How to Heal Emotionally After a Miscarriage- Overcoming Grief after Pregnancy Loss
Many women world-wide experience miscarriages however talking about the experience isn't something that is always encouraged. The silence surrounding miscarriages can make coping with pregnancy loss a very isolating and lonely experience often leaving women feel like they are alone in their grief journey. This book was written to help women who have personally had a miscarriage, but it can also benefit a friend or family member that wishes to help a loved one during this difficult time.
Grace Child, the author, writes in such a way that you won’t be wasting your time sifting through a bunch of useless content. You are going to get straightforward helpful tips to help you deal with this difficult time in your life.
Here are a few things from the book
Coping with a miscarriage can be one of the darkest episodes in a person’s life and not everyone deals with the grief of this kind of loss in the same way. While there are no universal rules, the key to coping with a miscarriage in a healthy and constructive way is to remember you are not to blame and you are not being punished for anything. During your period of grief be kind to yourself and try not to accept any guilt that you might feel.
General coping mechanisms
Stop to acknowledge the passing of your child. Your grieving process is your own and you don’t need to do it on anyone’s timeline but your own. Everything else can go on hold. Don’t hang on and try to “be strong” for someone else. Let go, fall into it and begin the grieving process. There will be family and friends who are willing to be strong for you when you can’t be.
Active coping mechanism
Further to that, many women who have suffered a miscarriage often find journaling to be a great help to them. Especially if they don’t feel ready to speak about it to another person or if they need help just getting their feelings sorted out. Journaling can be a great outlet during the grieving process.
After the grieving process is over many people find themselves wondering “now what?” The pain of the miscarriage has largely subsided, though they will never forget the loss, people often want to do something to honor the memory of the child they lost during the miscarriage.
After reading this book you will:
- Know the stages of grief and how to handle them
- Have the tools to move forward from your loss
- Understand how to help yourself
- Understand why it is important to seek emotional support from your loved ones
- Know how to find closer
- Have the tools to help others who have also suffered
It is incredibly important for women to have the tools and courage to cope with their miscarriages and do so in a healthy way that leads to healing, but also acts as a beacon to other women in similar circumstances to remind them that they are not alone.
Your grief journey is your own and you are not on a specific timeline. You won’t just “get over it.” This will take time as grief affects everyone differently.
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