Our Baby in Our Hearts

A Mindful Story of grief & healing for Children who Lost a Sibling Before Birth

Our Baby in Our Hearts shares Grayson & Ivey’s touching journey through grief while gently introducing powerful mindfulness techniques to support healing. This comforting companion reminds families that, with time and mindful presence, love can heal even the deepest wounds.

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After the loss of their baby brother, Hayes, before birth, nothing feels quite right for siblings Grayson and Ivey. They visit a kind grownup to help them with their big feelings. Together, they learn important lessons:

It is okay to be sad
It is not their fault that their baby died or that others are sad
Feelings come in waves, both big and small
Mindfulness practices can help big feeling waves grow smaller
They are not alone

Child-Friendly Mindfulness Practices

By reading the touching story of Grayson & Ivey’s grief journey aloud together, children and their families learn 5 practical and age-appropriate mindfulness practices to help big feeling waves grow smaller. Parents are encouraged to practice the mindfulness exercises with their children throughout the day as they walk the healing journey together.

Belly Breaths

By expanding their bellies like big balloons, deep breaths bring calm amid big feelings.

Body Scan

While acting like body detectives, wiggling toes intentionally begins to unravel stuck emotions.

Tree Pose

Like trees standing big and tall, tree pose helps reveal inner steadiness and strength.

Visualization

Using creativity and visualization, loved ones are brought closer to offer love and supported.

Affirmations

During big feeling waves, positive affirmations serve as powerful healing reminders.

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"A blueprint for families learning to grieve together..."

“A blueprint for families learning to grieve together and alongside one another. The techniques and tools shared in the book aren’t just for our kids. They are healing for us parents as well.”

sarah ezrin – award-winning author of the yoga of parenting

Meet the Author

Vera V. Chapman, LPC, BCC, CYT

Vera V. Chapman, LPC, BCC, CYT, is an author, coach, healer, and mama. Her life, once consumed by a busy lifestyle in the pursuit of feeling “enough”, shifted dramatically after the devastating loss of her son to stillbirth in 2021.

Embracing her grief, she peeled back layers of trauma, found self-love, and rediscovered the essence of “being.” Today, Vera shares the transformative tools of yoga, reiki, and sound healing through her writing and holistic wellness coaching practice, Resonating Soul Wellness.

With over a decade of experience supporting women through coaching and counseling, she introduces “Our Baby in Our Hearts,” her first children’s book, inspired by her two living children’s grief journeys. She is also the author of the “Light in Loss” daily healing affirmation cards series for women. Vera, originally from Cape Town, South Africa, calls New York home alongside her husband, their two spirited living children, and two naughty dogs.

Praise for "Our Baby in Our Hearts"

A beautiful representation of grief and loss with useful mindfulness tools to be used for children and adults for grief and in every day life. Big feelings are hard for kids to communicate, Our Baby in Our Hearts does well at addressing this and showing that healing is possible, for children and adults alike.

Simply and sensitively written. It's easy to read pages give parents and children resources to help cope with the grief of losing a child/sibling.

This book has so many important messages good for the entire family to read. It is written in plain language and flows so nicely. The illustrations are beautiful and comforting with such a heavy narrative. I know first hand this is a story the world needs.

I love that this book gives an action plan to the children - real steps that they can take towards healing. I plan to keep a few copies of this book in my teacher resource library at school. It is so age appropriate for the audience of young children. This book will help young children realize they are not alone, that other children have been through this tragedy and found their way back to happiness.

Families experiencing child loss can be very isolating. This book is a great resource for children who are feeling confused, alone and sad after the loss of a sibling stillbirth/newborn. The way the author and illustrator are able to convey deep content while also keeping it youthful and 'light' is remarkable.

I wholeheartedly believe this book touches on the way children feel grief and the most important parts of the healing process. The delicate and beautiful way Vera told the story of Hayes and then connected the grief experience to the journey of healing is something children of all ages, families, and professionals will be able to use to support similar circumstances.

Download The Free Companion Affirmation Cards for Children

Intended as a companion to Our Baby In Our Hearts: A Mindful Story of Grief & Healing, these printable affirmation cards were developed in the hope that your child will find comfort in Grayson and Ivey’s familiar faces as they are reminded of the lessons from the book.