You are not listening to me when… You do not care about me You say you understand before you know me well enough You have an answer for my problem before I’ve finished telling you what my problem is You cut me off before I’ve finished speaking You find me boring and don’t tell me […]
Book Review- Sleeping Angel: A true story of a mother of a stillborn baby by Anna Marie Smith
An open and honest book about the traumatic loss of a stillborn baby and the emotional impact on mother, father and immediate family. It describes the journey of a normal pregnancy that tragically ends and the heartache that follows. It seeks to understand and make sense of the loss, while exploring the difficult emotions and […]
Autobiography In Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson
I love poems because they very often have a wonderful way of say something with great meaning! And I particularly love this one. It’s one of my favourites and I often refer to during my therapeutic work. Back in 2014 my original blog talked about how this short poem paints a picture of the journey […]
Early Pregnancy and Infant Loss and Bereavement
“up to one in four women will lose a baby during pregnancy or birth” (Tommy’s, 2017) Given the statistics early pregnancy and infant loss is still a subject rarely talked about. It’s often a silent loss, known only by those who knew about the pregnancy in those first few weeks or much a wider affair […]