Small Rituals That Carried Me Through Grief
When people talk about healing after loss, they often make it sound like a project. Something you work on with a plan and a timeline, something that has a beginning and an end. But that has not been my experience. For me, healing has not been one big thing. It has been a collection of […]
Home as Sanctuary: How I Turned My Space Into a Place of Healing
I have always been a homebody. Even before loss, I found comfort in being home, in the quiet rhythm of a space that felt like mine. But after losing Leland, that need deepened into something I can only describe as survival. I needed my home to feel safe. I needed it to feel calm and […]
Pregnancy After Loss: What It Really Feels Like
Content Note: This post discusses pregnancy loss and pregnancy after loss. Please take care of your heart while reading. There is nothing simple about pregnancy after loss. It becomes a place where fear and love learn to live side by side, often in the very same breath. During my pregnancy with Lochlan, I felt joy […]
Why It Took Me So Long to Talk About Leland and Why I Finally Did
For a long time, I couldn’t talk about Leland. Talking about pregnancy loss felt impossible. The words sat heavy in my chest, and even when I wanted to speak, my voice felt too fragile to carry the story. I told myself that silence was protection, but really, it was fear. When we first announced my […]
What No One Tells You About Second Trimester Loss
There are moments in grief that no one prepares you for. Not the doctor, not the pamphlet they hand you, not even the kind words from those who love you. Second trimester loss sits in a quiet, often overlooked place. It happens after the early fears of miscarriage and before the safety of the third […]
