A unique Christmas gift guide—Every item is ethically sourced from sustainable companies working to empower women and give back to our global sisterhood.
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Deep breaths. I know—this is hard. Sometimes we see these days coming and the lead up is harder than the day itself. Sometimes it’s more sneaky and we didn’t realize an event or occasion was even going to be a milestone day in our grief journey. Sometimes we’re just plain
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(Originally posted 12/2014) Long before Advent was highjacked by Pinterest to become one more reason to fill the month of December with frenzied Christmas countdown celebrations, my grandmother’s Norwegian Lutheran roots informed her yearly ritual of finding us grandkids a fold out cardboard calendar with tiny pop-out windows to
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Walking alongside hurting people in their pain is a sacred privilege. Thank you for your willingness to hold space for the grief of parents who have experienced miscarriage and other forms of pregnancy loss. The links and resources below have been compiled for easy reference to keep on hand
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At 39, my husband, Ryan, could not recall a single conversation about miscarriage with another man in his life. In his letter to grieving dads, he describes having no idea how to deal with it: “We discuss other important issues at the pub with our mates, at church, on social
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“Why would you let this happen?” “Don’t you care about me?” “Why didn’t you save my baby?” In the wake of miscarriage we’re pummeled with questions—questions about the biology of reproduction, about our bodies, about medical procedures which may be required, as well as questions about how to process grief,
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You made it. It’s been one year since you lost your baby. Did you have days where you wondered how life could go on as you once knew it? Did you ever wonder if you’d stop crying? Or how you would weather the storm? Me too. But now, here you
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Just a quick one because I didn’t want you to miss this flash sale in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! At the moment Grace Like Scarlett is on sale for about $2.50 on Kindle ($2.31 last I checked?!) and $2.99 on Nook. Please consider buying this grief companion
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It’s time for me to level with you. Sometimes I find it hard to keep talking about grief and loss and miscarriage. I think to myself, “People will get so bored of me beating this drum.” Or, “There’s more to my life than this one issue.” Or, “People will just
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You knew it was coming and yet it kind of snuck up on you, too, didn’t it? That first baby shower invitation since losing your baby. It’s hard—accepting the fact that the world spins onward when our own seems to have tipped right off its axis. I don’t know if
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Do you feel alone in your grief after pregnancy loss? Whether your loss is fresh and raw, or was long ago but something is nudging you to lean in to the pain and process your grief on a deeper level, I hope you’ll join us for hope and healing within
