Social isolation is hard enough, but in times of bereavement, practicing appropriate distancing can serve to compound and make these feelings of grief worse.
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The cycle of healing and breaking
It’s so frustrating, having two such diametrically opposed emotions residing in the one experience. Heartbreak and love. Is it ever … More
Grief in Waves
It so hard to know when grief will overwhelm you. It’s been five years since Claudia died, and she is … More
Choose to Feel
I sat down ready to write about grief. When I write I often pull myself back into the place of … More
Reclaiming your identity after Stillbirth
The scars of losing your child at the very beginning of their life are complex to say the least. … More
Interview with ABC
On the day after Claudia’s Fifth birthday, Mark and I agreed to be interviewed for the ABC. Needless to say … More
Inside Stillbirth: Waiting in no-man’s-land
One space of time that, in the vast violent thunderstorm that is experiencing stillbirth, to me is the literal eye of the storm. The stillness that comes after the shock, but the waiting that proceeds trauma.
Loving my body again after Stillbirth
In acknowledging the damaging view I had of my body after stillbirth, I couldn’t avoid that I was applying one … More
Before the Storm: A story about us, just days before our Stillbirth
I was feeling all of my 31 and a half weeks of pregnancy with Claudia that morning as I, the … More
How letting go of the fear helped me connect to my stillbirth experience
When I say letting go helped me experience my daughter’s death and birth, this is probably not going to … More
Blue Sky & Lullaby 