How should we speak to our children about death? We ask bereavement counsellor Julia Davies about what to say, creative activities to try and when to turn to the professionals…
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In the penultimate article from Michelle Tolfrey, who writes so honestly and movingly about the devastating loss of her baby girl Orla – who was born sleeping, she asks us to be gentle with the heart of a bereaved mother…
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While grieving for her baby daughter Orla, who she lost when 37 weeks pregnant, Michelle Tolfrey discovered that someone she knew had named her baby girl Orla. Here, she talks about names, identity and how it feels to hear the name Orla assigned to someone else’s child…
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For around two thirds of babies that are stillborn – that equates to almost 2500 babies every single year – there is no answer as to why it happened. So “2500 parents will never know why their baby died,” says Michelle Tolfrey, who lost her baby daughter Orla…
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Last Monday we heard from clinical psychologist Michelle Tolfrey, whose baby daughter Orla was sadly stillborn, about the birth story. This week, she discusses our need to label everything and how this affects life after loss…