The world moves on.
But maybe you’re stuck in the moment she left.
The first time I sat down to write after losing my mom, it was May 2024.
Four months after that phone call. Four months of everyone else returning to normal while I was so scared I’d forget her voice. Her laugh. The way her hands looked.
So I grabbed a notebook and started writing.
Not because I had answers. Not because it would fix anything.
But because I needed somewhere to put all the love and grief and memories that had nowhere else to go.
Writing became my safety. My way of preserving not just her… but US. The relationship. The little details that turned out to be the big things.
And if it helped me, I knew it would help you too.
You’re Not Alone in This
Maybe you’re feeling this too:
The panic when you can’t remember exactly how she said your name.
The guilt when a memory gets fuzzy around the edges.
The weight of being the keeper of her stories now - and the fear you’ll lose them.
The isolation of grieving someone the world expects you to “move on” from.
You need a place to put it all.
Not to fix your grief or make it smaller. But to hold what matters.
To write what maybe you can’t say out loud. To preserve the memories the rest of the world doesn’t realize are slipping away.
Introducing Carrying Her Forward
A grief journal for daughters who are now the keepers of their mother’s stories.
This journal is written in two halves - because grief isn’t one thing, and neither was your relationship with your mom.
Part 1: Preserving Memories
Over 100 prompts that help you capture who she was. The stories. The quirks. The moments that made her HER. This is your keepsake time capsule - the details you don’t want to forget, written in your own words so they can’t slip away.
Part 2: Processing Your Loss
Space for the messy, raw truth of what you’re carrying now. The anger. The sadness. The moments when it all feels too heavy. This is where you don’t have to be strong or put together.
Plus: 7 Audio Journeys
Short guided sessions to settle your mind and heart before you write. Because sometimes you need someone to help you breathe before you can put pen to paper.
This Isn’t About Making Grief Easier
It’s about giving you a safe space for everything you’re holding.
The memories you’re scared of losing.
The grief that doesn’t fit anywhere else.
The love that needs a place to live.
Inside this journal, you’ll find:
Guided prompts for preserving memories and processing loss
7 calming audio journeys to ground you before writing
Room for your truth - messy, raw, exactly as it is
A time capsule for the relationship that shaped you
This is for the sleepless nights when the memories feel urgent.
For the moments when you need to talk to her but can’t.
For the daughter who’s learning to carry her mom forward.
When you order Carrying Her Forward directly from The Polly Space.
Your journal arrives hand-wrapped, with a personal note from me. One daughter to another, saying: I see you. I’m so sorry you’re here. And you’re not alone 💛
£17.99 including UK Postage
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