One of the big reasons I started Courageous Mothers was because, in deep grief, I needed someone to tell me it would get better, but I had a hard time finding something like that on the internet. A lot of articles you’ll find that are written by bereaved mamas are pretty hard and sad. Obviously,…
Category: Comfort & Inspiration
Tiny Magical Love: Tiny Hero
Hi courageous people! I have a post to share with you from Kate, a mama who writes on her blog, Tiny Magical Love. Such a great blog name 🙂 The post she submitted here is called Tiny Hero, and it made me feel the feels. She writes: People who are given challenging lessons develop a…
Last Christmas: Navigating holidays after infant loss
It’s hard to believe that we’re already in the last quarter of this year. Before you know it, we’ll be packing up Halloween decor and creating menus and place settings for Thanksgiving. After that, we’ll flip our calendars to December and the pre-Christmas frenzy begins. For those of us who have suffered pregnancy and infant…
Guest Post: The Darkness of October Gives Way to Light
The following is a guest post from Rebecca Hurtley, mama to one in her heart and one here on Earth, blogger at The Ivy Nest. Visit her blog and give her a follow ❤ ——– As some of you may know, October is such a bittersweet month for us; it’s the month that we said hello and…
Guest Post: Counter-Factual
As I come up on a year since my son, Sebastian, was born and died, I find myself at a vastly different place to the one I was at a year ago, and even six months ago. I could not have imagined the day after he died and I went home to an empty nursery…
Still Listening: Reflections One Year After Loss
Grief Like Waves I woke up this morning to a gorgeous view of the ocean, expansive and terrifying, all encompassing and boundless. The waves pound the shore, ebbing and flowing with the current. It’s absolutely breathtaking. In many ways, I’ve found grief to be like an ocean. In the early days and months after Xavier…
“Momma Grief” by Kohen’s Mom
This lovely post by Kohen’s Mom on her blog is about momma grief. She talks about how momma grief is just love, masquerading as sadness. Here’s the piece I love: Momma grief is keeping a memory alive. Momma love is speaking the name and love for my precious boy, who could easily be forgotten by…
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is observed annually in the United States on October 15th. Â It is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death which includes, but is not limited to, miscarriage, still birth, SIDS or the death of a newborn. How I wish I never knew about this day….
How I healed after delivering my stillborn baby.
Today, we’re sharing a post by Ann-Maree from Australia about how she worked on healing after delivering her beautiful Xavier. Make sure you click through to read the rest – my favorite part is near the end ❤ Beautiful insights, mama! I used to think grief was just sadness. I now know it’s not. It’s all…
Proud Mama
I am a proud Mama because I carried life in me for 30 weeks. Â My womb is the only home my daughter ever knew and I did my best to take care of her while she resided there. Â I know that while she was there she only knew love and comfort. I am a proud…
Flying for Time by Caitlin Robbins: Raising Money for a CuddleCot
Hi mamas, Most of you in the loss community have, at some point, learned about the CuddleCot. My husband and I knew nothing about them until long after we had lost our son, but there are so many days I wish our hospital had one on hand that hard day in October. Every parent deserves…
Let Me Help You Out: What To Say (And What Not To Say) To A Bereaved Mother
A grieving parent can receive many things from people after the death of their child. Â They may receive cards, casseroles, texts, gift cards, and flowers. Â They may receive visitors at their door or phone calls from loved ones far away. Â I was the recipient of all these things after we lost Dorothy, but what resonated…
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