Tag: grief
Loving Your Friend or Family Member Through A Miscarriage
I was a mother for almost two years before I held my daughter. Though she was the first baby I held in my arms,...
Saying Goodbye To Our Fourth Miracle
It all started as a normal day. While my daughters were preoccupied with princesses and ponies, I had this small voice telling me to...
Baby Loss Resources in Kansas City
One in four pregnancies end in loss.
That is one of the statistics that if I heard it before February 22, 2013 I must have...
A Note to My 20-Something Self: Freeze Some Eggs
Dear me,
How much attention did you pay in health class when they explained menstruation and ovulation and all that other lady-part stuff? What did...
Life After Suicide
Suicide is now mainstream. From teens, to veterans, to celebrities, rates of suicide deaths are rising in almost all groups of people. The recent...
Finding Our Song
I became a mother on April 14, 2016. In truth I had been one through the whole pregnancy, in all its brevity. But on...
How to Talk to Children About Death
As I was wrapping up this blog submission, the news flashed across my screen: another school shooting. Admittedly I was taken aback, again. I...
To the Mom Whose Husband Just Walked Out
You are reeling; your future just shattered right before your eyes. It’s OK to cry. Cry hard. Sob on the kitchen floor until no...
Honoring Your Miscarriage This Holiday
Missing a loved one at the “most wonderful time of year” is always hard. Grief loves to squeeze into the happy moments and remind...
Grief and Gratitude
I’m pretty sure there was a whoosh of glitter when the clock struck midnight on Halloween. The candy wrappers had barely settled before everything,...
To The Nurses That Delivered My “Still” Born Twins
I could only see the ceiling tiles as they rolled me down the hallway, the lights passing in fluorescent blobs. As we turned the...
Trigger Warnings: For Those Who Have Lost, TV is a Minefield
"I don't want to watch this anymore."
I said it horsely as tears welled up in my eyes. My husband quickly turned off the Netflix...
When Guinea Pigs Die
Our guinea pigs died this November. On election day. Crazy, right? If it had been any other random day in November, I surely would...
After Mom Passes: What to Expect
Our mothers are the tough, loving, admirable and hard-working women who raised us, defined in so many different ways. The person who nourished and...
Loving Relentlessly: Advocating for Your Child
There are certain kinds of loss that only a parent’s heart can know. As a mother, I have experienced firsthand the excruciating pain of...
