Mental Health and Wellbeing

Reflections on the Trauma of Suicide

Posted By SK Reid,
18/01/2021 19:00 PM
Why Is Talking About Suicide A Difficult Conversation? If you are a suicide survivor, I know you will understand this article. The words in the post below (see down the page) were written in...

Grief is my Teacher

Posted By SK Reid ,
15/07/2020 21:00 PM
Its been awhile since I’ve posted about grief.    For anyone who may not be aware, I have published 2 books exploring grief, loss, love and challenging life experiences. I have written a thi...

Warriors In Our Midst - Chiemi Rajamahendran

Posted By SK Reid & Chiemi Rajamahendran,
10/05/2020 22:00 PM
Mother's Day 2020 On Mother's Day 2020, it is pertinent to reflect on the fact that for many women, Mother's Day is really difficult either because they mourn the loss of their mother, or they mourn...

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month 2019

Posted By SK Reid with Keren Ludski,
14/10/2019 23:00 PM
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month   1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage every year, and an estimated 3000 babies die in Australia every year to stillbirth, and sudden and une...

The October Series - Lullaby

Posted By SK Reid,
10/10/2019 21:00 PM
The October Series October is a tough month for me - International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the month my beloved cousin took her life, and the...

World Suicide Prevention Day

Posted By SK Reid ,
10/09/2019 18:00 PM
My Experience of Suicide   Today is my friend Nancy's birthday. She killed herself in 2014. We found her. It was traumatic, especially knowing we were too late. It took us and the police and...