Voices of Loss: Lori Davis
Lori’s Blog: Walking with Elliot Emily’s Books: Invisible Mothers and You Are Not Alone
Voices of Loss: Danielle Ridgway
Danielle’s Blog: Jensen Grey Emily’s Books: Invisible Mothers and You Are Not Alone
Reclaim Mother’s Day & Share Your Mother Heart
I spent a couple hours the other night rocking someone else’s crying baby to sleep. It’s something I do fairly regularly now as part of a new job. Sweet baby smell, aching arms, and that heavy sleeping baby weight in my arms. On the same
Dear Beautiful Mother
Dear Beautiful Mother, I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet baby. I know that the pain and grief and numbness and confusion you are feeling now seem unbearable and massive. Babies aren’t supposed to die. Yet here you are. Here we both
Loving My Body After Stillbirth and Miscarriage
Loving my body isn’t an easy thing for me. Not. At. All. See, I have two daughters. They both died before birth. And, although I don’t really talk about it much because I’m not 100% sure, I’m pretty sure I had another very early miscarriage
The Grief I Don’t Speak
I don’t talk much about how much I miss my daughters or my grief for their loss outside of the grief and baby loss communities I am involved in. I tell myself I’m protecting my family and friends from my pain and my grief. That’s
What I Have Learned in 12 Years of Mothering Without My Daughter(s)
I have been a mother for 12 years. It is a core piece of who I am as a person and has crafted me into the strong, determined, resilient, and powerful woman I am today. I am not, however, your typical mother. Both of my
Invisible Mothers Bill of Rights
To all my beautiful mothers who have lost their baby or babies, this is what I want you to know: You are allowed to grieve and mourn your baby, no matter the circumstances or how uncomfortable it makes others You are allowed to heal in
The Myth of Moving On: Living While Grieving
Recently, I posted on Facebook that I missed my daughter as her would-have-been birthday approaches. A simple statement of “I can’t believe it’s been so many years and I miss her.” The following day, I got a note from someone who had seen my post