Not another list: How to support someone who is grieving
Whenever I see a new list offering a “how to” guide for supporting a grieving person, I click. I click to see if - finally! - this is the...
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- Apr 17, 2022
- 6 min
The Third Day
In recent years, my personal communion with God has become more meaningful for me and I have found more confidence in charting my own...
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- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min
The Unsilencing (podcast)
I have been listening to the Sisters in Loss podcast for years, so it was awesome talking to Erica. We recorded in October 2021 so it was...
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- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
Forever a momma
My motherhood has cultivated in me an appreciation for the many layers of myself accumulated so far in my life. I am learning to...
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Still my child (video interview)
Listen / watch my conversation with Ana Lepe Vick of Push Pregnancy
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Child Loss - Books That Spoke To Me
Every book you reach for will not speak to you, and that's okay. You may find it difficult to concentrate in grief, and so I often opted...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Child Loss - Community Resources That Spoke To Me
Grief friendly spaces (virtual and in person) are such a life line. There is nothing like finding your tribe of grievers. I hope you find...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Grief - Podcasts & Documentaries That Spoke To Me
Some times my grief needs to hear other people share their stories and cry (and sometimes laugh) with them. Maybe yours does too? Here...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Grief - Music That Speaks To Me - Jasper's Playlist
I've compiled music from many genres that help me connect with or sink deeper into my grief - sometimes you need different things. I hope...
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- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
What I Want You to Know
Published by RESOLVE.org https://infertilityawareness.org/stories/personal-stories/what-i-want-you-to-know/ Dear me at 25, What I want...
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- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Living Life Whole
I have been thinking a lot this year about the duality of emotions that exist in most experiences, even as we often fight to characterize...
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- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
Good Intentions
There is a tendency to forget that good intentions do not negate insensitivity and hurtful impacts. We had people try to quickly usher us...
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- Oct 10, 2020
- 3 min
In the Company of Misery
https://fullcirclegc.org/2020/10/20/in-the-company-of-misery/ When my son, Jasper, died, so many women reached out and shared their...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
I am tired.
I am tired of putting on a brave face and a smiling when I don’t feel that inside. I am tired of being silenced about how I feel to make...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
What A Butterfly Release Taught Me About Grief After Losing My Son
Published by scarymommy.com https://www.scarymommy.com/butterfly-release-grief-after-losing-my-son I recently attended a grief retreat...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
8 Things I Know About Jasper
Published by The Lucky Anchor Project https://theluckyanchorproject.wordpress.com/2020/10/05/jasper-lee-arland/?fbclid=IwAR1naW1GaT_iT6A4...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
To die is to have lived.
October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. There are plenty of places for statistics; just not here. I think statistics can...
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- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
An Open Letter To Grieving Parents, From A Fellow Child Loss Mom
Published by scarymommy.com https://www.scarymommy.com/dear-parent-who-just-lost-their-child Dear parent who has just lost their child, I...
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- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
Forgetting
I was scrolling the 5,306 pictures and videos I have saved in my phone this morning. I watched some funny GoPro videos my husband and I...
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- Apr 5, 2020
- 2 min
A terrible word
There are moments where words feel inadequate. Moments where words lack the dimension to capture feelings. Moments where stringing words...
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