Grief can be lonely and isolating, especially for those experiencing pregnancy and infant loss. At times, it may even feel as if the sorrow might consume you. Join your host, Michelle Smith, Certified Grief Counseling Specialist, and Birth and Bereavement Doula/Chaplain, as she holds a much-needed space for grief, remembrance, and your unique journey of healing through conversations with grief experts, the sharing of stories of loss and love, and guided meditations. Welcome to a place where your baby and you can feel seen, heard, and held.
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Grief can be lonely and isolating, especially for those experiencing pregnancy and infant loss. At times, it may even feel as if the sorrow might consume you. Join your host, Michelle Smith, Certified Grief Counseling Specialist, and Birth and Bereavement Doula/Chaplain, as she holds a much-needed space for grief, remembrance, and your unique journey of healing through conversations with grief experts, the sharing of stories of loss and love, and guided meditations. Welcome to a place where your baby and you can feel seen, heard, and held.
S2 E3 Children- The Forgotten Grievers with Laura LaBelle
Birth Ease Loss Support
1 hour 22 minutes 29 seconds
3 years ago
S2 E3 Children- The Forgotten Grievers with Laura LaBelle
Laura LaBelle and Michelle discuss how children are often overlooked as grievers when death and loss occur. They remind us when death and loss occur children are learning how to manage their grief and that they must adjust to a new identity that this loss brings. Laura stresses the importance of conversation and creating an empathetic space where pain can be absorbed. Laura provides tips for communication and helping kids to process their grief such as memory jars, breath and grounding exercises, models of grief, observing how animals grieve, discussions about grief and playing out scenarios, and involving the deceased by creating traditions that remind the bereaved it is ok to still talk about that person. They explain why it is vital for adults to become more comfortable with death and grief. Laura also shares signs to look for regarding if a child is having difficulty coping with the loss.
"It's a heightened, heightened, heightened anxious time. And so, often times we don't say anything to kids right away. But they know something is up. They feel it. They can feel it. We think we are hiding it and it's like NO. No one's hiding anything other than the fact that we all see that everyone's kinda freaked out right now. Like nobody knows what to do."—Laura LaBelle
To learn more, access resources, and contact, follow Laura on TikTok @Let’sTokAboutDeath, on Instagram @spaceforgrief, or visit lifeshiftscompanion.com.
Birth Ease Loss Support
Grief can be lonely and isolating, especially for those experiencing pregnancy and infant loss. At times, it may even feel as if the sorrow might consume you. Join your host, Michelle Smith, Certified Grief Counseling Specialist, and Birth and Bereavement Doula/Chaplain, as she holds a much-needed space for grief, remembrance, and your unique journey of healing through conversations with grief experts, the sharing of stories of loss and love, and guided meditations. Welcome to a place where your baby and you can feel seen, heard, and held.
