On grief that has nowhere to go — for childhoods we never had, relationships that end, children who leave and identities we outgrow.
When Loss Has No Funeral
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Trauma & Development
I Was Adopted in 1967, But No One Told Me
A hidden truth discovered at eighteen and the identity it reshaped — on closed adoption, secrecy and why openness matters.
The Purple Foot Bath, the Cold Walk and the Children Who Cannot Swim
By Amanda Graham When did protecting children from discomfort begin to replace preparing them for life? A recent headline caught my attention: more than a quarter of English primary school children cannot swim 25 metres. BBC analysis of Department for Education data...
Why We’re So Quick to Diagnose Our Teens: When “What’s Wrong?” Should Be “What Happened?”
By Amanda Graham The Rise of the Label in Adolescent Culture Today’s adolescents are growing up in a world where diagnosis is quick and professionals are scarce. Every mood, meltdown, or lapse in focus seems to come with a suggested label: ADHD, anxiety, depression,...