Every parent who has lost a child knows the struggle of facing the holidays. With Thanksgiving coming up, we want to share a checklist to ensure that you are not out on a limb by yourself. You will make it through this holiday season, but there has to be some kind of a plan to face the holiday. We hope this will help walk you through the holiday season. 

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Navigating the Holidays After Child LossWhen the world glows with festive lights, the heart of a grieving parent feels only darkness. This holiday season, you might be struggling to find joy, and that is okay.In this tender and honest episode of the Silent Grief Podcast, we acknowledge the stark reality of facing the holidays after the loss of a child. We dive deep into four key truths that can help frame your experience:

1. Nothing Will Ever Be the Same: Accepting that the 'old' way of celebrating is gone and creating space for new, gentle traditions.
2. You Are Different Now: Understanding and validating the profound change grief has wrought in you, and giving yourself permission to show up differently this year.
3. Life Feels 'Flat': We discuss the emotional numbness and exhaustion that often accompany acute grief, especially during times of forced celebration.
4. Set Small, Achievable Goals: Practical, compassionate advice for taking the season one moment, one day, one small step at a time.

This episode offers solace and validation, reminding you that grief is the price of deep love, and you don't have to pretend to be okay.

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Facing the holidays without your child is devastating. As the expression goes--"I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy." It's true. The greif of losing a child is one of the hardest things humans can endure this side of eternity. Yet very little is written or said about the holiday season. We are here to change that. The holidays just plain stink without our child by our side. We will shout that from the rooftops. 

In this episode, we talk about some of the challenges parents face and how we, as a community of broken people, can help each other get through the holiday season together. We are here to support our Silent Grief community, and we pray that more and more join us! 

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The holidays are extremely hard for parents who've lost children. The holidays, typically filled with joy and laughter, can be a complete source of depression and anxiety for those of us who have lost children. We'll be talking about this over the next few expisodes, but first we want to establish a few helpful pointers from someone who's "been there." 

We can absolutely make it through the holidays, but we have to be real about the sorrow associated with it. Eventually, we can establish new traditions that will bring us joy again, but the first few years can feel like our Mount Everest. Join us as we talk about this important topic. 

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If you experience fear after child loss, you are not alone. In fact, most people experience high levels of fear after losing a child. We fear things like losing another child, the fear of something else really bad happening, the fear of being happy again, and even the fear of moving forward in life. 

In this episode, we break down those fears and talk about ways that we can overcome some of life's greatest fears that cripple us. Join us for this important conversation. You are not alone! 

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Trauma--it's a word that is hard to say, let alone admit that we have experienced. Yet millions of people are living in the aftermath of traumatic experiences. Losing a child is a trauma that runs deep. Trauma affects so many aspects of our lives, from health to mental stability, and even how we respond to depression and life challenges. 

In this episode, we talk about how trauma changes us. But we also offer hope for those who are living with trauma. There is always hope, but we need to have open discussions about it to face these challenges. 

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Brain fog is something that we can go through when we experience grief and it can last a LONG time. There are things that we can and should do to manage it. In this episode, we talk about what brain fog looks like and how we can take steps to care for ourselves because we believe we weren't created to live in a fog all the time. 

Join us as we talk about self-care and how we can manage that annoying fog that keeps us down. 

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A trauma trigger is any external cue (like a sound, smell, person, or place) or internal experience (like a feeling or thought) that reminds someone of a past traumatic event, causing them to experience intense physical and emotional reactions as if the trauma were happening again. They can happen frequently after losing a child, and they can happen any time. 

In this episode, we talk about our triggers and how we can respond with grace as we work through those triggers. 

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Parents who lost children are well aware of the sleepless nights, the pounding headaches, the nightmares, depression, and anxiety that can become constants in their lives. What we don't hear a lot about is peace. What in the world is peace and how do we get there? 

Attaining peace is not the same as never grieving again. We will ALWAYS grieve. But we can live with grief in a way that allows us to sleep again. We can find joy eventually. We can eliminate the fear and anxiety that has gripped us for way too long. 

Listen in as we encouage you to find peace after loss. We want to encourage you as parents to walk forward with peace in your lives. You deserve it! 

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Everyone who has lost a child knows that we need people to care. That's it. We simply want to know that our child's life mattered and we want to know that people are there for us. In this episode, we break down ways that we can help others. Being there for other people is essential when they are facing the pain of child loss. 

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