For Maternity Bereavement Suites and Baby Loss Charities

Pages of Hope

Hi there, thanks so much for visiting. I'm Lisa and I created A place in my heart, Baby Memorial Grief Journal with the wonderful support of bereavement midwife, Kelly Harris.

I've started "Pages of Hope" to offer comforting writing resources to those who support bereaved parents following the loss of a very precious baby.

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Pages of Hope

The premise of Pages of Hope is that I am giving a 15% discount off my gently guided baby memorial grief journals and personalised notebooks to support bereavement midwives and baby loss charities on an ongoing basis.

"Pages of Hope’s aim is to offer comforting writing resources to organisations to gift to families experiencing baby loss, as an ongoing tool to help cope with grief.”

If you have a charitable fund to provide beneficial resources for bereaved parents, I would love for you to consider my baby loss grief journals and notebooks 🤍

What resources can you offer?

  • Gently guided baby memorial journal

    I have created a gently guided grief journal specifically for bereaved parents who have lost a precious baby. The journal offers writing prompts to write to a much loved baby, a memory section to record and treasure precious memories and sections to gradually discovering individual self-care tools over time.

    I would love for these journals to be available to take away from bereavement maternity suites where possible or gifted to parents by baby loss support charities. You can order as many or few as needed to keep on hand.

    Normally - £20.99
    Pages of Hope - £17.80

  • Letters to my baby (blank lined) notebooks

    I have designed this personalised notebook for bereaved parents to write freely. I always include a bookmark that links to a page with some helpful writing prompts. I can add a baby's name and even replace the footprints with a baby's actual footprints taken at the hospital.

    I can create in batches (with stock footprints) for bereavement suites or baby loss charities to gift, or create them on an individual basis (with names and footprints) and bill on an ongoing monthly basis 🤍

    Normally - £16.99
    Pages of Hope - £14.40

What my gently guided baby loss journals contain

You can find out what's inside the journals below and take a peek of some sample pages via a digital flip book too.

The journals are self-led for anyone who has lost a precious baby under any circumstances and would like to explore their own individual grief through writing ❤️

Letters to my baby
With self-led writing prompts, giving a safe space to explore feelings and keep a connection.
Memories of you
A place to record precious memories with inspiration to continue honouring their memory.
Wellness checks
Nestled throughout to help identify the times when some extra self-care and support are needed.
Grief affirmations
To give hope that even the darkest days eventually pass and affirming that their love can never die.
Self-care toolbox
To little by little discover and record individual self-care tools, making them so much easier to reach for on the really bad days.
Conversations
Preparing for and coping with conversations about the loss of a baby and finding ways to gradually build healthy boundaries.
Relationships
A place to appreciate that grieving differently doesn't mean less or more, but also acknowledging just how lonely this can be.
Release pages
For the days when only a good rant will do and for the release of difficult feelings (e.g jealousy) that can appear unexpectedly.

More info and sample pages

What makes these grief journals so unique?

Aside from the journals being carefully created to be specific to the loss of a precious baby, they also recognise the unpredictability that comes with grieving. There is no time limit nor timeline with grief and this is something I wanted to capture with my gently guided grief journals. No set tasks, no rules, just gentle prompts that resonate differently each time the journal is picked up.

Click on the tabs below to find out a bit more about what makes them so unique.

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Fluid
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Letters

Whilst my journals are gently guided, there are no suggested timelines or "shoulds". The journal respects the chaos and individuality that is grief meaning that each person can use the baby memorial journal differently and explore their own emotions in their own time.

My intention when creating these journals has always been for them to be comforting and helpful for ALL parents who would like to explore their grief through writing. For this reason, I have been super careful with the wording in each section.

There are many grief journals out there that cover a 6 or 12 month period and encourage daily writing. There are no timed tasks in my baby memorial journal and the encouragement instead is for the journal to be viewed more as a comforting tool to reach for whenever needed rather than something with an end goal.

The gentle prompts inside will likely resonate differently each time the journal is written in which means they can be used over again and again. The prompts have been carefully thought out to spark ideas and to help people to record and later recognise just how far they have come over time (even when they don't feel it!)

Whereas writing a letter is a one off task in many grief journals, this is the foundation for mine. Keeping a connection through writing letters to a precious baby can be a powerful tool in finding release, making space for emotions, keeping their memory alive, and finding a way forward whilst still holding them closely in our hearts.

A brief snapshot about me

The journals don't mention my story, but I understand you'll want to find out a little more about me and why I came to create these journals to help bereaved parents.

Why I feel so passionately about these journals and writing in grief
Writing has helped me so much over the years with my grief after losing my baby. I would love for others who are struggling to be able to untangle, release, find comfort or even just a moment's peace in their grief. Writing can help to solidify the realisations that hit us whilst grieving and to make conscious decisions to reach for something helpful on the worst days, rather than subconsciously reaching for things that end up bringing us more pain.

Here's a snapshot timeline about me to scroll across and the relevant experiences that have culminated to create the journals.

2006

We hear the devastating words "I'm so sorry, there's no heartbeat" for our firstborn baby. Our worlds change forever and we begin our lifelong journey of grief.

2007

I set up a website blogging, and creating keepsake gifts for bereaved parents who have also lost a baby. At the time, no UK website dedicated to baby loss gifts exists.

2013 - 2018

I begin a local peer to peer support group for bereaved parents. Myself and others work together, fundraise and provide resources to hospitals for bereaved parents.

2014

Drawing on my previously unknown creative streak, I start a Graphic Design course to make a complete change in my career (previously a Family Mediator).

2018 - 2020

I work for a pregnancy safety charity with a focus on working with previously bereaved parents, midwives and expectant parents to help save future babies' lives.

2019

At the end of 2019, I burn out. I step away from all things baby loss related for a while, as the anniversary this year hits me harder than ever and I realise I'm not coping well.

2020 - 2022

I reflect on my burnout, my grief and set to re-building my life in a way that helps me to carry and honour my grief in a much healthier way and having gratitude for all I have.

2023

I set up my business with a focus on writing for self-care. It naturally falls towards helping with grief. I reflect on my grief journey and design my first guided journal for grief.

2024

Bereavement midwife Kelly Harris contacts me about my grief journals. With Kelly's support and encouragement, I design a baby memorial version of my grief journal.

2025

The Pages of Hope Project is launched and together, we work towards making the grief journals available for anyone who might find comfort in writing for grief.

Get in touch

Fill out the form below to get in touch. I would absolutely love to hear from you if you are interested in providing my baby loss memorial grief journals to help bereaved parents in your care.

"We will always wonder who you would have been"

FAQ's

Is The Self-care Journal co. a non profit organisation?

No, but it is a small business with a strong sense of purpose.

I'm a one woman band (registered as a sole trader) who has chosen to combine my professional skills and personal experiences to set up my business to inspire/help others as my full time job.

The Pages of Hope project is in memory of our beautiful baby.

I'm looking on behalf of a charity. Can you donate the journals?

How much I'd like to say yes here! But unfortunately, it's not something we could manage as a (very) small business.

The quality and care put into creating the journals means they have involved quite an investment. Having looked into what we can manage donation wise, we have picked the hospital that cared for us when we lost our little girl to donate the journals to, and we would like to inspire others to do the same for their own local areas.

What is super important is that we're able to cover the cost of the journals and be able to keep going with them in the future which is the basis for the cost.