by Sophie | Jul 30, 2019 | Liberty's Mother
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about how mothers who lose their babies to stillbirth, miscarriage or neonatal death, feel and behave. It is almost all nonsense and very misleading and patronising, not only for the mums themselves, but also for those...
by Sophie | Jul 29, 2019 | Liberty's Mother
Another cliché statement. However, this is one that I believe to be true because, unlike the other cliché statements that I’ve been calling out, it entirely resonates with my own experience. I’ve lived it. I also realised that so far I have been brutally honest about...
by Sophie | Jul 21, 2019 | Liberty's Mother
Good Grief. An Oxymoron surely. I want to state right now that we can’t be ‘good at’ grief. It is difficult though because when tend to talk and think in terms of ‘doing well’. Goodness me, I even said it recently to my friend who is grieving for her ex-husband; ‘you...
by Sophie | Jul 17, 2019 | Liberty's Mother
I feel very strongly about breaking down the taboo that exists with respect to talking about stillbirth. It is so unnecessary and unhelpful and compounds the grief process. In my view, it even contributes to the status quo in this country that allows 3000-4000 babies...
by Sophie | Jul 11, 2019 | Liberty's Mother
I’m afraid I also think that this is a useless, untrue and unhelpful statement. Not one that people tend to say very often to bereaved parents (although I have had it said to me), but I do believe it is another common misunderstanding at the heart of people’s thinking...
