When a loved one dies, we go through a whirlwind of emotions. Many of us need to deal with arrangements for the funeral which only adds to the stress. Depending on how a loved one passed away, organ donation becomes a very real possibility and if...
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Dear reader, Our ideas of what is and isn’t normal have been severely altered in the last two years. A global pandemic outbreak is not a new occurrence. The mandatory wearing of masks isn’t even a new occurrence. Yet, when it happened, we were...
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Flowers have a language all their own and have been used to convey certain messages and emotions for ages. Certain flowers have become synonymous with specific days – just think of Valentine’s Day and red roses conveying love, and some colours...
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The passing of a spouse can be a very traumatic event. When it is your ex-spouse that passes away, though, it is not always as clear what you should do. Should you go to the funeral, or should you contact your ex-in-laws? What you do upon the...
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The world is becoming ever smaller and every day we are exposed to more and more rituals and customs of other religions and cultures. In South Africa, we are well aware of how different cultures and their religious beliefs can be, yet we still...
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Whether we want to or not, we all have to deal with grief at some point. What’s more, we usually have to deal with it numerous times in our lives. Saying we have to deal with it is also quite misleading. It makes it sound like a one-time event...
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