Belated reaction, as I decided to to a monthly check in on the platform. First thing first: I love the artwork! Supercute and well done.

Secondly, as someone dealing with prolonged/unresolved grief, I feel I can accept it more and more as a part of my daily reality. When it comes to the Woo part, I sometimes feel, hear or smell my beloved pets that are somewhere over the rainbow. Sometimes I can hear a faint bark or catnoise, or the pitterpatter of feet and banging of wagging tails against furniture. When I am sad or afraid, I feel watched by big brown eyes and hear whimpering or feel someone climbing onto me even though they are too big but very much puppy-minded. My cat is less interactive, but I get “petcalls” from the Beyond. Probably that 3 AM screaming cats usually do when they are lonely. Firm believer that time is not lineair. Maybe I was one of those sleep paralysis demons in the household all along, haha. But whatever this is, I find it soothing. As a human being I also have a strong need to seek explanations and reassurance. And I also experienced psychotic symptoms as a result of being exposed to abuse, toture, NDE, and Münchhausen By Proxy. Years ago after a therapy session (Psychomotor therapy) I was recommend a book from Dutch author Iris Sommer called “Hearing Voices”. There is a very validating passage for people who experience prolonged grief who happen to hear voices, feel presence or touch, smell smells of deceased loved ones. Can recommend that book (if published in English). Lastly: I used to want to become a death doula, a grief/spiritual counseler with knowledge of science and spiritual stuff. Since my decision to focus on getting my shit together(-ish) I put that idea in a box somewhere where it wont become a pipedream. So I am optimistically skeptical, curious and open to the Woo-part of life, reality and recovery. I love hearing and reading peoples stories on how they experience their life and the world. It also helps my better parts heal the traumatised parts in me and grow and develop more/reconnecting to my empathic selves. Which helps connecting better with others.