By Beth Mund Why I Got a Tattoo With My Teenage Daughters
“We should get a tattoo, Mom.” I laughed. I knew it was just my younger daughter, Sarah’s way of getting…
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Death of a Parent
By Jenny Albers A Rainbow Baby Helps Heal a Broken Heart, but the Scars of Loss Remain
After a violent storm, a rainbow is a sign of hope, peace even. The storm is over and normal life…
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By Shelby Skiles I’m Not Sure How Long I’ll Need an Antidepressant to Feel Normal…and That’s OK
I tried to wean off of Zoloft and couldn’t. And that’s OK. I had never really been aware of the…
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By Marian Taylor To the Young Warriors Fighting Cancer, You Are Superheroes
Most people never get to meet their heroes. I have, in fact—I have met many heroes. These heroes didn’t set out for…
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By Rachel Whalen Half of My Heart is Always Missing
For most people, the grocery store is a place of necessity, a chore that must be completed. It may not…
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Dear Carrie Underwood and All Other Loss Moms, You’re Allowed to be Angry About Your Miscarriages
As I watched Carrie Underwood sharing about the heartbreak of her three consecutive miscarriages, I immediately recognized that face. It’s…
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By Sina Steele Let Us Be Women Who Embrace the Mothers Who Grieve
Today I designed a print for a mom on the other side of the world. It was for her baby…
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By Leslie Froelich Welcome to the Grieving Parents Club
I know you don’t want to be here. None of us do. The membership fees are high. The highest, in…
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This Simple Word Radically Changed the Way I Grieve
Five weeks after my daughter Dorothy died, my nephew was born. I remember going to our weekly therapy session and…
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By Carolyn Moore “What Happened to my Daughter Can Happen to Your Child.” A Mother’s Story of Loss in the Opioid Epidemic
Angela Kennecke suspected Emily had fallen in with the “wrong” crowd. She knew her artistic, strikingly beautiful daughter had been…
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You Never Get Over the Loss of a Child
Today I will be reliving the most horrible night of my life. Honestly, it plays over and over in my…
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By Courtney Ingle He Died Getting Sober For His Granddaughter: What My Father’s Death Taught Me About Grief
Years had been spent trying to tell my father that he needed help. He and his wife had separated, gotten…
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