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Loss of Identity After Child Loss: Who Am I Now?
After child loss, many moms ask, “Who am I now?” Learn how to rediscover your identity, purpose, and peace while honoring your child’s memory.
Lisa K. Boehm
13 hours ago3 min read


Exhaustion & Sleepless Nights After Child Loss: How to Cope
Struggling with exhaustion and sleepless nights after child loss? Learn why grief affects rest and gentle ways to help your body heal.
Lisa K. Boehm
7 days ago3 min read


Supporting Siblings After Child Loss: Helping Children Navigate Grief
Sibling grief after child loss is often overlooked, yet surviving children carry deep pain too. From anger and defiance to feeling invisible, their grief can look different than ours. Learn how to support your surviving children through child loss with practical tips, hope, and reassurance that they still matter.
Lisa K. Boehm
Oct 53 min read


Child Loss and Changing Friendships: Understanding Grief, Support, and Healing
Grieving the loss of a child is devastating — but losing friendships too? Heartbreaking. Learn why friendships fade after child loss, how to cope with grief, and ways to build new, supportive connections with others who truly understand.
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 303 min read


7 Healing Strategies for Grieving Moms After Child Loss
Losing a child changes everything, and navigating life after loss can feel impossible. In this blog, I share practical ways for grieving moms to shift perspective, set healthy intentions, and find hope again. You’ll learn simple mindset tools to help you get back up when grief knocks you down, and discover that healing doesn’t mean forgetting—it means learning to carry both love and loss together.
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 233 min read


Grief After Child Loss: What No One Tells You
Grief educator and mentor Lisa Boehm shares what she wishes she knew before her daughter died. Child Loss brings many unique challenges for bereaved mothers. This blog helps to cope and navigate the loss of a child.
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 163 min read


Why Grief Feels Harder at Night After Losing a Child
Grief after child loss often feels most intense at night, when the world is quiet and distractions fade. If you’re a grieving mother struggling to sleep or feeling overwhelmed after dark, you’re not alone. This post explores why grief feels heavier at night, the emotional impact of child loss, and how journaling and guided meditation can bring relief, comfort, and calm. Discover gentle ways to navigate nighttime grief and begin to heal.
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 23 min read


Back-to-School: Coping with Grief after Child Loss
How to handle the back to school season while grieving the loss of your child.
Lisa K. Boehm
Aug 263 min read


Travel After Child Loss: Coping with Grief on Vacation
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
Aug 193 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


Father’s Day and Grief: How to Support a Dad Who’s Lost a Child
Dad's grieve too after the loss of a child.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 105 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
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