Holding Space

This page wasn’t made to fix anything.
It’s here for the moments when things feel unnameable. When grief sits in your chest, and all you want is somewhere to go that doesn’t rush, correct, or explain it away.
This space doesn’t ask you to move on, only to be here, exactly as you are.

A Five-Day Grief Reflection

Loss doesn’t follow rules. It changes shape, mood, and rhythm sometimes by the hour.
These five quiet reflections aren’t here to guide you “through” anything.
They’re here to sit beside you as you are, offering language, pause, and a place to gently begin again.

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    Day 1: The Blur

    Grief doesn’t always arrive clearly. It can feel like nothing and everything at once. Let today be messy, still, or silent — whatever you need it to be.

    🖋 Journal Prompt:
    What is one word, color, or texture that captures how I feel right now?

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    Day 2: What Hurts, and Who to Blame

    Anger shows up loud, even if it’s aimed inward. Blame can feel like control, but you don’t owe it anything.

    🖋 Journal Prompt:
    If I could forgive myself for one thing today, what would it be?

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    Day 3: The Inner Negotiator

    “If only” thoughts try to rewrite what happened. They’re human, but they don’t tell the whole truth.

    🖋 Journal Prompt:
    What would I tell a friend who thought i’s all their fault?

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    Day 4: The Quiet Drop

    Sadness can arrive like fog — soft but everywhere. You’re not broken for feeling it.



    🖋 Journal Prompt:
    If my sadness could speak, what would it need today?

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    Day 5: The Soft Return

    This isn’t closure — it’s a quiet breath. You're allowed to feel light, even as you remember the heavy.


    🖋 Journal Prompt:
    What surprised me about myself this week?

A golden wheat field under a blue sky with wispy clouds.
A young woman with curly hair looking into a round mirror, with a background of palm trees and a cloudy sky.
A woman with blonde hair holding a reed umbrella walking through a wheat field on overcast day.
A person wearing a white dress touching wheat in a field.
A woman in a white dress standing in a green field, viewed through the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
Three young women in white dresses standing in a wheat field during daytime, with one woman touching the shoulder of another.

Tools for the Quiet Hours

For when your thoughts need soft places to land.

  • Gratitude Jar

    A digital jar for gentle moments of light.
    Drop in one thing a day a breath, a word, a memory worth holding.

    → Add to the Jar

  • Morning Gratitude.

    A slow way to begin, with more softness than structure.
    Notice what you can, even if it’s just the warmth of the cup in your hand.

    → Begin Your Morning

  • Evening Gratitude

    Close your day with a quiet glance at what still holds you.
    It doesn’t have to be big, just real.

    → Try the Evening Page

  • Gratitude Reflection Sheet

    A printable page to gently shift your view when you’re ready. No pressure to feel grateful, just a place to record what steadies you.

    → Download the Sheet

  • “My” Affirmations

    Affirmations written in your voice are made for the IVF journey. Return to these on the days you need a reminder.

    → Read or Save

  • Rooted Reminders

    Confidence doesn’t have to roar.
    This is for the moments when you need to remember you’re still here and still whole.

    → Begin the “I Am” Practice

If you’re looking for more…

Resolve: The National Infertility Association

Offers support groups and resources for those dealing with infertility, including information on grief and loss related to infertility and treatments.

The MISS Foundation

Provides support to families who have experienced the death of a child, including support for miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.

The Compassionate Friends

Offers support to families who have lost a child, including miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.

The Tears Foundation

Offers support to families who have experienced the loss of a baby, including stillbirth, miscarriage, and infant death.

Your presence here is so deeply felt.
I won’t offer promises here, just space.
Come back whenever the world feels too loud.
You don’t have to carry all of it at once.
Not here.