by Anna Burgess | Connect well
At 16 weeks pregnant, I experienced the loss of my son, Solomon. That week I endured a traumatic induction process and then felt thrown out into the world again quickly. Not bleeding because of the D&C and told to take a tablet to dry up my milk, my body showed no...
by Anna Burgess | Heal well, Self care
After miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or stillbirth we are often overrun by emotions and our focus can be predominately on bringing healing to our hearts and minds. Whilst this is super important, the role of food in supporting our emotional and mental health can often...
by Anna Burgess | Grieve well
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Grief can be unnerving and shake us to the core. We may not recognize ourselves and feel like we have been taken over by the emotional monster. We are often desperate to gain some control in our lives, but emotions hit us like waves...
by Anna Burgess | Connect well
You have recently found out that a close friend or family member has lost a baby and you want to help and show her that you care. You can see her suffering and you want to bring some relief, but how can you support her without making things worse? We would love to...
by Anna Burgess | Heal well
Prayer has been shown scientifically to benefit individuals and increase their wellbeing. In an article in Psychology Today, Clay Routledge shares 5 ways prayer has been shown to help: boost self-control make people ‘nicer’ aid forgiveness increase trust...
by Anna Burgess | Heal well
Miscarriage is rarely spoken of except by whispers. Funeral or memorial services are seldom held. Society tells women through its silence a lie: that healing after miscarriage and pregnancy loss is quick and relatively painless physically and emotionally. Now this...
by Anna Burgess | Grieve well, Heal well, Self care
When I first lost a baby I wondered if I would get lost in a sea of depression for the oncoming season. Then these words came to mind as an inner strength: ‘you have a choice’. Although I did experience sadness and frustration after that loss, I was proactive...
by Anna Burgess | Grieve well, Self care
It took me four losses to realize that miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and other pregnancy loss are always traumatic. There is always some sort of trauma involved and yet nobody ever said it out loud. My grandma’s death, when I was 14, was the first close...
by Anna Burgess | Grieve well, Heal well, Self care
Art is not just for artists. Using art materials as a form of expression and processing our feelings can be a powerful tool in emotion exploration. This is especially important in grief. In pregnancy loss grief where opportunities to express and engage with our loss...
by Anna Burgess | Connect well, Self care
We recognize that we need time to heal physically and emotionally, but if there are other children that we still have to attend to, the day to day of working through grief can feel overwhelming, can’t it?! After losing babies I held my children in a new light...
