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Grief & Child Loss

How to Parent After Child Loss: 8 Tips from a Grieving Mom
After the loss of a child, it's normal to second guess all parenting decisions as a grieving mom. This grief blog outlines 8 tips to help...
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 115 min read


7 Hidden Grief Struggles Every Bereaved Mom Faces
Learn how a grieving mother copes with the challenges of child loss by acknowledging emotions, staying connected, and honouring her child's
Lisa K. Boehm
Sep 28, 20243 min read


7 Confessions of a Grieving Mother
There are very few people who understand the loss of a child. Sadly, anyone who has experienced the death of a child can relate to this blog
Lisa K. Boehm
Jul 9, 20243 min read


A Visit from my Daughter in Heaven
My grief journey began the night my daughter died and visited me in spirit. As a grieving mom, dealing with the loss of a child can seem...
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 10, 20243 min read


Grief & Child Loss: The Myths and Misconceptions
The 'stages of grief' have mislead society and grieving mothers alike. After child loss, we are led to believe we eventually hit the fifth..
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 26, 20244 min read


6 Insights for Grieving Mothers Coping with Child Loss and Depression
Grief is rarely talked about, especially after the loss of a child. Grieving mothers have many mental health challenges to face after...
Lisa K. Boehm
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Our 'New Reality': Life after Child Loss
When your child dies, you have a new identity: grieving mother. This grief blog shares all the changes grieving moms face after child loss.
Lisa K. Boehm
Jan 31, 20244 min read


Child Loss: 40 Ideas to Mark Your Child's Death Anniversaries
After the loss of a child, the thought of facing their death anniversary is unimaginable. In this grief blog, I share the one thing that...
Lisa K. Boehm
Jan 12, 20242 min read


5 New Year's Resolutions after Child Loss
For a grieving mother the New Year means another year without their child. Grief is sneaky. As if child loss and the holidays weren't enough
Lisa K. Boehm
Dec 29, 20234 min read


Child Loss, Grief & Secondary Loss after a Child Dies
No one can prepare you for your life after child loss. Grieving mothers lose a child, but they also experience other losses as well...
Lisa K. Boehm
Dec 26, 20234 min read


Child Loss & Grief at Christmas Time
Dealing with the loss of a child is hard every day of the year, but it always seems worse at Christmas time. Grief and loss can really pack
Lisa K. Boehm
Dec 10, 20233 min read


How to be Thankful at Thanksgiving (after Child Loss)
How can a grieving mother be thankful at Thanksgiving after the loss of a child? This grief blog provides three ways to deal with loss..
Lisa K. Boehm
Nov 15, 20233 min read


Please Stop Talking about the Five Stages of Grief
With all the backlash that this theory has received, I am confused why counsellors, therapists, or anyone refers to it at all.
Lisa K. Boehm
Aug 20, 20233 min read


The Lessons Grief Taught Me: A Grieving Mother's Journey
The road through grief and child loss is one I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Yet, as a grieving mothers I feel that I have learned...
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 18, 20235 min read


Child Loss, Grief & the Fears of a Grieving Mother
Healing after child loss can seem impossible to a grieving mother who often equates this idea as her leaving her child behind or forgetting
Lisa K. Boehm
Jun 10, 20233 min read


Grieving Moms & Child Loss: Feel Like You're Going Crazy?
It changes every aspect about you - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. This can leave grieving mothers feel as if
Lisa K. Boehm
May 16, 20233 min read


5 Tips for Grieving Mothers on Mother's Day
Facing Mother's Day after losing a child can bring a grieving mom to her knees. Moms struggling with child loss need acknowledgement and...
Lisa K. Boehm
May 9, 20236 min read


3 Ways to Find Grief Support after Child Loss
After my daughter died, I found my tribe in a strange place—a support group for grieving mothers, crazy, I know. After the loss of a child,
Lisa K. Boehm
Apr 16, 20233 min read


The Day I Became a Grieving Mother
As a mother who has walked this path, I want to offer my compassion and support to all those who are grieving the loss of a child.
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 21, 20232 min read


5 Ways for Grieving Mothers to Keep Going after Child Loss
A grieving mother will never 'move on' after the death of her child. She can, however, learn to live again by taking baby steps on her grief
Lisa K. Boehm
Mar 5, 20233 min read
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