Coping Quotes 7

Coping Quotes 6

Playlist Surviving Miscarriage Together

Updated playlist  I find music very comforting, and a valuable emotional release. I find it easier to cope with music. Here are some songs I have found that I found really helpful during and after my miscarriage. * means the song contains religious content, so you can avoid it if this is an issue for …

Lights of Love Tree

http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/support/marking-your-loss/lights-of-love-tree/lights-of-love-tree-2016/ Many thanks to the miscarriage association for including our submission. 

Help over Christmas

The mariposa trust -sayinggoodbye.org Are offering hourly posts on Christmas day over Facebook to help those coping with grief.

My emotional journey

​I found that I was and sometimes still am really anxious after my miscarriage. I was low, I hated being around people. And the stress, grief, hopelesness and uselesness I felt in the immidiate aftermath especially was a toxic combination.  During the first few weeks I hated my body, I felt useless, I hated life …

The stages of grief

​http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/opinion/sunday/the-trauma-of-being-alive.html?referer=http://www.momentsaday.com/15-lessons-learned-from-miscarriage/ IN 1969, after working with terminally ill patients, the Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross brought the trauma of death out of the closet with the publication of her groundbreaking work, “On Death and Dying.” She outlined a five-stage model of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Her work was radical at the time. It made …

Self care box

​Partly inspired by: http://planpforpancakes.co.uk/how-to-make-a-self-care-box/ If you're feeling down at the moment, or as a just in case for when you need it, it can be a good idea to make a 'self help box' for when things get rough. And put comforting things in it. I'm putting together one for myself and here are some …

More helpful sites

American Pregnancy loss association.Very helpful with links to other sites  http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-loss/miscarriage-surviving-emotionally/ March of Dimes Premature pregnancy and infant loss help. This is a charity set up to raise money for and aid reasurch and health programs. http://www.marchofdimes.org/index.aspx Free Bereavement kit from March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.org/bereavement-kit-form.aspx Sharing a story with some helpfull links http://www.madeformums.com/pregnancy/a-survivors-guide-to-miscarriage/33301.html Marking your …