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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


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


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


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


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


7 Confessions of a Grieving Mother
There are very few people who understand the loss of a child. Sadly, anyone who has experienced the death of a child can relate to this blog
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 9, 20243 min read


Grief & Child Loss: The Myths and Misconceptions
The 'stages of grief' have mislead society and grieving mothers alike. After child loss, we are led to believe we eventually hit the fifth..
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 26, 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


5 New Year's Resolutions after Child Loss
For a grieving mother the New Year means another year without their child. Grief is sneaky. As if child loss and the holidays weren't enough
Lisa K. Boehm
Dec 29, 20234 min read


How to be Thankful at Thanksgiving (after Child Loss)
How can a grieving mother be thankful at Thanksgiving after the loss of a child? This grief blog provides three ways to deal with loss..
Lisa K. Boehm
Nov 15, 20233 min read


Please Stop Talking about the Five Stages of Grief
With all the backlash that this theory has received, I am confused why counsellors, therapists, or anyone refers to it at all.
Lisa K. Boehm
Aug 20, 20233 min read


Child Loss, Grief & the Fears of a Grieving Mother
Healing after child loss can seem impossible to a grieving mother who often equates this idea as her leaving her child behind or forgetting
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 10, 20233 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


3 Ways to Find Grief Support after Child Loss
After my daughter died, I found my tribe in a strange place—a support group for grieving mothers, crazy, I know. After the loss of a child,
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 16, 20233 min read


Grieving Moms: Child Loss & Grieving the Future
When you loss a child, you lose more than the person and grieve more than their physical absence. As a grieving mom, we miss our child's...
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 28, 20223 min read
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