Claire Lewis – Medium

Claire Lewis

she/her

Published in
Growing Grief

One Year On From My Husband’s Death, Here Are Seven Things I Wish People Would Stop Saying

Clichés and Dumb Questions Not To Ask About Grief

Apr 28

A family of five at the Rockerfella Icerink in New York. Laughing and messing around.

Apr 28

Published in
The Wind Phone

Five Things You Hated About Yourself That Were Signs of a Neurodiverse Brain

And the flipsides that made you utterly brilliant

Apr 7

A graphic design of a human head exploding with ideas and creativitiy

Apr 7

Published in
The Howling Owl

Insomnia

I’ve tried it all, from A to Z; from counting sheep to cups of tea

Apr 2

Black and white shot of an old man sleeping on a sofa (photo by author)

Apr 2

Published in
The Howling Owl

Sitting Shiva

Red Panda Poetry

Feb 26

A man sits, buddha style, in the desert, eyes closed. The dawn is breaking through the horizon in the background.

Feb 26

Published in
Grief Book Club

Grief Doesn’t Come With a Checklist, But Bureaucracy Does

After shock, the second stage of grief is administration

Feb 8

A dachshund puppy, lying on the carpet surrounded by chewed up paper and a chewed up ball, looking very innocent and very guilty

Feb 8

Published in
Grief Book Club

Tracking Down My Late Husband’s Poetry Brought His Voice Back to Life

Revisiting the places and memories we loved has been a bitter-sweet journey

Jan 20

A man is half sleeping, half looking out of the window on a Swiss train. The picture window of the train looks out to a beautiful sunset of purples and pinks over lakes and mountains

Jan 20

Published in
The Wind Phone

Amid the Chaos and Turmoil Following My Husband’s Death, I Forgot Our Friend Madeline

Remembering Madeline

Jan 7

Jan 7

Published in
Human Parts

Trying To Remember The Good Times

Grief is the price you pay for love

Dec 19, 2024

Trying To Remember The Good Times

Dec 19, 2024

Published in
Grief Book Club

On Losing a Parent Young

The loss of a parent isn’t an event, it’s a lifelong journey of learning to live without them

Nov 26, 2024

On Losing a Parent Young

Nov 26, 2024

Published in
Grief Book Club

A Letter To My Husband on the Six Month Anniversary of His Death

I can’t believe it’s been half a year

Nov 12, 2024

A Letter To My Husband on the Six Month Anniversary of His Death

Nov 12, 2024

Claire Lewis

Claire Lewis

she/her

I am not brave. I am resilient. Playing the cards life dealt. #partnerloss #grief #mentalhealth #suddendeath #neurodiversity #peoplepleaser #newstart@54 #trauma

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