by Alissa Snyder Today in my Facebook news feed I saw five pregnancy announcements. One of these stated “Now that we’ve seen the heartbeat we can announce…..” I silently raged at this moment. (Okay, okay, I was actually really loud and angry.) I wanted to shout, “A heartbeat does Continue Reading …
After Griffin died, I was in a very dark place. I thought there was nothing left in this life, nothing good left for me. Everything felt bleak. In January of last year, I was inspired to start a happiness jar. At the end of each day, I wrote down a Continue Reading …
by Shannon Shpak I dreamed of you last night. The sunlight streamed down on your face, your arms held wide and your head thrown back in abandon. I could hear your laugh again and I felt the touch of your hands patting my face as they always did. It felt like Continue Reading …
It took me quite a while to find a proper topic for this post. With the Christmas season just ending and the emotional stress it brought, nothing seemed appropriate enough. Because what else can be said? I’m pretty sure there have been moments for each of us that we can Continue Reading …
*Editors Note: This guest post offers one mother’s perspective on healing and finding peace after loss. It may be triggering for some. If the concept of “choosing healing/happiness/peace” is upsetting to you, please read with caution, or simply skip this post. ~ “There is only one way to learn It’s Continue Reading …
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou Last month should have been the 18th birthday for my oldest daughter; a big part of me can’t really believe my first loss was that long ago. How is it possible that she should have been Continue Reading …
My husband recently brought to my attention that as a loss father, years in, there are things in his day to day life that still catch him off guard. I asked him if he would care to elaborate, and the first words out of his mouth were this: Teenage Mutant Ninja Continue Reading …
To say 2015 was a difficult year is an understatement. I went from feeling like I was on top of the world, to drowning in an ocean full of sorrow, anger, and confusion. And tears. Lots and lots of tears. I started 2015 as an expectant mother. I was seven Continue Reading …
New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays. I love the sense of a fresh start, the chance to review the good and the bad of the previous year and consider what I want to create in the next year. Even though I know it’s an arbitrary date on a Continue Reading …
