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Travel After Child Loss: Navigating Vacations with a Broken Heart
Navigating summer vacations after child loss can bring a wave of grief, guilt, and unexpected emotions. In this blog, we explore how to travel with a broken heart, honor your child’s memory, and still allow space for healing. Whether it’s your first trip after loss or one of many, discover gentle tips for grieving while on holiday, coping with emotional triggers, and finding small moments of peace during summer travel.
Lisa K. Boehm
10 hours ago3 min read


How to Survive the First 6 Months After Child Loss
Survive the first 6 months after child loss with gentle grief support, routines, and healing tips.
Lisa K. Boehm
Aug 123 min read


Can Your Marriage Survive Child Loss? The Essential Guide for Grieving Moms
Losing a child can shake even the strongest marriages—but that doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed. Despite what many believe, most marriages do not end after child loss. The truth is, grief impacts everyone differently, and with open communication, empathy, and patience, couples can not only survive but grow stronger together. If you’ve ever worried about your marriage after loss, this blog offers hope, honesty, and support.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 223 min read


Child Loss and the Fear Your Child Will Be Forgotten Forever
When a mother loses a child, one of her deepest fears is that the world will eventually forget them. As time moves on for others, grieving moms are left carrying love, memories, and a longing that never fades. This blog explores the quiet heartbreak of feeling like your child’s name is no longer spoken—and offers gentle, meaningful ways to keep their memory alive. Because your child mattered, and they will never be forgotten.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 153 min read


Grief & Joy: Is it OK to feel joy after Child Loss?
Is it OK to feel joy after losing a child? For many grieving moms, guilt makes joy feel impossible. But grief and joy can coexist. In this heartfelt post, discover how to gently invite joy back into your life without guilt. Learn 5 compassionate strategies to honor your child while embracing healing, hope, and small moments of happiness after loss. A must-read for anyone navigating grief after child loss.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 83 min read


Child Loss and Grief Brain: 7 Ways to Gently Navigate It
If you’ve ever walked into a room and forgotten why, struggled to finish a sentence, or felt like your brain is moving through fog—you’re not alone. This is grief brain, and it’s a real and normal response to deep loss. In this post, I’m sharing 5 gentle, practical tips to help you navigate the mental fog that follows child loss, plus the science behind why it happens. You'll also learn 5 ways to deal with grief brain too.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 13 min read


Child Loss & Grief Triggers: What They Are and 8 Gentle Ways to Cope
Grief triggers are sudden moments that bring intense memories of your child—like a song, a smell, or seeing someone who looks like them. They can stop you in your tracks and leave you overwhelmed. This blog shares what triggers are, why they happen, and offers eight gentle, practical ways to cope. If you’re a bereaved mom who’s ever felt blindsided by grief, this is the guidance and reassurance you need.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 243 min read


Balancing Grief and Work After Child Loss: 7 Gentle Strategies
Returning to work after child loss is one of the hardest things a grieving mother can face. Grief brain can make it difficult to focus, remember tasks, or function like before. This blog offers seven gentle tips to help you cope at work, from grounding techniques to redefining productivity. If you're walking through this painful season, know you're not alone—and there are ways to support yourself with compassion as you navigate your return.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 173 min read


How to Support a Grieving Mom: What to Say, Do, and Avoid
Supporting a grieving mom can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. This blog outlines exactly what to say, do, and avoid when offering grief support after child loss. Whether you're a friend, family member, or coworker, you'll discover meaningful ways to show up and truly help. Learn the most supportive phrases, actions that bring comfort, and common missteps to avoid. A must-read for anyone wanting to offer real help after loss.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 33 min read


Grief & Child Loss: 7 Gentle Ways to Mark Your Child's Birthday
Honoring your child’s birthday after loss can feel overwhelming — but it can also be a sacred opportunity to connect, reflect, and celebrate their life. In this blog, I share 3 heartfelt ideas that have brought comfort to many grieving moms, including buying a birthday cake, releasing butterflies, and doing acts of kindness in their name. These rituals can bring meaning to a difficult day. Listen to the podcast for 4 more healing ideas.
Lisa K. Boehm
May 273 min read


Understanding Secondary Loss After Child Loss: The Hidden Layers of Grief
No one can prepare you for your life after child loss. Grieving mothers lose a child, but they also experience other losses as well...
Lisa K. Boehm
May 204 min read


Mother’s Day Grief: 5 Practical Tips for Moms Coping After Child Loss
Facing Mother's Day after losing a child can bring a grieving mom to her knees. Moms struggling with child loss need acknowledgement and...
Lisa K. Boehm
May 66 min read


A Doctor’s Grief Journey: Navigating Child Loss with Dr. Marcy Larson
When a pediatrician becomes a bereaved mother—Dr. Marcy Larson shares her powerful story of child loss, grief, healing, and hope. 💛
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 293 min read


The Pressure to 'Move On' After Child Loss: What Every Grieving Parent Should Know
Struggling with the pressure to ‘move on’ after child loss? Learn how to set boundaries & honour your grief on your own terms. #GriefSupport
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 223 min read


Child Loss and Grief: Are Signs from the Afterlife Real?
Signs from our children in the afterlife bring comfort and connection. Are they reaching out? Here’s how to recognize and invite their signs
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 154 min read


Grief & Child Loss: 3 Ways to Navigate Dark Thoughts
Struggling with suicidal thoughts after child loss? You’re not alone. Learn what’s normal, when to seek help, and how to keep going.
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 83 min read


Grief & How to Sort Belongings After Child Loss
Sorting through your child's belongings after loss is heartbreaking. Find gentle ways to honour them while creating space for healing.
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 13 min read


Grieving the Loss of a Child: What Every Bereaved Mother Needs to Know
Grief is not a straight line. Learn the hard truths, self-care tips, and support strategies every bereaved mother needs. 💛 #GriefJourney
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 253 min read


Surviving Grief & Rebuilding your Life After Child Loss
Read about one grieving mother's journey after losing her son, husband and brother and how she rebuilt her life.
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 183 min read


Parenting After Child Loss: 8 Tips from a Grieving Mom
After the loss of a child, it's normal to second guess all parenting decisions as a grieving mom. This grief blog outlines 8 tips to help...
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 115 min read
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