Why Does Grief Feel Worse At Night? [And What Has Helped Me Cope]
Somehow, grief seemed to turn into an entirely different monster at night. Once everything quieted down, the absence of my child filled every corner of the room, and sleep felt like something that belonged to another life.
How to Support a Grieving Mother: What to Say to a Mother Who Has Lost a Child
There are no magic words that will fix grief. There is no perfect sentence that will suddenly make a grieving mother feel better. So please, do not put pressure on yourself to come up with the perfect thing to say.
10 Healing Journaling Prompts for Grieving Mothers
Journaling is about so much more than writing. It is about giving your heart somewhere to rest. It is about letting the pages hold some of the thoughts and emotions that have become too heavy to carry alone.
Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Grief
I’ve learned over the past 9 years that grief doesn’t respond well to being managed or minimised. You don’t tell someone how to grieve. When you do, you place an unbearable pressure on an already fragile heart
Gentle Ways to Care for Yourself While Grieving
The truth is that learning how to care for yourself in grief is not a luxury or a sign that you’re moving on. It is an important part of surviving loss.
How To Handle Birthdays and Anniversaries After Child Loss
Dealing with birthdays and anniversaries after child loss can feel incredibly heavy in ways that are hard to explain to anyone who has never lived through it.
What Healing After Child Loss Really Looks Like
When people hear the phrase healing after losing a child, it can almost sound impossible. For a long time, I felt that way too. How do you heal from a loss so deep, so life-changing, and so tied to your heart? How do you continue living after losing a child you loved with every part of yourself?
The Tree That Held Me
Research actually supports what that woman already knew intuitively. A practice called “forest bathing,” known in Japanese as Shinrin-yoku, has been shown to lower cortisol levels, reduce anxiety, and restore emotional balance. Trees, it turns out, are remarkably good listeners.
When Words Are All You Have: How Journaling Helped Me Survive Losing My Daughter Cynthia
There is something about getting the words out of your body and onto a page that releases even just a little bit of pressure. You don’t need grammar. You don’t need full sentences. You don’t need to explain yourself to anyone.