About Kristie West
I'm a Grief Specialist and I help adults who have lost a parent. I am known for positively changing people's experience of the loss of a parent in less than 4 hours.
The death of Amy Winehouse. Why it isn’t a waste and it isn’t a shame. Delayed reaction, I know, but it’s a week since Amy Winehouse was found dead in her flat and there is one particular thing that has … Continue reading →
On the anniversary of your parent’s death. What choice are you making? Those of you that know my story know that around 6 years ago I lost 6 family members in 4 months. Exactly 6 years ago today was when … Continue reading →
Are you finding the 30-day challenge hard? Do you want to quit or have you quit already? My confession: why I broke my 30 day challenge yesterday….. Yesterday I didn’t write my 5-min love letter. The point of the 30-day … Continue reading →
A quick update on how I personally am finding the 30 day challenge…and also a couple of the more challenging elements that I have encountered and that a couple of people have written to me about. After the last video a couple of friends … Continue reading →
I wrote a post a couple of weeks back about the 5 stages of grief (the Kubler-Ross method) and why it needed to be retired as our model for understanding grief. If you haven’t read it yet then take a … Continue reading →
Day 5: How to do the 30 day challenge. What are the rules and guidelines?! Here is a vid about how to do the 30 day challenge in case you are struggling with any of the details……. (please feel free … Continue reading →
Getting married without your parents there A new friend of mine – let’s call her Stella – is getting married this Saturday. While very excited she is also having very mixed feelings as, in the last couple of years, she … Continue reading →
My 30 day challenge……join me on it! This is my first ever video blog, done in a rush as I promised someone that it would be up about 5 minutes ago…… I have started a 30 day challenge that already … Continue reading →
“I can’t bury my parent’s ashes”. What to do when you can’t part with the ashes of the people you’ve lost I was asked about this by someone who lost several family members and hasn’t been able to bear burying … Continue reading →
Why the ‘5 stages of grief/bereavement’ model should be retired. Permanently. Now. Since starting my blog last year this is the first time I’ve skipped two blog days in a row. It happened because I was planning on writing this … Continue reading →