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09/07/2025

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14/06/2025

Days like Father’s Day can be so difficult and remind us of our loss even more. Thinking of all those who feel the impact of that tomorrow. Take care of yourselves. It’s okay not to be okay 💙💙

To anyone dreading Father’s Day: This one is for you 💕 🕯️

Father’s Day can be one of the hardest days of the year if your dad has died — or if your child has.

The marketing emails, the pub lunches, the smiling family photos — what seems like simple joy for others can hit like a wave of grief.

And everywhere you turn, there are reminders of what’s missing. Of who’s missing.

If you are dreading tomorrow and it’s going to be painful for you, please be gentle with yourself this weekend.

You don’t need to plaster on a smile or push through like it’s any other day.

You don’t need to ‘stay strong.’

Grief doesn’t disappear just because it’s uncomfortable and neither does love.

Your love for them and theirs for you is still here. Steady. Unchanged.

So let the day be soft. Switch off the noise if you need to — the ads, the emails, the group chats, the plans that feel like too much.

Give yourself permission to do what soothes you.

Take a quiet walk. Talk to someone who understands.

Light a candle. Watch an old film. Or do nothing at all, that’s allowed too.

If you want to remember them, you might want to mark the love in a small, personal way - here are some ideas of what you can do:

👔 Wear something of theirs.

🍳 Cook their favourite meal.

🕯️ Light a candle.

💌 Write them a letter.

♥️ Or just say their name.

A small ritual can be a powerful bridge — between now and then, between you and them.

But however you spend tomorrow, may it be with kindness, because your grief is real — and so is your love. And love like that never dies. ♥️

Sending you lots of love,
Julia x

12/05/2025

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26/03/2025

Just a little reminder for anyone that feels exhausted right now ❤️‍🩹

26/03/2025

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26/03/2025

A beautiful peaceful spring morning here! 🌺🌞

08/03/2025

She sat at the back and they said she was
shy
She led from the front and they hated her
pride
They asked her advice and then questioned her
guidance
They branded her loud then were shocked by her
silence

When she shared no ambition, they said it was
sad
So she told them her dreams and they said she was
mad
They told her they'd listen then covered their
ears
And gave her a hug whilst they laughed at her
fears

And she listened to all of it, thinking she
should
Be the girl they told her to be, best as she
could
But one day she asked what was best for
herself
Instead of trying to please everyone
else

So she walked to the forest and stood with the
trees
She heard the wind whisper and dance with the
leaves
And she spoke to the willow, the elm and the
pine
And she told them what she'd been told, time after
time

She told them she felt she was never enough
She was either too little or far, far too much
Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak
Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek

Then she found a small clearing, surrounded by
firs
And she stopped and she heard what the trees said to
her
And she sat there for hours not wanting to
leave
For the forest said nothing, it just let her
breathe

******

Breathe 💚 on International Women's Day.

Becky Hemsley 2021
Artwork by the amazing Siski Kalla, from the children's book of this poem.
https://a.co/d/5sXcdZl

This poem is in my first collection 'Talking to the Wild'
https://a.co/d/hILggul

08/03/2025

Happy international women’s day!
We are often expected to be strong and independent and these days be all and do all, but sometimes we need a break! Make sure you take time to have that cuppa, be in nature, cuddle your dog or cat or whatever you need that’s just for you! We most definitely deserve it! Be kind to yourselves today and everyday! ☕️ 🌳 🐕 🐈 🍰 ❤️