped in person on a whim was a big...