Grieving the Loss of a Child (Grief Series 2 of 3) When the Timeline Breaks:

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There’s a kind of grief that makes time stop.

And even when the clocks keep ticking,
your nervous system doesn’t follow.
Your world doesn't reassemble.
Not really.

Grieving the loss of a child is a grief that rearranges everything.
It doesn’t just hurt — it disorients.
What was supposed to come after has already been lost.

For many, this kind of grief is harder to talk about.
It makes people uncomfortable.
It makes you feel like you’re walking through the world
with something so heavy and sacred
that it doesn’t belong in everyday conversations.

Most advice doesn’t touch this kind of loss.

You may have been told to “stay strong.”
You may have been told to “focus on the good.”
You may have felt pressured to smile for others when your body was screaming inside.

But here’s what I need you to know:
There is no right way to grieve this.
And there’s absolutely no timeline.

Grief after the loss of a child doesn’t follow the typical rules—because it breaks something deeper.
It changes your sense of time, of identity, of self.

You’re not doing it wrong.

If the pain still blindsides you
If the memory of their laugh is both comfort and agony
If the world seems to have moved on while you're still stuck in one impossible moment...

You are not doing it wrong.

You're loving them the only way you still can — by remembering.
And that remembrance doesn’t have to come with shame.

This isn't about "letting go."

The goal is not to stop grieving.
The goal is to carry it differently.

To feel the weight shift,
even just slightly.

To speak their name again
without bracing for collapse.

To allow joy back into your life
without guilt.

To remember without being wrecked every time.

A Quiet Invitation

If you’ve been carrying this grief alone
and you’re looking for something gentle to lean into—
I created an Activation Thought Exercise just for this kind of loss.

It’s not about fixing.
It’s about finding just enough room to breathe
without betraying what mattered.

You can access it inside my free grief support course here:

👉 www.caseycolecorbin.com/grief-loss-response-kit

Look for the audio called:
“Activation for the Loss of a Child”

There’s no pressure to be ready.
But if you are, even a little…
I’ll meet you there.

— Casey

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