Cynthia Spillman
@askcynthadvice.bsky.social
Author. Journalist. Columnist for "Connexion" international newspaper. My main expertise is in providing down to earth advice, often with a touch of humour. Specialisations include, bizarrely, advising those who are seeking love or suffering from loss.
Fab feedback:
"I'm very touched by your article in the Dec ed of "Connexion". I'm deeply sorry about the loss of your son.
I also found your thoughts & advice in the article genuinely valuable and insightful. It confirms, once again, what a deeply warm‑hearted, authentic person you are."
"I'm very touched by your article in the Dec ed of "Connexion". I'm deeply sorry about the loss of your son.
I also found your thoughts & advice in the article genuinely valuable and insightful. It confirms, once again, what a deeply warm‑hearted, authentic person you are."
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Fab feedback:
"I'm very touched by your article in the Dec ed of "Connexion". I'm deeply sorry about the loss of your son.
I also found your thoughts & advice in the article genuinely valuable and insightful. It confirms, once again, what a deeply warm‑hearted, authentic person you are."
"I'm very touched by your article in the Dec ed of "Connexion". I'm deeply sorry about the loss of your son.
I also found your thoughts & advice in the article genuinely valuable and insightful. It confirms, once again, what a deeply warm‑hearted, authentic person you are."
2nd January. Beautiful sunshine in Provence. ☀️🌞
January 2, 2026 at 7:53 AM
2nd January. Beautiful sunshine in Provence. ☀️🌞
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Happy New Year!
To one and all in 2026…..
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
To one and all in 2026…..
It’s been driving me mad since we moved in that the house didn’t have it’s name on it. So today…….😉
December 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It’s been driving me mad since we moved in that the house didn’t have it’s name on it. So today…….😉
Cynthia Spillman
@AskCynthAdvice
I didn't go to my son's funeral for various painful reasons. My daughter was on the brink of death. I've regretted it for 38 years. So it made it terribly important for me to find my father's lost brother & to name & acknowledge him by having an engraving done.
@AskCynthAdvice
I didn't go to my son's funeral for various painful reasons. My daughter was on the brink of death. I've regretted it for 38 years. So it made it terribly important for me to find my father's lost brother & to name & acknowledge him by having an engraving done.
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Cynthia Spillman
@AskCynthAdvice
I didn't go to my son's funeral for various painful reasons. My daughter was on the brink of death. I've regretted it for 38 years. So it made it terribly important for me to find my father's lost brother & to name & acknowledge him by having an engraving done.
@AskCynthAdvice
I didn't go to my son's funeral for various painful reasons. My daughter was on the brink of death. I've regretted it for 38 years. So it made it terribly important for me to find my father's lost brother & to name & acknowledge him by having an engraving done.
2day is my Uncle Louis' birthday, my father's "lost brother", who was born in 1915 & died in 1916 . It took me 12 years to locate his burial place. I had this engraving done by the mass grave where he's buried. This is the 1st time since Louis' life & death, that he has been acknowledged tangibly.
December 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
2day is my Uncle Louis' birthday, my father's "lost brother", who was born in 1915 & died in 1916 . It took me 12 years to locate his burial place. I had this engraving done by the mass grave where he's buried. This is the 1st time since Louis' life & death, that he has been acknowledged tangibly.
My Dad used to say, "one thing always leads to another" and he was right. This morning I've discovered that our GP here in France is cousins with the Chairman of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. I asked the Chairman if there was any record of my Dad's Bar mitzvah in 1934, and he sent me this! 😍
December 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
My Dad used to say, "one thing always leads to another" and he was right. This morning I've discovered that our GP here in France is cousins with the Chairman of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. I asked the Chairman if there was any record of my Dad's Bar mitzvah in 1934, and he sent me this! 😍
Coffee after our morning dog walk. Blue Provencal skies. Blessed beyond measure to live here. 🌞😍
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Coffee after our morning dog walk. Blue Provencal skies. Blessed beyond measure to live here. 🌞😍
Christmas in Provence. You just can’t knock it! 🌞🕶️🎄🇫🇷
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Christmas in Provence. You just can’t knock it! 🌞🕶️🎄🇫🇷
Irritating Christmas Eve selfie! Happy Christmas from the Spillpeople and Spilldogs in Provence. Xxx🥰😍
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Irritating Christmas Eve selfie! Happy Christmas from the Spillpeople and Spilldogs in Provence. Xxx🥰😍
I have had the tremendous honour today, of being asked by the Chairman of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre to write my family's story and to also provide photos. I'm touched beyond measure and I hope I will do my ancestors justice. ❤️
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I have had the tremendous honour today, of being asked by the Chairman of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre to write my family's story and to also provide photos. I'm touched beyond measure and I hope I will do my ancestors justice. ❤️
Starting my Intro to Jungian analysis course in Jan. Just submitted my application to also do a PG MA in Jungian & Post Jungian studies in Oct 26. Let's see if I get in & what fee status I'm deemed to have. 🤓Got to keep the grey matter firing. 67 in March & still rocking it. It's never too late!😘
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Starting my Intro to Jungian analysis course in Jan. Just submitted my application to also do a PG MA in Jungian & Post Jungian studies in Oct 26. Let's see if I get in & what fee status I'm deemed to have. 🤓Got to keep the grey matter firing. 67 in March & still rocking it. It's never too late!😘
Fact and also my experience. Moi, je ne regrette rien. ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Fact and also my experience. Moi, je ne regrette rien. ❤️
Fabulous sky this morning when I was walking the dogs. How gloriously happy we are to be living here in Provence. 😍🇫🇷
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Fabulous sky this morning when I was walking the dogs. How gloriously happy we are to be living here in Provence. 😍🇫🇷
Erm no! 🤮It’s like a pile of vomit on a Glasgow Friday night.
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Erm no! 🤮It’s like a pile of vomit on a Glasgow Friday night.
And off we go to the first Christmas dinner of the season. 🎄🤶🇫🇷
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
And off we go to the first Christmas dinner of the season. 🎄🤶🇫🇷
Bon dimanche à toutes et à tous. 💖🇫🇷
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Bon dimanche à toutes et à tous. 💖🇫🇷
Lovely to come home to and glimpse through the window on a cold night. 🔥
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Lovely to come home to and glimpse through the window on a cold night. 🔥
There isn’t a single day when I wake up and am not touched and profoundly grateful for now being able to call this Paradise ‘home’. 29 November and glorious weather! 🦋🙏🏼 🇫🇷
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
There isn’t a single day when I wake up and am not touched and profoundly grateful for now being able to call this Paradise ‘home’. 29 November and glorious weather! 🦋🙏🏼 🇫🇷