’Tis the Season…for Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD!

Over the next month, we’ll be publishing pieces of our Holiday Grief Guide, first published on our site in 2014 (see original intro below). Look out for some helpful tips for surviving the holiday madness as a bereaved parent (or for anyone who has suffered loss, really), from parents who have been there.

Wishing you peace, love and support this season, and always,

Nicole & the Mommy Interrupted Alliance

Intro from our 2014 Holiday Grief Guide:

For a parent who has lost a child, the holiday season can be a particularly painful and unforgiving time of year. For many of us, it means packing away stockings that won’t be hung, folding up “Baby’s First…” onesies that will go unworn, discarding templates for holiday cards that won’t be sent, and bracing for impact.

If the constant barrage of holiday cheer isn’t enough to push you to the brink of sanity, someone’s well-meaning but totally gut-wrenching comments will surely make you want to shove those Santa cookies where the sun doesn’t shine.

In hopes of bringing everyone a little peace this season, we’ve asked some of our favorite people — including grief counselors, psychiatrists, postpartum doulas and moms — to contribute their words of wisdom for our Holiday Survival Guide. Read it, follow our Facebook and Instagram feeds for supplemental information and inspiration, and share with family and friends so that they know how to best support you through the season.

Wishing you peace and sanity,

Nicole and the contributors at Mommy Interrupted