July has been an extraordinarily absorbing time, editing work for the next Elixir & Star Press (ESP*) Grief Almanac a liminal gathering 2.

The work feels both bittersweet and necessary; I guess you might say this is my calling, walking in the world as a suicide bereaved mother who is also a creative.

I see ESP* as a way to give back to humanity, through the provision of grief-related literature, in an area often under-represented in the arts, in New Zealand. https://ionawinter.com/elixir-star-press/

Episode 3 of my podcast rocks in my pockets has been posted today, where my guest Lynda Scott Araya and I discuss creative expression as a way to increase societal awareness of the marginalisation the suicide bereaved experience https://ionawinter.com/podcast/

Until next time, take good care of your precious selves, nui te aroha, much love, Iona x