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Michelle and Nathan close together, smiling for a selfie

Widowed. Parenting. Surviving.

Widowed. Parenting. Surviving.  As the founder of Grief Connect®, I am posting this one day late, and I want to acknowledge that because International Widows’ ...
Michelle Moriarty, founder of Grief Connect, in a portrait with arms folded

Happy New Year – Final Words For 2025 From Michelle.

Happy New Year – Final Words For 2025 From Michelle.   There’s no “new year, new me” here. This is a “new year, let’s be ...
Michelle Moriarty and Ross Craigie on their wedding day

He Saw ME – Love After Loss – Michelle and Ross

He Saw ME – Love After Loss. Michelle and Ross.   I founded Grief Connect® – after becoming a young widow, at 38 and then ...
WA Today opinion piece: “He wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of view, he was pretty damn close”

Opinion Piece – He wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of view, he was pretty damn close. WA Today, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald

He wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of view, he was pretty damn close. In this deeply personal piece, Michelle Moriarty reflects on the ...
Michelle’s dad leaning on a railing above a beach at Walpole

Storytelling in the lead up to Father’s Day – Dad and the Yellow Rain Coats

Storytelling in the lead up to Father’s Day – Dad and the Yellow Rain Coats 💜 Storytelling in the lead up to Father’s Day 💜 ...
Photo collage: a hospital bed beside a patterned curtain, Michelle Moriarty with her partner, and Michelle with her son.

July 2025 – Not what I’d planned – An update from Michelle

July 2025 – Not what I’d planned – An update from Michelle. Well hello everyone! I thought I’d better post an update of what the ...
Graphic: “Where the heck are YOU???”

Where The Heck Are You?? Grief and Secondary Loss.

Where The Heck Are You?? Grief and Secondary Loss.   The intense grief journey I experienced after my late partner, Nathan, died didn’t just mean ...
Michelle Moriarty in a grey t-shirt, taking a selfie in a park

Grief. Get outside!

Grief. Get outside. Days keep coming, and we keep pushing through. “Get out into nature” to help ground yourself I’ve read SO many times!! However, this is ...
A vase of orange and pink roses on a table by a window

1 hour meditation? No thanks.

1 hour meditation? No thanks. Here’s what else we can do. Grief can feel overwhelming—like waves crashing over us, making it hard to find stillness. ...
Graphic: “Everything happens for a reason. Grief = no. It does not.”

When everything does not happen for a reason.

When Everything Does NOT Happen For  A Reason. 🟣 “Everything happens for a reason.” Six and a half years ago, you would have heard me ...