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Looking Back to Move Forward with New Beginnings

I’m sitting here at home typing on my laptop as many thoughts race through my mind as per usual –  like what’s for Jonah’s lunch and dinner today and what décor I need for his upcoming first birthday in May. But today the biggest thing on my mind is my maternity leave ending in just… Continue reading Looking Back to Move Forward with New Beginnings

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My Journey Through a Pregnancy After Loss

Almost three months after Jonah's birth, I'm ready to share my story about the complicated pregnancy I experienced, which landed me in the hospital for 60 days. This was also a subsequent pregnancy after loss, so my anxieties and fears for the worst were very real. When I saw a positive result on a pregnancy… Continue reading My Journey Through a Pregnancy After Loss

Beautiful BC, Life after Loss, Mama Grief, Miscellaneous, Motherhood, Parenthood, Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth

Joen’s First Annual Walk of Remembrance

May 18, 2020.  He should’ve been born any day now.  I’ve expressed to some friends that in my grieving, time has a peculiar way of moving both fast and slow. Either way, we’ve arrived at May 18, a day that is now significant but in a different way than we had imagined it to be.… Continue reading Joen’s First Annual Walk of Remembrance

Mama Grief, Motherhood, Parenthood, Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth

A Fundraiser in Joen’s Name

It brings me excitement to share with our community, networks and the world that today we are launching a fundraiser in Joen’s name to support the BC Women’s Hospital through the BC Women’s Health Foundation! Read Joen's story here. From the moment James and I arrived home from the hospital on February 1st without Joen, I… Continue reading A Fundraiser in Joen’s Name

Miscellaneous, Motherhood

Finding a sense of community

It’s been 14 days of missing Joen, which just so happens to land on February 14, Valentines Day. A lot has happened this week in my journey of grieving and healing. I’ve learned the importance of self care and compassion, for myself and James. In trying times like these, I see how it may be… Continue reading Finding a sense of community