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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


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


Dreams After Child Loss: What They Mean & How to Have More
Have you ever dreamed of your child after loss and wondered if it was real? This post explores visitation dreams, a powerful way grieving mothers may feel spiritually connected to their children. Learn what grief dreams are, why they matter, and how to invite this comforting experience. Whether you’ve had a dream or are still waiting, you’ll find hope, healing, and validation here.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 293 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


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


7 Hidden Grief Struggles Every Bereaved Mom Faces
Learn how a grieving mother copes with the challenges of child loss by acknowledging emotions, staying connected, and honouring her child's
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 28, 20243 min read


6 Insights for Grieving Mothers Coping with Child Loss and Depression
Grief is rarely talked about, especially after the loss of a child. Grieving mothers have many mental health challenges to face after...
Lisa K. Boehm
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Child Loss: 40 Ideas to Mark Your Child's Death Anniversaries
After the loss of a child, the thought of facing their death anniversary is unimaginable. In this grief blog, I share the one thing that...
Lisa K. Boehm
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Child Loss & Grief at Christmas Time
Dealing with the loss of a child is hard every day of the year, but it always seems worse at Christmas time. Grief and loss can really pack
Lisa K. Boehm
Dec 10, 20233 min read


The Lessons Grief Taught Me: A Grieving Mother's Journey
The road through grief and child loss is one I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Yet, as a grieving mothers I feel that I have learned...
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 18, 20235 min read


Dreams and Spiritual Encounters after Child Loss: One Mother's Experience
Dream visits have been one of the things that has helped me survive child loss. Spiritual connection since my daughter died has helped me...
Lisa K. Boehm
May 27, 20234 min read


Grieving Moms & Child Loss: Feel Like You're Going Crazy?
It changes every aspect about you - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. This can leave grieving mothers feel as if
Lisa K. Boehm
May 16, 20233 min read


The Day I Became a Grieving Mother
As a mother who has walked this path, I want to offer my compassion and support to all those who are grieving the loss of a child.
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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