Each of us, living with grief, says the same thing when we meet a fellow grief warrior. “I did not want to join this community.” And who would? Yet, here we are. Sentenced to a life of bitter sweet.
There is a very special bond I share with the mothers of those who have also lost a child. We live the unimaginable, together.
In this circle, I can cry, every time, with no apologies. In this circle I can take off my mask and share how it sucks that I am robbed of all the typical things a mother looks forward to. And they get it. Sadly, they really get it.
But it is also a group of hope. Who else can you ask for ideas on how to spend the first holiday, birthday, vacation, without your baby? These friends know. And their ideas and sentiments are creative, meaningful and healing. This is a new set of friends that help each other move forward with grief. We are learning, wanting to share life with our child that is still very much with us. We just can’t hold them like other mothers can hold theirs.
Recent posts about Shared Grief
- Grieving Room by Leanne FriesenMy latest read was about how many spaces our grief needs and how to build room for each. Leanne, a Pastor who tended to her Parish in their times of joy and sorrow, found herself personally dealing with grief, when her sister passed away after a long battle with cancer. Grief knocked the foundation of… Read more: Grieving Room by Leanne Friesen
- Love & Grief by Emily P. BinghamThe wording on the back cover of “Love and Grief” by Emily P. Bingham, was the reason I chose this book to read. It suggested that it helps “soften the pain…and maintain a lifelong connection” to our loved ones. Emily’s grief journey began when her husband passed of cancer when he was thirty-two. She claims… Read more: Love & Grief by Emily P. Bingham
- 21 Days to Jump-Start Your Intuition by Sonia ChoquetteWith my quest to connect to the other side of the realm, one of the shining stars to help with this is Sonia Choquette. Her book, “21 Days to Jump-Start Your Intuition” was my compass. Sonia is an author, spiritual teacher and intuitive guide. Her soft-spoken ideologies I have gathered in courses, social media and… Read more: 21 Days to Jump-Start Your Intuition by Sonia Choquette
- Grief is Love by Marisa Renee LeeThe latest book I read was, “Grief is Love” by Marisa Renee Lee who wished to reveal how one can create space for their grief to help experience joy in this life. Her story is of loss that she has experienced personally through the death of her mother, a pregnancy and a young cousin. Interestingly… Read more: Grief is Love by Marisa Renee Lee
- Welcome Home by Najwa ZebianI picked up the book “Welcome Home” because of its tag line, “a guide to building a home for your soul”. We are told that when great loss arrives, we will never be the same. Nor should we want to. I have bought into that theory. However, this belief then begs the question, where does… Read more: Welcome Home by Najwa Zebian