152. Parenting After Loss & Helping Siblings Grieve with Kjerstin Davies

The Joyful Mourning - A Podcast for Women Who Have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss

This week I am talking with Kjerstin Davies about the unexpected loss of her son Charlie and what life after loss has looked like for her.

We talk about:

• finding answers and Kjerstin shares her surprising response to learning why her son died
• the guilt and shame that follow the loss of a child and what she did with those feelings
• the fear that follows a loss and how she practically dealt with the fear in the pregnancies and the parenting that followed losing her son
• therapy and what that has looked like for her, how it has changed over the course of her grief journey and ways that it has brought healing
• parenting her living son, how she talked to him about his brother dying, how she helped him grieve and what therapy for him looked like as well.

We also talk about the organization, Charlie’s Guys, that Kjerstin founded in honor of her son Charlie. Charlie’s Guys serves children 18 years and younger who have lost a sibling or loved one in any way. Their mission is to remind children who have lost a loved one that they are loved and not forgotten and provide them with support while they are on their grief journey.

If you are a mama with living children this could be an excellent resource for you to help them in this season as they grieve the loss of their sibling – I’m so grateful for the work that Kjerstin is doing to help children in this way and I can’t wait for you to learn more about it as she shares why she started it, how it works, how you can take advantage of this opportunity or even get involved.

As we end our time together, Kjerstin shares how her grief has changed over the years since losing Charlie and her answer may surprise you. Listen all the way to the end to hear why she says time does not heal and what her therapist said that made her angry – I have a feeling that you will be able to relate.

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