Mother's Day can be Fraught... Especially this year when we have had so much turmoil throughout the year. Let's celebrate Mother's everywhere Those who have had to home school, those who have had to hold the fort, while working from home and those who haven't been able to see their children because they have [...]
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 [...]
Unresolved grief is a heavy burden to carry. You may have experienced your pregnancy loss many years ago. Buried in your mind but not leaving your heart. For some women the feelings are buried deep. They feel they shouldn't talk about something which happened years ago, pushing their feelings to one side. But for many [...]
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, [...]
The grief is intangible I used to wake up in the morning and for a split second everything was ‘normal’, then it hit me like a tonne of bricks. The grief of losing your baby during pregnancy is intangible, and no matter how hard you try you just can’t imagine what it feels like to [...]
Are you suffering from the silent pain of miscarriage? You are not alone You feel the pain of loss. The pain of what might have been. The pain of the dreams that were shattered but not forgotten. You’re not alone. Miscarriage affects 1 in 4 women. In the UK that stat would suggest that 2.75 [...]
Maternal Health It's Maternal Health week, and I was moved to write a blog about how we hold experiences, such as the trauma of miscarriage, pregnancy loss and traumatic birth in our body. What goes on in our mind affects our body We are mostly forgiven for thinking that we hold this in our mind [...]
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 [...]
When Grief Interferes With Your Sleep Losing someone you love can leave you feeling so many emotions. However, when your grief causes you to lose sleep, your mental and physical health can be put at risk, even in the long-term. So, how do you get enough sleep when you are drowning in grief? [...]
