Blog Posts

A selection of writing by Georgina Langdale. You can find more on Substack

Menopause and the childless woman

What are the things we birth into this world? 

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Conscious Dying in a Death-phobic Society

As a society our reluctance to confront death and dying leads to an unconscious phobia about discussing the things that can bring comfort when the end comes.

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Balm for the Soul in Anxious Times

Now more than ever, a deepened connection with nature is a balm for the soul. It can help us find perspective. It can give us a new way of looking...

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How Dying Wishes can be a Guide to Life

How writing a book of guidance for wishes as the end of life draws near, can actually be an inspirational manual for living.

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The Garden Composes - a gift from a friend

When the garden compels a friend to compose music it feels like a little bit of magic.

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Crow… the language of dementia tightens its grip

What happens as dementia robs those we love of language?

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Music at the End of Life

Throughout time music has nourished the soul. It has a wonderful way of reaching deep inside our very being and I ponder what is the music that I would like...

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What can a cicada skin and a Hawthorn tree teach us about birth and death?

I liked to just sit with her and ‘be’. She didn’t really want lots of direct attention. But in her own way she felt grateful for someone acknowledging her pain...

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