My darling cat Tabasco would have been 16 today. He died 6 months ago. He hadn’t been too well for a few days and had started having fits. When the vet saw him he said that without further tests they couldn’t diagnose what was wrong. I didn’t want to put him through any invasive tests or any harrowing treatment, and More →
Educating youth, empowering communities, encouraging conservation “When people ask me if Jeremy and I had children together – I say no. But the reality is that we now have 16!” The Jeremy Lucas Education Fund (JLEF) is now in its third year and is going from strength to strength. JLEF currently supports 16 young people in secondary and tertiary education More →
On Friday last week I got an email from the media office at WAY – Widowed and Young asking me if I would be ok to be interviewed by journalist Natasha Hinde at the HuffPost for an article she was writing “How To Find Love After Loss – And Overcome Those Feelings Of Guilt”. I readily agreed, because one of More →
A conversation on the Deep State Consciousness podcast hosted by Richard Cox. We discussed how I began to engage with my grief following Jeremy’s death and the crucial role mediumship played in doing so. The podcast can also be heard on the DSC page or on iTunes
Resolute “I am determined. I am focused. I am unwavering.” Behind that steely determination is a hint of a smile that makes for a raw combination of tenacity and vulnerability. This is a woman’s strength! Defiant “I am bold. I am daring. I am audacious.” Whatever life throws her way she will face it, she will fight it, she More →
Online dating is a fraught business at the best of times and dating at 40 when you expect to already be in a steady and committed relationship is…well let’s just say it can be interesting! I met my husband Jeremy when I was 21 and he was 40. He had gone through an acrimonious divorce the year before and was More →
“Then I began to hit the milestones. On September 14 2016, seven weeks after Jeremy died, I woke up to my 41st Birthday, my first birthday in 20 years without him. My friends, Louise and Sue, came to spend the afternoon with me but I was a mess. I had never cried so much in my life. Every occasion, every More →
“In an open, honest and very candid radio interview, I talk about my depression, bereavement, family estrangement and all the life events that have shaped me over the years.” Shalini Bhalla-Lucas
Interviewed by award-winning businesswoman and radio presenter Geeta Sidhu-Robb for her radio programme on Living Raw Radio. More →