Spring is arriving, and so is the finish line.

Grief and Synchronicity is in its final stretch — 72k words, first draft due in June. Due from Routledge 2026. 🕊️

#AcademicWriting #GriefResearch #NewBook

The first draft of Grief and Synchronicity is almost done — 64,000 words.

Stories of meaningful coincidence in bereavement: a cardinal, a feather, a song at the right moment. Taken seriously, psychologically and phenomenologically.

@routledgebooks.bsky.social, 2026. 🕊️

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This is why research on synchronicity and continuing bonds matters. When we understand these experiences as part of healthy grief—not symptoms to eliminate—we can support bereaved people more effectively. #GriefResearch #ContinuingBonds

a bunch of lit candles are on a table Alt: a bunch of lit candles are on a table, symbolising the bond between the living and the deceased

Spent the morning reading Ho & Chan's 2018 study on external vs internal continuing bonds. Both showed + correlation with grief distress—but are context-dependent. The meaning made in CBs matters more than the type. More on this in Grief and Synchronicity (Routledge, 2026). #GriefResearch

Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life Feeling profound grief years after a loved one has died could affect our own longevity

Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #GriefResearch #LifeExpectancy

Most bereaved people dream of or sense the deceased, study finds — and the two may be linked A new study published in the journal Dreaming finds that the majority of bereaved individuals—whether grieving the death of a romantic partner or a pet—report vivid dreams or waking experiences involving...

Most bereaved people dream of or sense the deceased, study finds — and the two may be linked #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #GriefResearch #Bereavement

Primate Mothers and Grief: A Different Kind of Bereavement A recent study by UCL anthropologists reveals that macaque mothers exhibit a brief period of restlessness following the death of their infants, contrasting with the prolonged grief responses observed in humans.

A recent study by UCL anthropologists reveals that macaque mothers exhibit a brief period of restlessness following the death of their infants, contrasting with the prolonged grief responses observed in humans. #PrimateBehavior #GriefResearch #UCLStudy