Tag Archives: parenting after losing a child

Grief Glasses

Posted on December 15, 2015 by A Life After Loss

When you live through a traumatic experience, you look at things differently. You have your trauma sunglasses on, and while that can open up your world in many ways, you sometimes forget to take those glasses off and are unable … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kids About Death

Posted on December 11, 2015 by A Life After Loss

In the early, most horrible days, a very trusted child psychologist gave me advice on how to reassure my daughter that she wouldn’t also lose me or her father. “Tell her that everything is going to be OK. Tell her … Continue reading →

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The Real Ever After

Posted on November 13, 2014 by A Life After Loss

It’s been almost 2 years since my son died. We have a 9 month old baby. My daughter has started Kindergarten. I feel like this is the image people see that are on the outskirts of my life. I hate … Continue reading →

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Grief is like a noose. When I don’t write, it gets tighter and tighter. It’s slow, like a sneaky python, and I don’t realize how much I need to write until I notice that I’ve been writing in my head … Continue reading →

Posted on April 30, 2014 by A Life After Loss | 1 Comment