Hocokah Wellbeing

31/12/2025

As you reflect on 2025...where has your grief journey taken you? How have you coped? Where did you seek support? How did you self-soothe?

Take a few moments to check...who have you become? How have you managed your emotions? How has your loss in 2025 changed you?

How have you transformed?

These are all big questions and you may need a little time for yourself today to do a little review!

We're all different and therefore our grief journeys are all unique: your loss may have been a shock, or it may have been expected. It may have come at the beginning of 2025 or you may be reeling from a loss that happen over this Christmas 🤗

However or whenever your loss occurred it will have altered you in some way. And some of you will have coped and some of you are still struggling.

Wherever you are in your journey, I've got you - whether that is supporting you with a meditation, a free monthly blog, one of my specific grief services, a healing session, or an Integral Eye Movement Therapy session, all wrapped up with a sprinkling of spiritual connection and wisdom if required.

If your reflection of 2025 makes you realise you require help, comment SUPPORT and I will send you a link for further details.

29/12/2025

Many people move through grief without realising there’s a gap between understanding a loss logically and feeling it emotionally.

When you can see where you are emotionally, things often become clearer, so does the tiredness, the tension, the overwhelm, and the way your focus shifts.

It’s not about judging where you are, it’s about having a more accurate picture of what you’re carrying so you can move through it with more steadiness.

The Emotional Acceptance Scale will help you understand your place on that spectrum, whether you’re anticipating a loss, in the middle of it, or slowly finding a new way forward.

If you’d like to take the scale quiz, comment SCALE and I’ll send it straight to you.

24/12/2025

Wishing you all a fabulous Christmas - thank you for following me in 2025 and let's allow 2026 to be a kind, compassionate, positive and abundant year for all🎄💜🕯✨️ xx

24/12/2025

Grief doesn’t run on a schedule.
And the Christmas holidays can make everything feel so much more painful.

If this time of year is feeling too much for you, you don’t have to carry it on your own.

My DMs are open if you need someone to talk to - no fixing, no pressure, just a space.

I do also have a selection of meditations on my website that are channelled by my guides that may help calm your mind and give your strength to get through this period.
Follow me for grief support that doesn’t rush you.

22/12/2025

Life after a loss feels very different even when you’re “coping”.

You might be doing the day-to-day things, but inside you still don’t feel like you. You feel lost, disconnected somehow but you can't put your finger on it.

That’s exactly who the Life After Loss programme is for.
If you’re past the raw early grief but not fully yourself, and you want gentle but purpose-driven support to rebuild your confidence, identity and direction, comment LAL and I’ll send you the details.

19/12/2025

Grief doesn’t move in a straight line.
One minute you’re getting through the day, then a song comes on the radio, an old photo appears on your phone, or a date quietly reminds you of what’s missing.

Sometimes it’s a film, a song, a familiar place, or a moment you didn’t expect to hit so hard and suddenly the wave is there.

This is how grief actually is in reality and there’s nothing wrong with you for feeling it.

If this makes sense to you, share it with someone who understands or let it be a reminder to give yourself a bit of space today.
griefreality

18/12/2025

I think a lot of my followers may need to read this, so wanted to share it to support you 💜

A Christmas for Grieving Hearts

May we, who are still grieving,
whether it be weeks, months, or years,
be spared the pressure to be brave,
or bright,
or healed this Christmas.

May we not be expected to be cheerful
while we are still in survival mode,
or while we may still be experiencing shock or disbelief.

For us who grieve,
December can feel like a stage
we are expected to step onto,
rehearsed lines in hand,
asked to perform versions of ourselves
that no longer exist.

May we accept ourselves exactly as we are,
and may our grief be recognized and accepted
by our loved ones:
in our absence of sparkle,
in the way we leave early,
in the way our eyes wander
when a song comes on,
in the way we measure our energy
like a precious, limited resource.

Grief is not a failure to participate in seasonal celebrations;
it is evidence of a love that mattered deeply.

May we be spared the well-meaning urgencies:
be strong,
stay busy,
focus on the good.

May no one rush us
toward a finish line that does not exist.
Healing is not a holiday task,
and courage does not always look like smiling through dinner.
Sometimes it looks like staying home.
Sometimes it looks like surviving the day
without explaining ourselves.

May this Christmas make room for the invisible,
for empty chairs and altered traditions,
for the ache that sharpens when lights go up
and the world insists on joy.

May we know that missing someone
is not ingratitude for what remains;
it is the continuation of love.

And if peace comes,
may it come gently,
without expectation.

If it does not,
may we still be held,
and be given permission
to be human
in a season
that forgets how complicated love can be.

…and may the spaces they once filled be met with loving remembrance.

~ 'A Christmas for Grieving Hearts' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Olamik

17/12/2025

There’s a moment in grief where you’re not in the raw shock anymore…but you’re also nowhere near “fine”.
It’s that strange middle-ground people don’t talk about or even know about.

Here are the signs you might be ready for deeper support:
1.
The fog has lifted a little, but you still feel lost.
You can function, but you don't feel like you.
2.
You want to move forward, but you’ve no idea where to begin.
Life looks different now, and you’re trying to figure out your place in it.
3.
You’re questioning who you are after your loss.
Your identity, your purpose, your energy, everything feels different.

If this hits, my Life After Loss Programme might be the next step for you, it's a space to untangle what’s going on and figure out what life looks like now.

If this hits, drop me 'READY' We’ll take it from there.

16/12/2025

Join us for this fabulous New Moon Sanctuary on 18th January - the first new moon of 2026! A great time to set your deeper intentions for the year.

New Moon Sanctuary is a gentle winter gathering - cacao, sound, reflection and meditation held in a calm and cosy space to reconnect to yourself - feel held, safe and nourished to enable your intentions to flourish 💜

Join myself, Faye Wingfield and Anne Daynes for this gorgeous afternoon Sanctuary.

Spaces are limited. Here is your link to book:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-moon-sanctuary-tickets-1977813862504

15/12/2025

When anxiety takes over, it doesn’t just sit in your mind, it takes over your whole life.

This client came to me completely overwhelmed, and after just 3 IEMT sessions, she felt lighter, steadier, and able to be present with her parents again.

If you’re carrying that kind of emotional worry, comment LIGHTER and I’ll send you the details.