GRIEF RESOURCES

FOR THE MOTHER
FOR THE FATHER/PARTNER
          Build a Network of Support
          Journal 
          Embrace your Inner Artist
          Find Ways to Remember Baby
          Read about Grief & Healing
​          Become a Support for Others
FOR THE SIBLING
FOR THE GRANDPARENT
FOR THE CAREGIVER
        
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​A GRIEVING FRIEND?

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resources For the Grieving Father or Partner

JOURNAL
Speak your deepest truths as a stream of conscious.  Be sad, be angry, question, ponder.  Don't worry if the words that you write are eloquent, just write from the heart.  Here are a few prompts to get you started:

• Tell your baby's story from the start.  When did you find our that your partner was pregnant?  Did she tell you in a memorable way?  How did you feel when you learned that you were going to be a daddy?
• How did you choose your baby's name? What made it special, unique or connected to something important?  What other names did you consider? How did you make up your mind?
• Write a letter to your baby.  What would you like to tell her?  This entry turned into a journal of its own for me.  I carry it in my purse or backpack most places that I go and write her letters periodically.   I tell her what she has missed or moments that I thought about who she might have been.  
• List the emotions you are feeling about her death.  Take the time to explain each emotion in detail.  Why do you feel that way?  
• Write about how you feel about the support that you are (or are not) receiving from loved ones.  Are you full of gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of love?  Are there needs that aren't being met?  What do you wish someone would do to support you?
• Tell about the funeral, memorial, or event that you planned in her honor.   What did you choose to do to remember her?  How did you feel to honor her in this way?  What do you hope to do in the future to keep her memory alive?