Blog – Di Atherton

Food For Thought Growth Life journeys

January 16, 2024

Connectedness

Some years ago there was a TV series called “Touch” starring Kiefer Sutherland as the father of an autistic child, Jake. Although it appeared to be a bit of an odd story at first, as the episodes unfolded, it was about the connectedness of all things. Jake saw the world, past, present and future, as numbers. He was obsessed with…

Di Atherton 0

Love0

Food For Thought Growth Healing Health Illness Life journeys Wellness

January 18, 2023

Journey of Illness: Part 2

Over recent weeks I have heard about several people facing life-threatening and terminal illnesses with the most horrific physical symptoms and pain. Pain so bad that not even heavy doses of morphine have done much to alleviate it. It's heart-breaking to see another human being suffer so as well as witness the emotional strain on their loved ones. I began…

Di Atherton 0

Love3

The Journey of Loss: The Spaciousness of Grief

Change Food For Thought Grief Growth Healing Life journeys Loss

October 19, 2022

Journey of Loss: The Spaciousness of Grief

Spaciousness. The word popped into my mind as I was headed down the N4 towards Old Joe’s Kaia where Marian Cottle and I were going to be facilitating our Journey of Loss Retreat over the weekend. It’s a beautiful drive through the mountains, farmlands and orchards, just 45 minutes from Mbombela where I live. Where we create and hold space…

Di Atherton 0

Love3

Growth Healing Health Illness Life journeys Wellness

August 4, 2022

Journey of Illness – Part 1

This client is the first one I have had who has consistently included distance Reiki sessions and meditation alongside her chemo and other treatments. Her mindset has also played a big part in her journey. Halfway through 2021 I was contacted by a friend, who had moved to the UK many years ago. A single Mum going through a difficult…

Di Atherton 0

Love3

Change Courage Food For Thought Growth Life journeys

July 19, 2022

Unproductive Busyness

It’s 07h55 on a Monday morning and I’m still in bed. No, I’m not sick. I’ve already been up, fed the dogs and cat, prepared my lemon and ginger water, opened the lounge curtains and then headed back to bed. To write this blog, and yes, part of me feels a little guilty about climbing back into bed. But I’m…

Di Atherton 0

Love3

Courage Food For Thought Grief Growth Life journeys

June 23, 2021

The Allowing of Grief

Grief forces us to feel. It’s raw and messy and painful. It involves some seriously ugly cries. Even wailing. The bereaved. Grief-stricken. In mourning. We are all familiar with these words, all relevant to the process of loss. But we are usually completely unprepared when those words pertain to us. We have no cooking clue as to the depth of…

Di Atherton 0

Love3