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 | 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 9, 2025 | blog
Father’s Day has quietly become a bit of a non-day in our house. Actually—Mother’s Day too. These days. These dates. Who even invented them? When everyone’s alive and well, they’re wonderful, sure. Full of joy and cards and little-kid scribbles that make you cry in...
