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Pip: I am the face of stillbirth
Pip Hanrahan’s remembers feeling incredibly calm in first pregnancy. “We tried for about 18 months, so when we fell pregnant it was very welcome. I was 35, but it was a beautiful, perfect pregna...
Walk to Remember: Remembering Brent
In 1996 Debbie’s son Brent was stillborn at 28 week’s gestation. Three generations of Debbie’s family attend the Brisbane Walk to Remember each year. She shares with us why it is so important to...
Allow yourself to grieve your baby in whichever way you choose
Edwina’s beautiful boy Sebby died from a rare genetic condition at 10 months old. She is now one of our peer support workers and as wells as being the mother of Sebby, she is also the mother of two ...
The invisible threads of support
On the empty path of life I stand Blankly fumbling my way through Unsure of the next direction to go Guidance seems hard to locate As I crumble to the ground unheard Your hand reaches out to su...
Telling It Over Again
In each re-telling there comes a little bit of healing, a little more acceptance of the reality of our loss. In each re-telling there comes another acknowledgement, of the uniqueness of the ...
On Being a Companion
Companioning is about honouring the spirit; It is not about focusing on the intellect. Companioning is about curiosity; It is not about expertise. Companioning is about learning from others; It is ...
A Life Too Short
With the birth of my first child, A beautiful baby boy, It was said that the gods had smiled, My life now filled with joy. A life that was so innocent, A soul that was so pure, An unconditional ...
Excerpt from “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“All men have the stars but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For other...
Helping Bereaved Families Through the Power of Words
My first book, My Life of Loss, is based on my personal experience of pregnancy - losing four babies to miscarriage and stillbirth, and then being blessed with two healthy babies. I wrote My Life of ...
Karin’s Story: Surviving a Miscarriage
When my husband and I first talked about having children, we imagined many things: how it would feel to take that pregnancy test, holding our hands on my tummy to feel the baby kick, my emotional outb...
Men Do Cry
My story starts a while back now, and I have learnt something very important from it, and it’s a lesson I will always remember. When my Dad died in 1991, I was determined that I wouldn’t cry. It ...
It’s Not Meant to be Like This
My name is Paul. My wife, Mari, and I are parents of Harrison, Mia, Lachlan and Poppy. Harrison is 6, Mia is eternally 5 days old, Lachlan forever 4 days old and Poppy is 18 months old. Mia & La...