Our Grief Journey is never Linear We all grieve differently, depending on our upbringing, our culture and our experiences and one size definitely does not fit all. Some of us like to grieve quietly and privately and some of us like to share our grief with others... we are all different. I know when I [...]
Each Year on 9-15th October, it's Baby Loss Awareness Week What does this mean? It's a week where awareness is given to the silent, often taboo subject of Baby Loss - whether that's an early miscarriage, late miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or Stillbirth. Who is it for? Parents, don't need a week to remember their losses, [...]
Blame can be felt after a loss when feelings of sadness, hurt, and probably anger occur, and we look to someone to be accountable. This can be levelled at your partner, the medical sector or ourselves. Self-blame is common after miscarriage. Please know that there is very little you could have done to stop your [...]
Going back to work after a miscarriage It certainly isn't easy to go back to work after having had a miscarriage or any type of baby loss. I struggled with this. I was in the corporate world and found it one of the hardest things to deal with after my loss. The director of [...]
I've made it to a finalist in the Mpower Business Awards in the Voice Category! I was so incredibly happy to be chosen as a finalist in the Mpower Business Awards - if you don't know about Mpower - it's a National organisation which supports Mum's in Business. There are many categories and I [...]
Do you feel Fear after a Miscarriage? Often after a miscarriage or #babyloss – we feel crippling fear. So much so that it is keeping us stuck and safe. Our Ego, often jumps in to keep us safe, and this is also keeping us stuck. Stuck in the same loop – living a ground-hog [...]
Are you holding onto suppressed anger? After a Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss it is common to feel Angry. We might be angry with the world, angry with the hospital, doctors and medical staff around how we were treated. We could be angry with our friends, the ones who didn’t show up for us, the [...]
Looking Back and Looking forward I was recently asked to speak at a workshop about looking back and looking forward. I chose the phrase - Full Circle to describe the year so far. Pregnancy Loss To me, Full Circle meant a closing of the circle, for instance I was coming back to myself and [...]
