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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
5 days 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
Oct 73 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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Feelings of Guilt after Child Loss
The guilt experienced after child loss by grieving mothers can be debilitating. Here are some words of advice from a mom who has also lost
Lisa K. Boehm
Feb 44 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
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