Parenting after loss
As a mum who parents both living children and carries the memory of my stillborn baby, I understand the complex reality of parenting after loss. The anxiety that spikes when your baby or toddler sleeps too quietly, the intrusive thoughts that ambush you during ordinary moments, the guilt that creeps in when grief resurfaces - I've been there!
Therapy can help you:
Go from lying awake checking your child's breathing multiple times a night ➡️ finding ways to recognise and soothe your hypervigilance while still feeling like a protective parent
Shift from feeling paralysed by intrusive thoughts of something happening to your living child ➡️ developing tools to acknowledge these fears without letting them control your daily life
Move from the isolation of feeling you can't express grief because "at least you have a child now" ➡️ creating space to honor ALL your children, including those not physically present
Transform from the confusion of simultaneous joy and sorrow ➡️ embracing the understanding that love for your living children and grief for your baby who died can coexist beautifully
Your grief doesn't vanish when you parent living children. You deserve support in navigating this complex journey with someone who truly understands how love and loss intertwine 🫶