Category: Loss

Black ants and driftwood, when writing means life
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Mar 9
Everyone wants to be a writer. And they should. Leading the dance of […]
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This is grief, for now not ever
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Mar 6
I rock back and forth, arms pinned in close, left hand in fist […]
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Sugar coated grief is still grief, no matter how you coat it
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Oct 5
I returned to the place of my mother’s death today. A lone hospital […]
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Suicide, a 7 letter word with more than 13 reasons why
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Apr 18
This post is about suicide. It may trigger you or cause you distress. […]
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Death is in the details and on my phone
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Mar 5
I have photos of my dead mother on my phone. Not my mother […]
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Thanks for the Facebook memories, not
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Apr 20
‘Facebook memories’ let me know that my mother, Joy, died 18 months ago […]
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Looking for joy in the bottom of a peanut butter jar
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Oct 7
I am supposed to be writing a book but instead I am writing […]
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Even on the darkest night there are always stars
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Jul 3
No one is immune to depression. I learnt that this week when a […]
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The panic before the heart of the storm
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Jun 7
Sell. Donate. Dump. Three words I have been living by for almost two […]
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A bubble room for one – the solace of grief
Rachael Oakes-Ash -
Jan 18
I have just spent half an hour sobbing into a Sass & Bide […]
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