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: mama grief
Libby Rose: Dear Santa
This mama to her beautiful Beatrice wrote a letter to Santa, and it’s really gorgeous ❤ She asks Santa for 5 things this year, including remembering, letter her rest, and giving her daughter a gift. She writes: My baby died a few years ago; she was perfect but, unfortunately for us, she was stillborn. I…
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…
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…
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…
Refusing to Let Go: Our Pale Days
Adele from Our Pale Days submitted this post – I’ll let her explain why ❤ This post describes the medical management of my missed miscarriage in December 2015. I wanted to write about the experience in as frank and real manner as I could for others going through the same suffering. When I had learnt…
Proud Mama
I am a proud Mama because I carried life in me for 30 weeks. My womb is the only home my daughter ever knew and I did my best to take care of her while she resided there. 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…
Loss In My Life After Loss: Lucy Rose’s Light
Meet Jessica, Lucy’s mama. She wrote this lovely piece on her own blog and has graciously shared it with us ❤ For the past six months, as I’ve made the treacherous trek through the landscape of grief, I have been doing all I can to make it through each day still standing. Every day has…
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