I graduated college many years ago but I’m still learning. Learning something that is not taught in school. Something only life can teach. Only life can hand you this type of lesson that no matter how many years you put into it – you are still learning. I’ve been on this life lesson for 7…
Tag: grief
Hello, Norah: Let’s Talk About the Holidays
Joanna is Norah’s mom, and she runs a blog called Hello, Norah. She’s faced not only with a holiday season without her Norah, but one that is also going to be her mom’s last. Her insight into the season is just beautiful ❤ Our best case scenario involves these holidays being Mom’s last and Norah…
Jensen Grey: 5 Tips to Tackle Grieving This Holiday Season
Jensen Grey’s mama, Danielle, wrote this great post about grief during the holidays. Her first tip is to remember to breathe, which I love. Doing some breathing is a really good way to practice mindfulness and get yourself centered again, even when you’re having a hard day. The upcoming holidays can seem like a daunting…
The Ivy Nest: Not Just Surviving the Holidays, but Thriving Through Them
Thank you to Rebecca for submitting this wonderful post about thriving through the holidays as a loss mom. She gives some really excellent tips that I love, and I think you will too ❤ I particularly love these two point that I’ll past here. I definitely suggest clicking to read the full article! Schedule Fun- I’m…
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…
5 Tips for Bereaved Parents
I feel weird even writing this. Who am I to give advice on something as personal as the biggest loss any of us will experience? Especially when we all grieve so differently, and there isn’t really a right or wrong way to do it. Should there even be a “top five” list for something like…
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is observed annually in the United States on October 15th. 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…
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