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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


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


Surviving Grief & Child Loss with This Approach
Discover 3 simple ways to honor your child’s life and legacy after loss. Celebrate their impact and find healing through meaningful actions.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jan 73 min read


New Year's Grief Tips for Bereaved Moms
Discover gentle tips for grieving moms on self-compassion, honouring memories, and finding moments of peace as well as unique resolutions.
Lisa K. Boehm
Dec 30, 20243 min read


5 Tips from a Bereaved Mom after Child Loss
Grieving mother Lisa K. Boehm describes the five things that have helped her most on her own grief journey. After the loss of a child...
Lisa K. Boehm
Nov 24, 20242 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


A Grieving Mother's Greatest Fear after Child Loss
The loss of a child is a life-altering event. Grieving mothers do everything in their power to ensure that the child is never forgotten...
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 22, 20244 min read


"Why do I Feel Like I'm Losing Friends After the Loss of My Child?"
Navigating friendship loss after the loss of a child. A grieving moms journey through grief - coping, understanding, and moving forward
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 29, 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


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


5 Ways for Grieving Mothers to Keep Going after Child Loss
A grieving mother will never 'move on' after the death of her child. She can, however, learn to live again by taking baby steps on her grief
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 5, 20233 min read


10 Tips when Talking to a Grieving Mom
People are often scared to talk to a grieving mother. This article will help moms and their supporters as they navigate child loss & grief.
Lisa K. Boehm
Oct 26, 20223 min read


A Letter to my Daughter in Heaven
December 8 will mark your 7th year in heaven. Seven years of longing to hear your laugh, seven years of craving ... (MORE)...
Lisa K. Boehm
Nov 30, 20213 min read
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