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…
Tag: pregnancy loss
One of Those Times NPR Makes You Feel Human
Today, we have a post to share by Kae about a show she heard on NPR. Although it wasn’t about pregnancy loss, she heard something in the show that made her think. She says: I’ve been feeling off lately and scrounging the internet for something- someone I could relate to. I’ve found some relevance in…
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…
The Mailbox: An Unexpected Trigger
Hey mama, I want to give you a heads up – especially if you’re just starting your grief journey. Your postal carrier is soon going to be your least favorite person. I’m sure they’re lovely and I know they’re just doing their job, but there are times when they will send you into such a…
Guest Post: Hope Lives On
“I would strongly advise you against trying again until you complete further testing.” The doctor’s words grated against my heart and irritated an already open wound. Just four weeks earlier, I’d sat in this office clutching an ultrasound referral form and the hope that this baby would be mine to keep. Already, I felt the…
Tending Inward
Why are we so quick to dismiss our grief? Â Is it because we don’t know how to carry it? My grief came out of left field this morning. Â I know the saying is, “It’s funny how that happens”, but quite honestly, it’s not funny how my grief shows up still. Â It doesn’t care where I…
Stories of Loss: Jonah Asher Skow
In July of 2016, my husband Colin and I found out our lives were about to change, big time. We were pregnant! We tried only one time, and bam! Pregnant. Of course, we were both terrified to become first-time parents, but we were as ready as we’d ever be. Before going on with the story,…
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