by orla blackburn | Jun 14, 2026 | blog, Grief support for children, Grief Support, Personal Stories
Last week I was sitting on a plane waiting to fly to Spain to host my widows retreat. Months of preparation had gone into it. A group of wonderful women were waiting for me, my suitcase was full of yoga leggings, and ahead of me was a long weekend of sunshine,...
by orla blackburn | Apr 5, 2026 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories
The Question No One Tells You the Truth About Can I ask you something? Have you found yourself wondering — maybe at 2am, maybe mid-cry, maybe just staring out the window trying not to think — when you’re going to feel okay again? When the missing is going to...
by orla blackburn | Feb 15, 2026 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories
When my husband died, I thought my heart had broken.What I didn’t realise was that my nervous system had shattered too. No one talks about the grieving nervous system. About how your body goes into survival mode after loss. About why you feel wired and exhausted at...
by orla blackburn | Oct 25, 2025 | blog, Grief Support, Personal Stories
I see it again and again in widow forums: someone quietly posts that they just can’t go back to their old job. The spark is gone. The purpose is gone. The energy is definitely gone. And they’re left wondering: Is this normal? (Spoiler: yes.) For many of us, the job we...
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...
