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53. Sleepless Nights in Grief: Finding Rest After Child Loss


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If you’ve ever felt bone-deep exhaustion yet found yourself wide awake the moment your head hits the pillow, this episode is for you. In this heartfelt conversation, host Lisa Boehm explores why sleeplessness is so common for bereaved moms and what’s really happening in the mind and body after child loss. You’ll learn gentle, realistic ways to rest, regulate your nervous system, and ease the long nights that grief makes harder.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
  • Why grief disrupts sleep and leads to deep physical and emotional exhaustion
  • How trauma affects your nervous system and what that means for rest
  • Mind-body practices to help your body feel safe enough to sleep again
  • A simple self-guided meditation you can try tonight to quiet racing thoughts
  • Tools and apps to support restful nights and emotional healing

Links Mentioned:

🎧 Listen to Episode 43: Nighttime Grief – Why It Feels Harder and How to Cope

📘 Grab my Comprehensive Grief Resource List – packed with tools, books, and supports for your healing journey

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  • Follow me on Instagram → @griefsupportformoms for more comfort, encouragement, and gentle grief support.

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Child Loss & Grief Support for Moms | Coping after the Death of a Child | Hope & Healing for Grieving Mothers | Grief | Loss of a Child | Grief SupportBy Lisa K. Boehm - Child Loss & Grief Educator, Bereaved Mother

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