Support After Loss

Talk

We understand how it can feel for your whole life to change in an instant but also know the comfort and healing that can come from connecting with others who truly understand.

We hope this gentle advice, both practical and emotional, can help and support you in the early days, weeks and months whilst you begin to navigate your loss and all that this experience brings with it.

Dads and Partners

So often the role you take is holding it all together, being ‘strong’, taking care of the practicalities – before you have even had a chance to process your loss. Your experience may be very different to your partner’s, but nonetheless you have still suffered a loss.

Siblings

It is natural to be worried about how siblings will react – how will they might feel and how to explain what has happened.

Family and Friends

The impact of the loss of a baby or child ripples out across family and friendship groups. We are here to support you too.

For Employers

UK statistics state that 1 in 4 pregnancies will end in loss. Information and links for employers – including schools – to help support their staff through loss.

Ways to remember

However we choose to honour our baby or child’s memory, there is no right or wrong way. We all remember, we all take time to reflect and mourn. As bereaved parents, it helps us to process and adapt to our loss and integrate our child into our everyday lives.

For Professionals

Philip’s Footprints can support professionals in several ways. We know that the care and compassion shown to families can make all the difference and quality training can improve the skills and confidence of employees. We can also support you emotionally.

Links

We understand that everyone is unique in what they need and what resonates, so we have compiled a comprehensive list of helpful links in addition to the ‘Types of Loss’ links. We hope you can find something useful.