Words from M0M
M0M, Mothering Our Mourning, has a zero in the center. It is the things that won’t be. It is the things we grow from. Who
M0M, Mothering Our Mourning, has a zero in the center. It is the things that won’t be. It is the things we grow from. Who
Grief is not always ash gray or even midnight blue. In the bereavement community, there is often talk about “rainbow babies” – babies born subsequently to
Being pregnant and learning that your baby is no longer alive can be such an enormous mix of feelings, that articulating how you feel with
Shared by: Jessica Facing the Mirror: Gaining back my Sexuality after loss I wanted to share with you a subject not covered very often, but
In The Invisible Pregnancy, I challenge you as a mother to explore the intrinsic beauty and value of your body. Mothering your mourning requires you
This is about womanly issues. My youngest child, most likely my last child, is weaning. And it’s left me feeling limp, small, and awkward. I’ve recently
Told by: Irene I experienced a stillbirth in August 2006. Her name was Gisella Marie. When this happened to me, I really found out first-hand
Told by: Jess I never thought I would be where I am in my life. I have a beautiful 11 1/2 year old daughter who
She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
I am strong.
When someone you love dies, and you’re not expecting it, you don’t lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time—the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her that are gone. Just when the day comes—when there’s a particular missing part that overwhelms you with the feeling that she’s gone, forever—there comes another day, and another specifically missing part.
They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.
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