loss

TikTok video shows why a mother hasn’t moved her daughter’s shoes in three years — and the grief behind them

A mother’s daughter left her shoes in the same spot three years ago — and she hasn’t moved them since, finding comfort and connection in the midst of grief.

This viral grief trend is breaking moms’ hearts—‘Bury me in comfy clothes’

Approximately 10% to 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and about 1 in 175 births in the U.S. result in stillbirth.

Family visits mom’s memorial bench—and is stunned by the gift waiting for them

Someone had used the yarn to knit a scarf, draping it across the bench, along with two bouquets of flowers.

Nurse creates weighted heart pillows for grieving moms to take home after delivering angel babies

In a viral TikTok, @thelabornursern shared her process for creating the pillows. " Your patient just gained an angel baby ???? and you make sure she doesn't go home empty-handed."

Madonna reflects on grief during the holidays: ‘Medicine for the soul’

Surrounded by her six children and her father, the iconic singer reflected on the losses her family has faced this year and how they’re navigating it all together.

I’m married. I’m a mother. I had an abortion in Texas.

Abortion looks different for everyone but collective trauma is real.

How Prince Harry honors ‘Grandma Diana’ is a great way to keep a loved one’s memory alive

If you're a parent who's lost someone, here's how you can make sure they're still part of your kids' lives.

When it comes to miscarriages, it’s time to stop telling women to ‘just try again’

A new paper suggests that miscarriages are poorly misunderstood—and the way medical professionals respond to them is part of the problem.

This YouTube star has welcomed her rainbow baby

It's been less than a year since her son's death.

Chrissy Teigen opens up on losing her baby: ‘Our grief was so public’

"He just wouldn't survive this, and if it went on any longer, I might not either."

To my friend who just had a miscarriage: This is what I want you to know

You carried life, mama. I hope you will learn to trust your body again one day.

Vanessa Bryant shares a heartbreaking post about processing her grief

"My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone. I can't process both at the same time. It's like I'm trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me. it feels wrong," shares Bryant.

The hard lessons I’ve learned about grief

Grief reminds me of the love I felt; that I have something to miss; that my baby was here.

The 5 stages of grief after a miscarriage—and how to deal with them

There are a chain of reactions that may occur in order for the healing to begin.

Why I openly talk about the stillbirth of my first baby

Another doctor's office, another doctor, another devastating blow.

My daughter was stillborn and life will never be the same

I still can't comprehend our grief. We were told losing our baby to a "cord accident" was rare. It was like a car crash; no one could predict when or why or how or the impact. It just...happened. But it still doesn't make it fair. It doesn't lessen the shock. It doesn't bring our daughter back.

I will never forget the baby I lost

Nine weeks. Nine weeks is all I had with her. But she will be forever in our lives.

Losing my father completely changed the way I parent

I think about all the things I didn't get to say, all that we didn't get a chance to do, and what I would have done differently.

Grieving mama, I see you

Time doesn't heal all wounds, but time did allow me the opportunity to reflect, acknowledge my pain and reach out for help in getting my life back together again.

7 ways to help grieving children during the holidays

5. Ask them how they would like to remember their special person during the holidays.