This post was first seen on What’s Your Grief If you hang out here regularly you may already know that Eleanor and I are both pretty big fans of Harry Potter. You may have been tipped off when we wrote our very own Harry Potter Grief Theory. That post required a bit of explaining for those who haven’t read…
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I Get To Use Your Name
Continue...Losses that paled in comparison to losing you, but losses nonetheless. I lost the opportunity to finish your bohemian baby room, with avocado green walls and fuchsia and teal accents. It would have been epic. So me, so you, so us. I lost getting to know my first daughter’s cry. I lost the opportunity to…
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Facets of Grief Creative Workbook GIVEAWAY
Continue...Franchesca Cox, founder and former editor of Still Standing has launched her latest book, Facets of Grief. The book is a comfortable workbook size (8×5″ x 11″), and 200 pages full of discussions, applications, creative ideas, journaling pages and coloring pages. It is a creative oasis for grieving mothers. You can grab your copy here.…
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Five Simple Ways to Include Your Child in the Holidays
Continue...It’s something we all wonder if we’re doing enough of. Especially as time passes. But also especially at first. What is enough when it comes to including your child during the holidays? Enough is whatever heals your heart. Enough is whatever feels right for you, this very moment. And enough will change year to year.…
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Heal by Choice Cruise Retreat
Continue...The world of grief and loss has evolved tremendously since we lost our first baby seven years ago. The online support there was felt dated, stale and ultimately vague. A few after my loss, I discovered blogs and fell deeply in love with reading blogs that resonated with my own story. They were written by…
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5 Ways to Find Rest in Spite of Grief
Continue...It had been a few weeks since our loss when someone asked me if I was sleeping okay. Naively, I answered yes. If I’m honest, answering yes felt completely inaccurate stumbling out of my mouth but I couldn’t figure out why initially. Maybe a part of me wanted it to look like I was handling…
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All the Ways I’ve Loved You
Continue...It is sometimes outwardly, but mostly silently that I love you. With layers of memories and oceans of tears, there is hardly something new to say or do about how much I miss you. But I do. I’ve loved you in pain. And I’ve loved in so much joy. I’ve loved you while making memories…