There's an invisible workload that falls disproportionately on mothers during the holidays. You're often the one coordinating schedules, preparing meals, buying gifts, managing family dynamics, and trying to make the season magical, all while likely still doing your regular job and parenting duties. The emotional labor alone makes the most wonderful time of year feel not-so-wonderful. It's the perfect winter storm for burnout.

There is a silent kind of heartbreak that happens when the world keeps moving, but yours has stopped. The emails keep flooding in. The school drop-offs still occur. It feels like you are moving through the mud. If you have experienced a pregnancy loss, you may be familiar with the feeling.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month; a time meant to honor and remember. But it is also a dedicated time to acknowledge a loss in a culture that rarely slows down, even for grief.