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The Power of Sharing Your Story
For the past two years, I have been working as a healthcare marketing consultant. Choosing this path for my career has allowed me to...
stillmamablog
Jan 11, 20182 min read
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Healing is Not Linear, It’s a Zig Zag
I remember waiting for the day when the pieces of my life would start to go back together instead of feeling like a bomb had exploded and...
stillmamablog
Dec 12, 20172 min read
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The Holidays Can Be Hard, Really Hard
The holidays are filled with so many emotions that it’s hard to know where to start. There’s joy and gratitude for what we have, and...
stillmamablog
Dec 5, 20172 min read
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Guest Blog: A Look Back Over the Years
In the weeks and months that followed David’s death, I was very afraid. If I couldn’t keep David safe at our home, how could I keep the...
stillmamablog
Nov 22, 20172 min read
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Losing Baby Weight after Losing a Baby
I don’t know about for you, but for me, when I am pregnant, it feels like an alien has taken over my metabolism. I was starving 24/7...
stillmamablog
Nov 10, 20172 min read
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Straddling Heaven & Earth
There is nothing like the moment your baby is placed in your arms for the first time. I have experienced this three times, and each time...
stillmamablog
Oct 31, 20172 min read
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The Time I Cried During an Interview
After I lost Harper, I also lost my job. I really felt like I couldn’t catch a break, although deep in my soul, I knew that losing my...
stillmamablog
Oct 15, 20173 min read
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Why Fight for Joy?
Joy is truly hard to conceive in the early stages of grief. If someone would have told me I would feel joy again during that time, I...
stillmamablog
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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Grief & the Work Place
This is such an important topic, and yet, have you ever been taught what to do if a colleague is faced with a personal tragedy? The...
stillmamablog
Sep 21, 20172 min read
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An Unwanted Identity
On May 15, 2015 at 10:30am I adopted a new identity that I never saw coming – a bereaved mother. There aren’t even titles for us...
stillmamablog
Sep 11, 20172 min read
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My Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media
My relationship with Facebook (and social media in general) is a massive rollercoaster. There are days that I love scrolling through...
stillmamablog
Sep 6, 20172 min read
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Honoring Harper
The moment Harper was born, I felt a deep shift inside of my soul. It was undeniable and immediate. I knew that I would never be the same...
stillmamablog
Aug 25, 20172 min read
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What do I tell my Son?
What do I tell my son? This was the second question I asked the doctor, right after I asked if she would give me a c-section (which she...
stillmamablog
Aug 19, 20172 min read
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“Men and Women Grieve Differently” is the Understatement of the Year
I will never forget the moment right after Harper was born when my husband took my hand, and with tears running down his face, he said...
stillmamablog
Aug 17, 20172 min read
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The Grief Tree
I have this vision of a bare tree, where all the big beautiful lush leaves are surrounding the tree on the ground and all the branches...
stillmamablog
Aug 17, 20172 min read
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“Lean into the Suck”
I loved when people would tell me, don’t run from the feelings, just stay in the moment with your grief. Those people obviously haven’t...
stillmamablog
Aug 17, 20171 min read
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Do it Afraid
If you have lost something that can’t be replaced, then you have already done the hardest thing in life. If you have been shaken to your...
stillmamablog
Aug 17, 20171 min read
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Block out the Noise
Sometimes life can be really overwhelming. I have learned that on the hard days, I just need to block out the noise. That means something...
stillmamablog
Aug 17, 20171 min read
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I am Still her Mama
My relationship with Harper didn’t end on the day she was born still. It became spiritual and over time, we have become very, very...
stillmamablog
Aug 16, 20172 min read
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