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More than memory: embracing connection beyond death

This post is the essence of a presentation I provided for the lovely people at the St. Albert Bereavement Fellowship, on Tuesday 8th September, 2026. Image: Andrea C Taylor - Unsplash Continuing Bonds A continuing bond is defined as the presence of an ongoing inner relationship with the deceased person by the bereaved individual. Stroebe & Schut, 2005 The Continuing Bonds theory of grief proposes that a healthy, adaptive response to the loss of a loved one does not require “l

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2022: Love beyond death: Suicide, acceptance and the awakening of the bereaved.

An autoethnographical enquiry into the profound and transformative journey of a beloved's voluntary death. (master's thesis)

2020: Psychotherapy as Love made Visible

This paper offers an in-depth exploration of the topic of work, as an expression of love, in the context of a spiritual orientation. (Approx. 5000 words)

2019: Spirituality, Psychotherapy and Transformation – A Dance Toward Wholeness

An essay about spirituality, psychotherapy and the relationship between the two, particularly with respect to the healing, growth and transformation possible within the context of a psychotherapeutic relationship. (Approx. 5000 words)