Moving With Rather Than Away: Somatic Approaches to Grief Support Work
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Kelly Hurley
Aug 154 min
Nature as My Teacher: Exploring Impermanence
In addition to the work I do in my community serving bereaved families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss, I started to offer end of...
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Kelly Hurley
Jul 155 min
Holding Space for Termination
The grief of abortion is a topic that is severely under addressed. It falls in the category of disenfranchised grief. Unfortunately, for...
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Tammy Elliott
Jul 93 min
CHECK OUT: Grieving Dads
Dear Friends, I am writing to you about a book that I loved so much that I read it twice. Grieving Dads by Kelly Farley with David Dicola...
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Carmen Grover
Jul 35 min
The Chippi Chippi Box
I was once on a bus headed to Cobán in Guetamala. It started to rain while the sun was shining, and the bus driver told me that Chippi...
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Kelly Hurley
May 303 min
Visionscape
“He appeared like a flash of azure and turquoise shining out from the edge of the dark woods. Not illuminated but luminous, as if he...
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Carmen Grover
Apr 224 min
Why I Share
A few days ago was the harvest full moon. A big, beautiful orb of light in the darkness of night. One that shone down on the bounty of...
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Kelly Hurley
Apr 132 min
My IPLD Bag
People don't talk about the possibility of loss before birth. There is little to no preparation for the possibility of death. When it...
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Kelly Hurley
Dec 12, 20233 min
Rituals for Grief & Remembrance
Time alone does not affect the depths of grief; active mourning does. Using ritual is a task of active mourning. There are three types of...
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Andreea Austen
Oct 15, 20232 min
Aching Heart
My last son, the greatest gift I could not keep Return to sender after just 16 weeks, in what is now my empty womb. Your birth came with...
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Kelly Hurley
Oct 4, 20233 min
Stay in Your Lane: How An IPLD Can Companion A Family During Disposition/Funeral Arrangements
As a Life-Cycle Funeral Celebrant & an Infant & Pregnancy Loss Doula (IPLD), I have forged a pretty close bond with the funeral home in...
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Kelly Hurley
Jul 24, 20234 min
Why Do We Use the Phrase "A Good Death"?
Many authors and thought leaders in the dying and death arena have written about the concept of ‘a good death.’ The notion of a ‘good...
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Carole Brulé
Jul 4, 20234 min
July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month is recognized every year during the month of July. This special time is dedicated to raising awareness...
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Carole Brulé
May 8, 20233 min
International Bereaved Mother’s Day
Yesterday was International Bereaved Mother’s Day, which is celebrated on the first Sunday in May. This very special day was created in...
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Jen Thompson
Mar 21, 20233 min
The Hardest Goodbye is the One Before Hello
On May 11, 2005, I prematurely gave birth to my beautiful baby girls: Lydia Marie and Ella Ruth. At just under 6 months, there wasn’t...
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Kelly Hurley
Feb 7, 20234 min
The Business of Holding Space for Death
Should a bereaved parent(s) be expected to compensate you for your time, support, and service to them as an infant and pregnancy loss...
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Cari Ferguson
Oct 15, 20223 min
Providing Care and Comfort for Heartbroken Parents
Home Hospice Association’s Certified Infant and Pregnancy Loss Doulas help individuals through one of the worst times of their lives.
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Home Hospice Association
Aug 3, 20223 min
ALERT: Infant & Pregnancy Loss Scholarship Fund
Home Hospice Association is honoured to announce the launch of our 2022-2023 Infant & Pregnancy Loss Certificate Program Scholarship Fund!
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Glen Burkholder
Oct 15, 20203 min
10-15
Today is 10-15 and what better time to acknowledge and recognize that pregnancy loss is real; it's painful and it needs proper attention.
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Lee-Ann Mosselman-Clarke
Sep 29, 20174 min
“What exactly is an Infant and Pregnancy Loss Doula?
Lee-Ann is an Infant and Pregnancy Loss Doula Candidate and in her own words we understand why this professional designation is so very...
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