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
Told by: Uli You may consider this a manual how to treat a mom who just lost a baby, who had a stillbirth, or you
My Love ~ The marking of Fathers day on the calendar reminds me afresh that you are worthy to have a whole day designated
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
There’s a point I hope to share with you, but there’s a tiny bit of a backstory to get to where I’m wanting to take you.
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
Shared by: Erin Mothering your mourning while mothering your “twinless twin” is HARD. It is a delicate dance of sorrow and joy. Here is Grace
Pregnancy after loss is often called a “rainbow pregnancy”, although you might not see the color just yet. It can feel quite a lot like “Please,
I am in a chasm right now. I have been sinking into it for months. It began, I believed, by an inappropriate growing of my
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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