Category:Grief, Loss & Healing
The Pains and Powers of baby loss: A Mother’s Experience of Grief
When I was asked to write about losing our son Jade, I felt both an instant yes and a deep vulnerability. Stillbirth is often...
Cherish Stone: Holding Grief, Memory, and Love in Form
A personal reflection on friendship between women, shared grief, and a bronze Cherish Stone holding a child’s ashes. This piece honors embodied remembrance—how touch,...
Why not me? Reflections on Grief, Resilience, and Choosing How We Heal
Reflections on grief, resilience, and navigating loss, exploring how shifting the question from “Why me?” to “Why not me?” can support healing and self-compassion.
Birthing death: When Love and Loss Meet in the Body
A deeply personal reflection on birthing a baby without a heartbeat. This piece explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual reality of stillbirth, the power...
Expanding Awareness Through the Body and Inner Attention
During Baby Loss Awareness Week I reflect on the unpredictable waves of grief after losing Jade. From deep sorrow to unexpected light, this journey...
A deep surrender into life: the 3rd phase of our healing through stillbirth journey
Back in Cape Town after time in the Netherlands, I find myself in what we call the third phase of healing after stillbirth. Grief...
My Aching, Fearing, Longing and Loving Heart
A raw and honest reflection on losing a baby during birth. This piece shares the early weeks of grief after stillbirth—living with an aching...