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Claire Lewis

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Claire Lewis

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Oct 26

The Widow’s Hollow

I got a new bed

The Widow’s Hollow

Claire Lewis

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Oct 18

A Small Story of Little Consequence

So why am I triggered a.f?

A Small Story of Little Consequence

Claire Lewis

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Aug 30

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole

The afternoon after my husband Mike died and I tumbled into grief’s surreal wonderland

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole

Claire Lewis

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May 20

Two years on from my husband’s death, I am learning to balance diametrically opposing truths at…

The dichotomy of grief

A remote tropical beach, fringed with palm trees, a moody sky and the sun shining through

In

Human Parts

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Claire Lewis

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Jan 5

The Horror and The Healing

When terror came to the beach I call home

The Horror and The Healing

Claire Lewis

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Dec 26, 2025

A Christmas Poem for Claire

A memory of good times

A Christmas Poem for Claire

Claire Lewis

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Dec 11, 2025

Actually, I am brave

(or at least courageous)

Actually, I am brave

In

Grief Book Club

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Claire Lewis

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Nov 22, 2025

The Long Walk Home

How hiking the Camino brought me back to myself, 18 months after my husband’s death

Road signs showing the way down the Camino path by the side of a road leading to Santiago

In

Grief Book Club

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Claire Lewis

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Sep 3, 2025

Learning To Walk Alone

Navigating The Second Year After My Husband’s Death

Footsteps through the snow leading to a woman raising her arms to the sky in power, victory or hope

In

Grief Book Club

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Claire Lewis

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Aug 10, 2025

The Way Your Head Is Facing

Some Questions Can Never Be Answered

A scrap of seaweed lies in the sand where the surf is breaking. Everything is bathed in the pink light of dawn.

Claire Lewis

Claire Lewisshe/her

I am not brave. I am resilient. Playing the cards life dealt. #partnerloss #grief #mentalhealth #suddendeath #neurodiversity #peoplepleaser #newstart@54 #trauma

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