206: SUDC Awareness Month
The SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood) Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization and the only organization worldwide whose purpose is to Promote Awareness, Advocate for Research, and Serve and Support those affected by SUDC.
Amanda shared about SUDC as a category of death from 1 to 18 years of age. These deaths remain unexplained after investigation or after autopsy. And practically these are pretty healthy children that goes to sleep and just don't wake up. For parents who don’t know what happened and helping out families on the investigation to seek answers. Knowing that this happens and not being able to do anything about it can bring so much anxiety into somebody’s life.
Support the SUDC Foundation by doing any of the following:
Donate. As the Foundation relies solely on everyone’s generosity to bring hope and support to families in grief
Shop. Show off your support and help bring awareness
Host a fundraiser or other events to help boost the mission of the foundation
Join as a volunteer for the Ambassador Program to help showcase the many faces and voices of SUDC
Links to any resources:
Website: https://sudc.org/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheSUDCFoundation
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sudcfoundation/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSUDCFoundation
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sudc
Are you ready to stop cycling in the pain and anguish of grief? What if you could get a moment of calm and respite? After your child dies, everything feels hopeless and dark, and it’s hard to even think straight. Staying in survival mode keeps the cycle going.
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The more you allow yourself to sit in discomfort, the more you become okay with being uncomfortable. Actually, the more comfortable you become. The more you lean into uncomfortable feelings, sensations, and emotions, the more comfortable you become.
I think right now, I just have so much gratitude because when you're in a struggle, you have no idea why it's happening. And to be able to be like, Wow, I turned this into something that I'm so proud of because I see how it's helping other women. That just shows that, like, that is a plan that I would have never seen back then.
If you have kids, give them jobs and have them help! It helps when I have so many helpers now whom I can delegate the jobs to, and it helps get things done.
Dana highlights the importance of being patient with oneself, acknowledging the need to allow space for sadness or frustration. She welcomes questions about her daughter and encourages open dialogue, recognizing that understanding often comes through curiosity and conversation. Dana's openness and willingness to share her experiences reflect her commitment to fostering empathy and awareness.
I am on this medication (before). It helps manage it a little bit, but I'm still anxious. I'm still depressed. I'm still so glad the medication helps, but it's not the answer because it doesn't take away the issue.
Do it because you're angry or sad or don't feel like it. It is the hardest part of everyone's journey, whether that's regarding singing or eating vegetables. Whatever it might be, finding that inner drive and any motivation to do what you know is good for you. If you find that, that will give you all the power, because that’s when the ball starts rolling.
The first one is shifting your perspective, the second is rewiring your mind or the response to it, and the third is cultivating lasting relief. And in that first step, it's really one believing that change is possible.
Change is inevitable in our lives. It happens like the sun rises and sets. And yet, for some reason, we are shocked when there is change or things are different than we thought they could be.
It's like, go take a little break. Step back from it. Get fresh eyes and then come back again. Take a break in so many ways, not only for our kids. This is a beautiful gift to learn how to take breaks step back to refresh and then try again.