It feels like I’ve got two lives, the one before getting married in September 2005 and one after. My first life included working and studying abroad and starting a career in the hotel business based in Stockholm, Sweden. My first major loss took place in September 2001, when my father passed away after a long […]
One of those myths we keep on hearing about Grief is that time is supposed to heal all wounds. Really? My own take on this is that the intensity of the chock, grief and pain after a significant loss does indeed subside over time. However, you only need to hear that certain song, quote or […]
I just turned 40 this week! I thought I would have a major 40-year crisis, but on the contrary, I feel extremely happy, curious and excited about what this next decade is going to bring. I truly feel that I’ve stepped in to the age of wisdom, peace and power! The busy 30ies are over. […]
It was September 2001. The world was in turmoil after the 9/11 events in USA and my dad was in hospital with end stage cancer. Me and my (then) boyfriend (now husband) were on holiday in Spain as I got the call from my mum. “Dad is in a really bad state and you don’t […]
Book: “We were going to have a baby, but we had an Angel instead” Author: Pat Schwiebert. About: A children’s book told from a young child’s perspective about the excitement and dreams of a coming baby, and the disappointment and sadness of a miscarriage. Beautiful ink and watercolour illustrations. Karin’s point of view: I bought […]
Hi all, it’s Tuesday and BLOG MONDAY was, yes you have guessed it, YESTERDAY! I’ve had a busy few weeks, doing major “behind the scenes” improvement to my business AND finished a three month health coaching program with a dear friend (I’ll tell you more in a later blog post). So this morning, after leaving […]
On the 14th of May 2007 I did not only loose my child, I also lost all the hopes and dreams that I had painted up in my mind while she was growing in my belly. To finally be a little family. To see her develop and grow. To experience her first tooth, her first […]
This is a blog post I wrote on the Swedish Forum Familjeliv.se on January 26, 2007: “On 18 September 2006 our little angle was born. She was perfect and we were so happy to have got such a pretty girl. At the 2-month check up the paediatrician discovered that she had wasn’t moving the way […]
It took me NINE years to reach that point of exhaustion where I just said to myself “I really, really, really need to get help to finally let go of the all the pain and drama in my life”. By that time I had lost my dad, moved abroad and lost my first born daughter […]
Hi all, first I want tot wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope for you all that you will have an AWESOME year ahead! How easy is it to meet a new day with a smile if you are full of resentment and anger? How willing will you be to help that mother […]