A Blog for Grieving Mothers

The guilt we experience after child loss can be debilitating. We feel as if we could have prevented their death...

(as it appears in the Still Standing Magazine) I’ll never forget the day I gave birth to my daughter Katie. Every blessed moment will be...

Dealing with the loss of a child may be the hardest thing a parent ever has the face. The pain and struggles associated with this...

Before we lost Katie in a car accident, I had all kinds of pre-conceived ideas about what grief was all about.Here are 18 things I wish ....

Please note: this blog is based on my opinion and experience as a grieving mother and is not meant to replace the recommendations of...

No one can prepare you for your life after child loss. No one can prepare you for all the hurts you will feel because of the massive...

If I hadn't experienced this myself, I would never have believed it. This encounter is what has given me the strength to keep going, even...

How can you possibly go on after you lose a child? And how on earth, can you celebrate Christmas? There's a hole in your family. Someone...

... with all the backlash that this theory has received, I am confused why counsellors, therapists, or anyone refers to it at all...

You vowed for better or worse...but you never imagined your marriage would have to endure child loss. Now what?...

After the loss of our child, we just want to feel 'normal', yet at the same time we know our lives will never be the same. Over time...

Interestingly, the people you assumed that would be in your corner aren't always the ones who are able to help you. After my daughter...

I now know how fragile life is. We don't all get to live long lives, experience all of life's milestones, and do all the things on our...

I know I can be honest with you, because you are me and I am you. There is a truth amongst grieving mothers. We know each other's pain....

Grief is horrible. It changes every aspect about you - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially....

There is no doubt about it, a bereaved parent is forever changed. In fact, you probably think of your life as having two distinct time...

I’ve always had loose ideas about how the spiritual world worked. I believed in spirit before Katie died and I believed in God and I...