This is what can happen when topics are shied away from, collecting dust on the taboo pile of “too hard to talk about”.
This is what can result from women feeling alone in their loneliness.
This is what post miscarriage can feel like in the present.
And make no mistake;
I believe that everyone has a right to privacy, and to deal with their own hard differently.
And that it is important for every person to deal with heavy issues however they feel right for them, and in a way that helps them to help heal and lighten their world as easily as possible.
But there is a ripple effect when talking about the hard issues starts and shying away ends.
It encourages courage.
So I ask you for this:
For those who have been through miscarriage before and can find it within themselves to share their story with one or more others, please do.
It doesn’t need to be shared with the world to start a ripple.
And for those who have not been through this before but may or may not know someone who has, please encourage an open discussion with others about this issue.
It doesn’t need to be something you have gone through personally to keep the ripple going.
Please do what you can.
Please help dust off the taboo and open up the discussion.
Please help spread the ripple further.
Because a woman who has suffered a loss, can feel lost in her own pain.
But a woman who feels less alone in her loss, feels a little more found through unity.
Emma is a former lawyer, now stay-at-home mother of two and author from New Zealand. “Dear Motherhood” is her first book, which stemmed from the sharing of her candid experiences through motherhood via her social media channels, Instagram @wordsof_emmaheaphy and Facebook @wordsofemmaheaphy. Her raw relatability has captured the attention of mothers around the world, and her book is a testament to that. Emma continues to write through her motherhood journey, one poem at a time.
