Category Archives: How we Grieve

Podcast on Miscarrige in the LDS Context

One of our founders (Jenni Brighton) was featured in a recent podcast at Mormon Mental Health, talking about her miscarriage experiences, how her experiences and faith influenced one another, the decision to begin TAN, and her advice to others who are dealing with miscarriage or trying to support someone who is. Although the discussion is...

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February Blog Circle ~ Sharing Our Stories

As part of our efforts at sharing stories and creating healing circles, we are launching blog circles here at TAN. Each month we will post a brief message introducing the theme for the month, and inviting you to participate in the circle. All you need to do is put your name and link into the...

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When a Nation Grieves

I belong to several loss communities as a volunteer and as a mama of loss.  I have seen a few comments from mothers, usually who still have very fresh grief, stating the hurt that they are feeling because their own babies didn’t matter to others as much as these children killed yesterday at Sandy Hook...

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A Father’s Story: Mourning the baby we never had

This article was originally from Oprah.com, republished on CNNLiving.  This kind of thing is huge–miscarriage being talked about in venues of this magnitude. It started perfectly. A rocking romance, magical wedding, and a decadent honeymoon. My wife stomps out of the bathroom, half-smiling, half-accusatory, holding a plastic stick with a plus sign and yelling, “Ian,...

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Pregnancy Loss and Discounted Grief (from Psychology Today)

article copied from the Psychology Today blog by Connie Shapiro, PhD Published on June 16, 2010 The grief following a pregnancy loss is unique. Couples often feel uncomfortable sharing information about this loss and acquaintances, many of whom may not even have known of the pregnancy, are unfamiliar with how to respond. Why is this?...

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