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Living, Loving, and Letting Go
By Roseanne Katunge
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Roseanne Katunge is a grief and loss expert and the founder of Rozana's Lounge where speaking about grief is No Taboo. Having experienced grief first-hand has made her passionate about facilitating candid and supported conversations about grief. She is dedicated to helping people speak openly about their grief in a way that releases pain and allows them to move forward with it. This in turn starts the journey to healing. Roseanne’s goal is to establish an environment, where it is not only acceptable to talk about grief, but it is also understood that these conversations about grief are vital to the holistic well-being of our children, our families, and our communities at large. It is a means to a greater end and toward finding meaning. She is a loving wife and mother.
Contact AuthorAS THE PANDEMIC REMINDS us how fragile life is, and that tomorrow or indeed the next 10 seconds are promised to no-one, may we live this moment as if it is our last. We are always one phone call or text away from an entirely different life. I know that because I have been there, and so I endeavor to create a space where people can share their experiences of love, loss, grief, helplessness, and all the other emotions that await resolution. Why would we not then live and love harder? Be kinder? Make peace? Pursue our purpose at all and any cost? Embrace our humanity? Do we have time to wait for others or circumstances to change?
You never know how life will turn out. Life is a gift. Wake up each day and live it like it’s your last. Each one of us is born with an assignment on our lives. We came through this human journey to be and do several things. Our job is to figure out what it is and ask for guidance on our way. Some lessons are easy, and we tick them off our list; others like grief and loss are immensely difficult. I often think if we could see into the future our lives would be very different.
I might have asked my husband to postpone his business trip or my daughter to take a day off school, but it all happened and all I know is that I am here and decades later I’m still crying in the shower, but I am here. Through grace, through support of a loving family, through true friends or outstanding items on my life assignment, I am here to be of support to the many who live as survivors, who want to move forward but can’t. I do not know the answers, but I know that when we are well enough, we can love, live, and work through the dark periods.
The rollercoaster is the worst. One day you’re up feeling whole and the next day you are coming down so fast you don’t even have time to check the safety belt. But with support there comes a time when you get off and can stand and regroup. I don’t have the quick-fix solution to make the pain go away. If I did, believe me, I would take it religiously all hours of the day. But I do know that there is help out there. There are people who can and want to help you. There are also people who will be blessed through your story, support, and life purpose. Believe you can, and you're halfway there.
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I lost my first husband Patrick, on the morning of 13th November 1996 when he left for a work assignment to a neighbouring country and never came back. The plane he had boarded at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi crashed at Ngong Hills mere minutes after taking off killing everyone onboard. Losing a spouse suddenly is earth-shattering. It feels like your whole life has been snatched away from you. One day you are married, the next you are single, alone and grieving. Living, loving and letting go is your companion in this period.
In living, loving and letting go we embrace everyone that is interested in learning more about the subject of grief and loss. You will learn 3 elementary things you can do as you step into this unknown; Be Present, Stay in touch, Tell their story as one of the biggest fears a griever has, is that their loved one will be forgotten. So, when you mention the loved one’s name out loud its music to the griever’s ears. Get educated and to offer informed support to your loved one.
Some grief cases are easy, and we tick them off our lists effortlessly, yet others are complicated causing us to seek for guidance to figure out what kind of help we need to offer. Assuring you’re the griever to acknowledge, express and accept their grief and loss is what Living, loving and letting go explains in 3 simple processes.
It is the role of everyone in our society to unlearn and relearn the way we support the bereaved. There is no right way to grieve, but we can learn to be more present and more authentic while supporting our friends and loved ones through any form of loss and grief. Because what if instead of avoiding grief, we acknowledged and validated it? What if instead of shutting out grief we made space for it? Living, Loving and letting go provides these answers and more ripostes to how we can offer support.
Christine Apale teaches practical financial methods for women to step into a new life, trading the average for the abundant and embracing all life can offer. For anyone stuck in the corporate trenches or who have lost their livelihood looking for a way out, for enterprise and financial stability or looking to raise their business profile, Christine’s expertise and expertise prove invaluable.
Christine Mweteeli invites you to take a breath at the intersection and rediscover what truly sets your heart on fire. Overcoming adversity and challenging her As Is to step into her New Now, she has seen decades of little parts culminate into the greatest success through victory of vision, and she is continually changing lives through her work.
Gladyce Musyoki’s Essential Procurement expertise unpacks the concept of value and the critical steps organisations can follow to optimise processes and translate resource strategy into accountable results.
Joan Mbesya’s fascinating journey confidently transports young African women into the future through robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and finding ways to create socio-economic growth one click at a time.
Joyce Owaga’s phenomenal work in Nursing Science takes us on a journey from trauma to triumph, from loss to a life of Caregiving. Bravely crossing geographical boundaries and the delicate line between broken and break-back, she teaches us to turn our calling into life-saving contribution
Loy Kwagala takes presence to the max with her Absolute Success Image programme that proves true Image is not limited to the trappings of the exterior. Real impact starts from the inside out, and self-mastery and value positions your brand top of mind in a competitive world.
Lucy Macridis’s passion for sales, marketing, customer service and hospitality in local and international enterprises eclipsed her initial doubts and lack of confidence. Her experience bears testimony that life is more about where you’re going and that stepping out of your own way helps you move forward and upward, smashing glass ceilings, living and prospering in some of the grandest places on earth. You, too, can move from invisible to invincible achieving business success irrespective of limiting beliefs or obstacles.
Lucy Njine teaches us how to rise above a childhood many possibly wouldn’t survive and proceeded to live in love, forgiveness, enjoying spiritual and financial abundance. She proves that your start doesn’t define the end, and that the power of choice even in adversity becomes a game changer.
Monica Malakwen Interior Design prowess guides us on a journey through the rooms inside and around us, teaching us how we create beauty through character pieces and classic style.
Pauline Mbugua proves that the greatest successes start with the greatest dreams, and demonstrates practically how to transmute vision into results. Effective leaders facilitate the space between imagination and action, and communities and organisations are transforming through this.
Ruth Emanikor uses the law and ground-breaking experiences to advocate for the many children and women whose rights are violated and shows in practical ways how to resolve challenges in amicable and strategic ways. Our continent needs these solutions to bring empowerment and true transformation.
Theresia Mutetei through coaching and mentoring expertise reminds us that every action is a reflection of our leadership essence. It’s an inside job beyond hierarchy or title, with the power to positively shift personal and organisational outcomes.
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