Loss and grief
Losing a child
The death of a child at any age. Miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, or the death of an adult child. There is no loss quite like this one and no grief quite this shape. Including losses that others minimized or failed to acknowledge as real.
There is no version of this loss that the mind accepts easily, and no timeline on which it should. Parents who have lost a child often find the world grows quickly impatient with a grief that will not resolve on schedule. It does not resolve on schedule. Here you will find people who understand that, and who will say your child's name with you for as long as you want to say it.
Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and nothing here decides what is wrong with you, because nothing is wrong with you. Something happened to you. This page exists so that when you are ready, you can find people who understand it from the inside.
You do not have to carry this alone.
Bridge of Hope Recovery is a free, anonymous, peer-led fellowship for trauma survivors. Meetings run throughout the week by phone, by video, and in person. No cost, no waitlist, no one asking for your real name.