Breathing through Grieving

09/09/2026

08/29/2026

This is spot on!

08/10/2026

I don’t miss the person I was before my child died.

I miss having my child.

There’s a difference.

People sometimes talk about “getting yourself back” after loss, as though healing means returning to who you used to be.

But love doesn’t work that way.

When someone you love dies, your life changes.
Your heart changes.
You change.

I didn’t lose myself.

I became the person child loss made me.

If you’ve known me for years, I understand why you might miss the old me.

I do too.

But if you want to know me today…

don’t keep looking for the person grief changed.

Get to know the one who is still here.

— Izzy Roe💜

07/12/2026

This!!!!

07/02/2026

Today begins Bereaved Parents Month.

For most people, July is just another page on the calendar.

For us, it is a month that quietly says, “We see you.”

There are millions of parents who have buried a child.

You pass us in the grocery store.
You sit beside us at work.
You wave to us at the ball field.
You laugh with us at restaurants.

Many days, you would never know.

Because bereaved parents become experts at carrying the unbearable while looking like we’re carrying nothing at all.

This month isn’t about asking for sympathy.

It’s about recognizing a love that didn’t end when a heartbeat did.

It’s about remembering that every accomplishment, every holiday, every family photo, every birthday, every ordinary Tuesday still has someone missing from it.

It is about speaking our children’s names without lowering our voices.

It is about acknowledging that we are still parents.

Always.

Bereaved Parents Month is a reminder that our children are not forgotten. It is a time to recognize the parents who continue to love, miss, and carry their children every single day. It is an opportunity for others to pause, remember, and better understand a journey that never truly ends.

If you are a bereaved parent, we hope you’ll see yourself here.

If you love someone whose child has died, stay with us this month. Listen. Learn. Remember with us.

Because our children mattered.

They still matter.

And so do the parents who carry them in their hearts every single day.

💜 If you would like to honor your child today, tell us their name in the comments. We would be privileged to remember them with you.