Grief, Sorrow, Loss and Mourning

Grief Therapy and Loss Counseling If you have just suffered the loss of a loved one, it may seem that happiness is an emotion that is out of reach. Taking care of your own mental health during this difficult time may seem impossible, let alone caring for other loved ones. Read this section in order to identify ways to make this transition possible, and to learn about the many faces of grief. We have broken down the types of tips written on grief, sorrow, loss and mourning into the following four categories: * Children and loss * Overcoming loss and moving forward * Stages of grief * Types of loss, grief and sorrow* Miscarriage and grief

L&D or D&E?

There are so many painful decisions involved from the moment you learn your baby is facing a life-limiting illness, or serious anomaly. With very little time to spare, parents are forced to determine if continue reading

Ending a Wanted Pregnancy

Getting the Diagnosis and Making the Decision :

Few, if any, parents anticipate when they see those two pink positive lines on a pregnancy test that their baby will be diagnosed with a rare and continue reading

Dealing with Death during COVID-19

Though it first emerged and made headlines at the end of last year in China, COVID-19 has been formally impacting our way of life in the United States for well over two months. Current statistics continue reading

Babyloss, Pregnancy, and COVID-19

"It's funny watching people whose entire worlds have been turned upside-down by COVID-19," my babyloss patient tells me. "It's as if this is the first time their lives have been destroyed. For me, it's like continue reading

Talking about Babyloss to Children

Whether your first child was healthy and you lost a subsequent pregnancy, or your first pregnancy ended and you had subsequent healthy children, it is natural to want to have a discussion with surviving children continue reading

How many children?

One of the hardest questions a babyloss mother can encounter is, "how many children do you have?". It's usually an innocent question, posed by a stranger, perhaps when meeting a mother and her child or continue reading

Babyloss and Guilt

I was responsible for what happened to my baby.

My body failed my baby; I failed my baby.

Now that I'm pregnant again, I should be bonding with this baby, but I can't. It will continue reading

Ambiguous Loss

Being human means feeling the pain of loss, usually through death, at some point in our lives. Though we all want our loved ones to live long, healthy lives, and die painlessly in their sleep continue reading

Doula Care

Losing a baby, and then after...If you have experienced the heartbreaking loss of a pregnancy, you may have powerful memories of the healthcare you received during your time of miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination. While not continue reading

How Long Grief Lasts

While all of us have and will experience grief at some point in our lives, there are many common misconceptions about how long grief lasts. Specifically, there’s often a lot of pressure from others and continue reading

Having Difficult Conversations

Choosing to have an abortion is never easy. Many difficult considerations come into play, and the decision is never taken lightly. However, in the aftermath of abortion, you may find yourself encountering others who have continue reading

Helping Siblings Cope

October 13th marked the annual observance of Sibling Loss Awareness Day. Often called the "forgotten mourners", siblings--especially children who lose a brother or sister--may not always have their grief acknowledged, validated, or supported during the continue reading