Category: Conversations around grief
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How to Talk to a Grieving Parent
Please know that the title is aimed toward grieving parents, but mostly everything written can apply to anyone experiencing grief. In the months since losing Nathan, so many people have told me “I just don’t know what to say.” I get it. What DO you say to someone who just lost their baby? There are…
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The In Between: The Community of Loss Moms and the Reality of Motherhood After Stillbirth
Within the first few days after delivering Nathan stillborn, I received a visit from Sam. Sam’s daughter, Selena, was stillborn in 2022 (check out Selena’s Lovies on Facebook!). She asked me if there was anything I wanted or needed to talk about. Sitting on my couch, still heavily bleeding and wearing a postpartum diaper, I…