Dawn Jarvis

This year I lost my dad and two close friends.
Grief reshaped everything, even the parts of life that carried on.
If you’re grieving too, I’m holding space for you today.
#GriefAwarenessWeek #BereavementSupport

7/ If you’re grieving too, you’re not alone.
I’m sending you love and strength today.
#GriefAwarenessWeek

6/ We don’t “move on”.
We move forward with the love and the lessons.

5/ Connection helps.
Small check-ins, shared memories, honest conversations.

4/ Grief affects your whole body: sleep, appetite, focus, energy. It demands attention.

3/ You can work, parent, support others and still feel broken inside. Functioning isn’t the same as coping.

2/ People often don’t know what to say, so they say nothing.
That silence can hurt more than the loss itself.

1/ Grief doesn’t arrive quietly. This year I lost my dad and two friends one to cancer, one to a hit-and-run.
It changed me in ways I didn’t expect.
#GriefAwarenessWeek

Moving on from what you thought was “forever” is hard but it’s not the end of your story.
You’re not starting from scratch; you’re starting from experience.
The ending doesn’t erase the meaning — it refines it.
You haven’t failed. You’ve evolved. 🌿💛 #Healing #Resilience

3 things I learnt the hard way about love and loss in my 50s 💙 🧵

Healthcare leaders: Clarity is care.
Unclear direction creates confusion, stress and risk.
Your team can’t deliver safe, effective care if they’re second-guessing what you mean.
Say it simply.
Repeat it often.
Make it stick.
#Leadership #Healthcare

Healthcare leaders: Clarity is care.
Unclear direction creates confusion, stress and risk.
Your team can’t deliver safe, effective care if they’re second-guessing what you mean.
Say it simply.
Repeat it often.
Make it stick.
#Leadership #Healthcare

Peace is what love feels like when it’s real. #LoveLossLife

3️⃣ Stop believing they’ll change.
They’ve shown you who they are. Believe them.

2️⃣ Stop falling for inconsistent rewards .
The “good days” followed by distance aren’t passion, they’re confusion.

1️⃣ Stop falling for potential.
You can’t love someone into becoming who they promised to be.

3 things I learnt the hard way about love and loss in my 50s 💙 🧵

A screenshot essay titled 'So Tired I Missed My Stop… Again', discussing the unique exhaustion experienced in midlife. The text reflects on the emotional, mental, and spiritual fatigue that accompanies daily life responsibilities such as work and caregiving. The author shares a personal experience of missing their stop on the Tube, once a source of embarrassment, now seen as a reminder to slow down and value being over doing. The essay concludes with the realization that missing the stop might not be a loss but an opportunity for self-preservation and a moment to breathe.

Missed my stop again. 😅
But somewhere between frustration and fatigue, I realised…
Maybe I didn’t miss anything. Maybe I just found a moment to breathe. 💙

“Healing isn’t forgetting — it’s accepting.”
You don’t erase the past — you learn from it.
Healing is the moment you stop wishing it was different and start living with what is.
That’s real freedom.

It didn’t start with abuse.
It started like a fairytale. 💙
They mirrored you, loved you, then broke you — not because you were too much,
but because they were too small.

#LoveLossLife #HealingJourney #SelfWorth

You are not an option.
You are not a consolation prize.
You are not the fallback.
You are the prize. 💙

#LoveLossLife #SelfWorth #HealingJourney

6️⃣ Resilience isn’t about being tough it’s about staying soft enough to still feel joy. 🌸
#Resilience #JoyfulLiving #MindsetMatters #MentalHealth #SelfLeadership

5️⃣ Enrich: Practise the “gift of the day.”
Give your time, attention, or kindness.
Helping others reminds you of your own purpose.

4️⃣ Reach: Stretch your limits just a little.
You don’t have to do everything just one step more than yesterday.
Small courage, repeated often, builds strength.

3️⃣ Open up: Boost your adaptability.
When plans change, don’t panic — pivot.
Try saying “let’s see where this goes” instead of “this isn’t how it should be.”

2️⃣ Connect: Be the one who reaches out.
Send the message. Make the call.
Connection doesn’t just happen, it’s built moment by moment.

1️⃣ The world feels noisy and uncertain. But resilience isn’t about escaping chaos, it’s about standing strong within it.

4 Simple Steps to Staying Resilient and Joyful in a Chaotic World 🌿 🧵

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If they wanted to, they would. 💔
Sometimes it’s not about you at all.
They didn’t see your worth, weren’t ready for your love, or chose comfort over growth.
You didn’t lose your person — you made space for peace.