Did you roll your eyes a little when you read the title of this article? Because, honestly, I did when I wrote it. I’m pretty new to the whole mindfulness thing. I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, about 45 minutes from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Both my parents had grown up…
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The Post-Loss Identity Crisis
We’ve all heard about the stages of grief, and I’m assuming we’ve all experienced the nonlinear way we cycle through all of the stages. I mean, heck, sometimes I hit all of them in one day. There’s another one, though, that I’m not sure we talk about enough… It’s the change in identity. We look…
Happy 4 Months Born Into Heaven, Jonah ❤️ Handling Anniversaries
Anniversaries are hard. Today is 4 months since my Jonah was born into Heaven on January 22nd. I have yet to establish any sort of routine, or something I do on anniversaries to make them feel special. I would like to come up with something that I do every time…that sounds comforting. Maybe light a…
Daily Journaling Prompts for Loss Moms
I love my journal. I keep it with me all the time, and I attempt to write at least a sentence in it every day. I also love writing on my Letters to Jonah blog, but the experience of sitting quietly with paper and a pen is just completely different. It can be done outside…
What is the Courageous Mothers Community?
The Courageous Mothers Community is a new blog and community for bereaved mothers (and fathers) to share their stories and find love and support. This site is founded by a loss mom (me, Joli), and meant to be a place for me and all of us to enjoy being together, when our grief feels so…
Courageous Mothers Community 