Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy loss’
Pregnancy Loss, Rage, Sadness, Shame and Guilt: The Emotions Society Won’t Let You Feel
Rage needs to boil up. Sadness needs somewhere to gather. Shame was never yours to carry, and guilt is the quiet one nobody talks about. Pregnancy loss brings all four, and society has a rule for hiding every single one of them. Here’s what happens when you stop following those rules.
Read MoreWhat Happens to Your Grief When More Grief Arrives?
Most grief models were designed around a single loss. But what about the second? The third? If you’ve ever felt like the frameworks don’t quite fit your experience, this post is for you and it’s the one I wish I’d had after my second miscarriage in a year.
Read MoreGrief Triggers and Glimmers: What Your Nervous System Needs to Know
Grief trains us to catalogue pain with remarkable precision. Every trigger, every ambush, filed and retrievable on demand. But what about the moments we were okay? A personal essay on glimmers — and why building a second catalogue might be the most quietly powerful thing you can do in a hard season.
Read MoreWhy Pregnancy Loss is NOT a ‘Niche’ Topic
One in four known pregnancies ends in loss. If you know five women, you know someone affected. Here’s why pregnancy loss is anything but a niche topic.
Read MoreTypes of Pregnancy Loss: A Comprehensive Guide
Prefer a video? Watch the playlist on YouTube. Growing up, the only thing I knew I wanted to be was a mother. I was the girliest of girls – long hair, ponytails, pink everything, and dolls galore. I have a photograph of myself at around five or six years old, asleep with my arm over…
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