Grief and Trauma

We Need New Scripts for Grief

Stories of bereavement are dominated by one particular myth of a 'good grief', but this leaves sufferers of 'complicated grief' alone and unsupported.

Jun 17 •

'Torture in England': campaigning for an end to male violence against women - and animals

Yesterday, my daughter’s rabbit - named Pocketrocket, or Pocket for short - died.

Jun 14 •

Trusting Our Female Intuition: or, as I prefer to say, our observation skills

How do we learn to listen to our Brunos?

May 23 •

Small Revolutions, Every Day: Feminist Life Advice for Very Hard Times

I’ve taken the decision to rename this Substack - to Small Revolutions, Every Day - to better reflect my intentions for it.

May 19 •

What do running, DIY, trauma and feminism have to do with one another?

Or, in other words, what links all my Substack posts?

May 13 •

Male-only spaces and female-only spaces are not the same

Women who defend female-only spaces should not be dismissed as 'bullies' nor compared to men defending male-only spaces

Feb 25 •

Losing your grip: if you let go of everything familiar in your life, what do you discover?

Lessons from meditation

Feb 11 •

"I can't imagine". Well...try?

I’ve been a bit quieter over the last fortnight, mainly because I’m working on a sample chapter for what will (hopefully - if publishers like it) be my…

Jan 30 •

In the past, how did women rebuild themselves after trauma?

Case study: female inpatients at La Salpêtrière hospital in the 1880s

Jan 17 •

When Everything Falls Apart, What Happens Next?

Reflections on the First Three Years of Widowhood

Jan 3 •

Gisèle Pelicot has given us the gift of showing things as they really are. Now we have to work out how to live.

This is probably my last newsletter of 2024, so - as well as saying Happy Christmas and Happy New Year - I want to begin by saying a huge thank you to…

Dec 20, 2024 •

'I am a mere animal': why traumatised women turn to animals

Thanks for reading In Her Nature, by Rachel Hewitt!

Nov 22, 2024 •

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