We are so honored and even excited (although we know that evokes some weird feelings in all of us on a site about grief) to announce the launch of a much-anticipated part of our site called Ask Away – an anonymous submission form for questions about grief open to readers’ suggestions and thoughts.
Ask Away will be an interactive part of Still Standing Magazine designed to allow you to send in stories and questions about grief/loss/infertility/death/etc. anonymously to us, and to have our readers respond to them (think the style of Dear Therapist and Miss Manners).
Submissions that are chosen for publication will run like any current article on here: published on our site and social media but without names.
Due to the anonymity of this submission form – even to our editors – no one but the author will know who sent the story/question in.
While we proudly publish many subjects about child loss and infertility with author’s names attached, we also realize there are parts of these journeys you may want help with but would rather not publicize (ex: Your best friend ghosted you after your baby died, your father doesn’t understand why you can’t “just adopt”, etc).
We hope that by allowing this part of Still Standing to publish anonymously, we will be able to dive into topics that are still considered taboo or quickly silenced within our community.
Including anonymous publishing, one additional change for this will be allowing friends/family/those who work in a loss setting, but may not have a personal loss, to write in as well. We hope this will allow those who want to help grieving parents to receive open and honest feedback from our readers.
Interested in submitting?
Read our guidelines and submit YOur Question here!
‘Ask Away’ is for informational purposes only, does not constitute medical advice, and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician, mental-health professional, or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. By submitting a letter, you are agreeing to let Still Standing Magazine use it—in part or in full—and we may edit it for length, grammar, and/or clarity.
Diana Stone is the Editor-in-Chief and owner of Still Standing Magazine, as well as a loss mom to three boys, twins born in 2012 and another son in 2013. She also has two (living) daughters. Currently, Diana teachers first grade for a Reggio-Emilia inspired school and is pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Her journey with writing online started after the birth of her first daughter in 2009. You can read Diana’s work on World Vision, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, Christianity Today, Babble, Liberating Working Moms, Simple Homeschool, Mom.me, She Reads Truth, Still Standing Magazine, Yahoo, Military Family, Attachment Parenting International, and her own site Diana Wrote.
She’s spoken at the Influence Conference, on several podcasts like Happy, Healthy You and The Morning (episode 51), and a live panel with HuffPo. She’s also traveled alongside World Vision USA to both Zimbabwe and Ecuador to learn about maternal and infant mortality rates in 2015 and to help launch their Chosen program in 2019.
Her passion is advocating for women’s physical and mental health rights during and after the loss of a child at any stage. Contact her at editorial@stillstandingmag.com
