24/12/2025
This Christmas feels rather different because of all the loss that's happening in the world and around me.
If you're spending this Christmas without loved ones who have passed or are spending your final Christmas with a loved one, I want you to know you are so lovingly seen.
If this Christmas feels less festive, different, tinged with grief or sadness or even feels heavy or disorienting, please know that you are not alone. Indeed, the grief journey, especially at a time like this, can feel especially lonely, particularly if there is attached to this period the expectation to be jolly, to be filled only with joy and cheer.
Of course, if being jolly feels right for you, absolutely spend this holiday season in that way. For those who find it hard to smile and laugh, who are filled with the pain of missing or who are sitting with the sadness of a loss that is soon to come, please be extra gentle with yourself. It is perfectly ok to spend time with loved ones and friends but also feel the need to take some space to honour or hold those heavy feelings.
Perhaps light a candle for the loved one(s) who no longer stand by your side this Christmas, or honour traditions if you have some. If this is your final Christmas with a beloved, perhaps this is an opportunity to hold space for the here and now while also making space for what is to come. Open conversations can be both helpful and nurturing at a time like this.
However you choose to spend this Christmas, may it be a peaceful one for you โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐ฉต๐๐
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