Gratitude challenge G is for Grief

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Specifically birth grief.

Yesterday I wrote an article {A letter to my midwife} detailing all the BIG BAD feelings I hold around the way I was treated during my second pregnancy, labour and caesarean. It was a quick, off the cuff article that was basically just an out pouring of my grief over the loss of the birth I wanted for my son.



I shared this article because I know that I am not the only woman who feels this grief and I want women to feel supported in coming forward with their stories.

In sharing my grief I found support, kindness and love I didn't know existed on the internet. I received several messages from women who were moved by my story and many comments of shared grief.

So, while grief may be a strange thing to be grateful for, I am grateful that I found the courage to feel and to share my grief. If my grief helps just one woman heal her own birth grief or avoid it completely I will be a very happy woman.


What is the gratitude challenge?
I set myself this challenge as a way of maintaining some mindfulness and gratitude, but also to help me take time each and every day to focus on my writing.

I would welcome anyone else who wants to join the challenge. The rules are simple: Start at a and work your way through to z. You must do one each day, include a photo and they must be at least 2 paragraphs - after all the idea is to work on your writing not just your gratefulness.

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