<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Sh*t Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[When life's a shit show, we show up. Properly useful gift boxes for hard, messy, very human bits of life. As no one needs another bloody bath bomb.]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:33:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO NOT BEING USELESS IN A CRISIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[BECAUSE WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS GOING THROUGH HELL, YOU DON’T NEED THE PERFECT WORDS.]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/post/the-official-guide-to-not-being-useless-in-a-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd0ed2b37c10490fca01ce</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:41:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aeb80d_edd5fb230bf143958b261fc4794718ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Sh*t Show</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MENOPAUSE IS NOT A NEW SEASON. SOMETIMES IT IS ABSOLUTE CARNAGE.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a phrase that gets thrown around a lot when women hit menopause:

“It’s a new season of life.”]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/post/menopause-is-not-a-new-season-sometimes-it-is-absolute-carnage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abcf7dc671111a7da394dd8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:57:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aeb80d_ccb7436522674063b9c222a8c5bcd247~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Sh*t Show</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THIS IS REALLY SHIT. I’M SO SORRY.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some moments in life when there really isn’t a clever thing to say.

No silver lining.

No life lesson.

No inspirational quote that somehow makes cancer, grief, divorce or heartbreak feel like a character-building exercise.

And definitely no “everything happens for a reason.”

Sometimes something happens and the most honest, most human thing you can say is:

“This is really shit. I’m so sorry.”

And honestly?

It might be one of the kindest things you can say.]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/post/this-is-really-shit-i-m-so-sorry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abcf2a9671111a7da39438e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:42:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aeb80d_8327e89bab7c4fd9abf34d9b531a2398~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Sh*t Show</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE DIDN’T START THIS BECAUSE WE LIKE NICE PACKAGING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s get one thing straight.

We do like nice packaging.

Obviously.

We’re women with taste.

But that is not why we started this.

Because when someone you love is going through something awful, the box is not the point.]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/post/we-didn-t-start-this-because-we-like-nice-packaging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd1420662ccaa92fe8dffd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:56:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aeb80d_5e52dce323064d139e3251a338155483~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Sh*t Show</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY ARE WOMEN STILL APOLOGISING FOR THEIR BODIES?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something strange about being a woman.

You can spend decades living quite happily inside your body, and then one day it changes the rules without consulting you.]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/post/why-are-women-still-apologising-for-their-bodies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd1339e90dd622acf2678b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b96644cf229c4a9db35f71a1c0edcfde~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Sh*t Show</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GRIEF DOES NOT END WHEN THE FLOWERS DIE]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something strange about grief.

At first, everyone knows.

The flowers arrive. The messages come. People check in. There are cards, hugs, cups of tea and people asking how you are.]]></description><link>https://www.shhh-show.co.uk/post/grief-does-not-end-when-the-flowers-die</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd1209dea0b5f5d31b7844</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:47:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_316d736369366753363934~mv2_d_5287_7269_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Sh*t Show</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>