by abigwarfe | Mar 15, 2015 | Grief
I will be the first to admit that in the months and even probably over a year following my infant daughter’s death, I had so little compassion for people grieving the death of an old person. I just could not understand when someone went on and on about the death...
by abigwarfe | Feb 12, 2015 | Healing
It’s hard to even think about taking care of yourself when you’re hurting over the loss of a child. But it’s important to take time for yourself. To find something, anything that can help you feel good, even if only for a short time. I started to...
by abigwarfe | Jan 28, 2015 | Words for grieving parents
Not only is it hard to know what to say and do for a grieving mother, usually it’s really difficult to ask for help when we are grieving. In the immediate aftermath, our brains can’t even wrap around what we may need to help us. How could we possibly know?...
by abigwarfe | Jan 20, 2015 | Giving Back
When I started blogging at No Holding Back three years ago, it was after my infant daughter died due to complications of twin to twin transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). Not only did I need an outlet for my grief, I wanted to bring as much awareness as possible to TTTS....
by abigwarfe | Jan 3, 2015 | Words for grieving parents
I am often asked my opinion on what people should say to someone who has just lost a child or baby. Not because I’m some kind of specialist or professional, but because of my personal experience on the issue. My usual response is that while there are No Magic...
by abigwarfe | Nov 20, 2014 | Children and Grief, Contributor post
Today is National Children’s Grief Awareness Day – Children and Grieving My friend, and fellow Sunshine contributor, Kathy Glow, of the blog Kissing the Frog, has been gracious enough to share a post that she wrote about talking to children about death....
by abigwarfe | Oct 30, 2014 | Resources
I am collecting resources to have on a page so that when someone comes here, they will have access to any type of service they might need. It’s something I wanted to have done by now, but it is a slow process. Pregnancy and infant loss awareness month is drawing...
by abigwarfe | Oct 10, 2014 | Pregnancy and Infant Loss
My head nearly rotated off my shoulders, I turned it so quickly when the woman told me that she called her doctor’s office on a Friday afternoon to tell them that she hadn’t felt her baby move, and they told her that was “normal.” The next day...
by abigwarfe | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Each October, in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Carly Marie sponsors a 30 day photography challenge called “Capture Your Grief.” To find out more about the Full Project Details visit Project Heal. Here are some of mine from this...
by abigwarfe | Sep 30, 2014 | Books for Grieving Parents
I had the distinct pleasure of being a part of the creation of the new book by Nathalie Himmelrich: Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple. I am really pleased to say, we successfully launched the Kindle version of the book yesterday! The print version should be...
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