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#30dayfeb challenge: the wall
So, I, like a lot of people I know, am doing a big challenge for a baby loss charity. The 30 day hot yoga challenge and we called it #30dayfeb.
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Feb 22, 20202 min read


Why yoga helped me recover from baby loss
I posted previously that the first time I was doing the 30 day hot yoga challenge, I had a sense that I was holding onto something and yet, this time,…
sophiedaniels9
Feb 16, 20202 min read


#30dayfeb day 8: thirty days of hot yoga after baby loss
I have done 30 days of hot yoga once before in my life. I started about 8 weeks after Liberty died.
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Feb 8, 20202 min read


Liberty's Mother: what we did in 2019
I want to thank everyone who has been part of Liberty’s Mother during 2019.
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Jan 26, 20203 min read


'Little Men': a song for my sons, released for Remembrance Day 2019
Today is Remembrance Day. We chose today as the day to release the film for ‘Little Men’ because I remember it was at this time last year when I first…
sophiedaniels9
Nov 9, 20192 min read


Broken forever? After Baby Loss Awareness Week
I found myself a little disappointed at the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week.
sophiedaniels9
Nov 4, 20192 min read


Write what you want to write: songwriting and baby loss
As a creative, why would you do anything else? In reality, it can be a little more complicated than that sometimes.
sophiedaniels9
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Should we talk to pregnant women about baby loss?
I have encountered some really interesting conversations this week, regarding talking to pregnant women about baby loss.
sophiedaniels9
Oct 4, 20192 min read


Liberty's Mother artwork and video
My friend and colleague, Nadine, (known as @dreamrootsvisuals), created all the artwork for the Liberty’s Mother campaign, along with the beautiful…
sophiedaniels9
Sep 24, 20191 min read


Do it yourself: making music independently
My early career was spent at major record labels. I (mostly) enjoyed that work and particularly working at Sony Music UK.
sophiedaniels9
Sep 23, 20193 min read


A letter to myself, the day after Liberty's funeral
Dear Sophie, I love you. You might think that doesn’t make sense or it isn’t important, but it’s the most important thing of all.
sophiedaniels9
Sep 22, 20192 min read


Liberty's Legacy: Baby Loss Hour Live and 'I Can Love You From Here'
Last week I went to the ‘Baby Loss Hour Live’ event. This was a meeting up of lots of people who are active on social media in relation to baby loss…
sophiedaniels9
Sep 19, 20192 min read


#TellMeWhy: when the reason a baby died isn't found
It is easy for Mother’s who's babies have died to blame themselves, and I have certainly been around that block a number of times, and at length, over…
sophiedaniels9
Sep 18, 20192 min read


Are you done yet?
There are many ‘normal’ questions that people ask Mothers in the course of a ‘normal’ carefree life … (I, of course, recognise that no one has either a…
sophiedaniels9
Sep 15, 20192 min read


First day at school after baby loss
There has been a lot about ‘First day at school’ on social media this week. It was my youngest’s Rocco’s first day.
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Sep 7, 20192 min read


We swim
Last weekend I met Lizzie Simmonds’ Mum at dinner. Her mum and my mum are friends.
sophiedaniels9
Sep 3, 20192 min read


Pregnancy after baby loss and mental health
Tommy’s have recently been running pieces on how pregnancy after loss affects your mental health.
sophiedaniels9
Aug 22, 20193 min read


Telling your children about a baby sibling who died
When do you tell your living children that they had a sibling who died?
sophiedaniels9
Aug 17, 20193 min read


Moody mum with a pushchair
I just read a piece by a friend of mine from a parenting site, entitled ‘Why we should all show a bit more sympathy for the moody mum with a pushchair’.
sophiedaniels9
Aug 12, 20192 min read


What is 'continuing bond'? Staying connected to a baby who has died
I came across the term ‘continuing bond’ last year, when a colleague and now friend of mine, (then student), created a fantastic music project for his…
sophiedaniels9
Aug 9, 20193 min read
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