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The creation of our group began in 2001 during a Proverbs 31 women's church group. A woman shared that she had suffered a painful miscarriage and was desperately trying to make sense of her loss, however she found startlingly few resources to help her. The pain of her loss was very real for her and her husband, and she found herself feeling very lonely and isolated, with no constructive or safe way for her to express her grief. She described her feelings of loss, her pain, her depression, and the feeling that she was alone, with nobody who truly understood how it felt to lose a pregnancy. She shared that the few times she did open up in what she thought was a safe place, she sometimes found sympathy and compassion, but just as often found that people didn't understand "what the big deal" was. These feelings had taken a toll on her spiritually, emotionally, and physically and were beginning to impact her relationships with the people around her. She felt lost, lonely, and afraid, and did not know where to turn.
She has often said that she didn't know where she found the courage to share her story with the group or why she felt so compelled to share it that day, but when she did, she found that other women in her group, women that (in some cases) she'd known for her whole life, had also experienced miscarriages and understood just what she felt but were too afraid of not being understood to discuss it. The understood the hurt, the grief, the feelings of loneliness and isolation, and also found a lack of resources to help them cope.
That day a group of Proverbs 31 women who'd experienced loss approached the church's Pastor and asked for guidance. After several weeks of research, prayer, reading testimonials of women who survived loss, work with the local hospitals and women's groups, the group "Mothers in Mourning" was created. What started as a small, locally run group in a community church in New Hampshire almost 10 years ago has grown to a group that has dozens of members from across the country who meet in person, over the phone, and online to offer each other support. And over the years, our group has helped women overcome miscarriage, helped them through difficult pregnancies, and watched families grow in every way.
Because our group has grown, so has how we reach each other. What started as an email group turned into a feed on Twitter and has now expanded to include a blog. While the group is still run and maintained by local members, we invite anybody who grieving a loss to join, read, and participate.
She has often said that she didn't know where she found the courage to share her story with the group or why she felt so compelled to share it that day, but when she did, she found that other women in her group, women that (in some cases) she'd known for her whole life, had also experienced miscarriages and understood just what she felt but were too afraid of not being understood to discuss it. The understood the hurt, the grief, the feelings of loneliness and isolation, and also found a lack of resources to help them cope.
That day a group of Proverbs 31 women who'd experienced loss approached the church's Pastor and asked for guidance. After several weeks of research, prayer, reading testimonials of women who survived loss, work with the local hospitals and women's groups, the group "Mothers in Mourning" was created. What started as a small, locally run group in a community church in New Hampshire almost 10 years ago has grown to a group that has dozens of members from across the country who meet in person, over the phone, and online to offer each other support. And over the years, our group has helped women overcome miscarriage, helped them through difficult pregnancies, and watched families grow in every way.
Because our group has grown, so has how we reach each other. What started as an email group turned into a feed on Twitter and has now expanded to include a blog. While the group is still run and maintained by local members, we invite anybody who grieving a loss to join, read, and participate.
