A Bereaved Mother's Guide to Healing
By Barakah Miller, Founder of Riyah's House
“A Sacred Companion for Mothers Navigating Infant/Child Loss”
When a mother experiences the unimaginable loss of her baby or young child, life is forever changed.
It Is Well with My Soul is a compassionate, faith-centered healing guide created to walk bereaved mothers through grief with biblical truth, honest reflection, and restorative hope. Written from lived experience, this sacred guide gently helps mothers honor their baby, process deep sorrow, and rediscover healing through the presence of God.
Pregnancy and infant loss often leaves mothers navigating grief in silence.
Seen.
Heard.
Held.
“This guide creates a sacred space where grief is honored, faith is restored, and healing becomes possible.”
Endorsements
It Is Well with My Soul: Wow, Wow, Wow is all that can be said about A Bereaved Mother's Guide to Healing by Barakah Miller! As I move through the personal grief concerning my twin sons, this writing offers profound solace and guidance as I navigate the tumultuous journey of grief. With heartfelt empathy and personal insight this serves as a beacon of hope not only for bereaved mothers but for fathers as well, providing practical advice and emotional support. Through Barakah's compassionate narrative, readers find a comforting companion that acknowledges their pain while gently steering them toward healing and acceptance. This book is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of shared experiences.
Bishop William Murphy II
As a mother who experienced the heartbreaking loss of my son, Benjamin, just four days after his birth, It Is Well with My Soul touched my heart in a way that few books ever have. Like Barakah, I know the unimaginable pain of leaving the hospital with empty arms and trying to navigate life while carrying a grief that words cannot fully describe. Reading this book brought back many emotions, especially Chapter 6, Mourning Grief Alone, which deeply resonated with my own journey. In the beginning, I never truly permitted myself to grieve. It wasn't until years later that I began facing the depth of my loss and allowing God to heal my heart. Barakah has written more than a book; she has created a compassionate guide that reminds grieving mothers they are not alone. Her transparency, faith, and practical reflections offer hope to women during one of the darkest seasons of their lives. I wholeheartedly endorse this book and believe it will become an invaluable resource for mothers experiencing the loss of a child. In fact, I believe every hospital should consider providing It Is Well with My Soul as part of its bereavement resources for families before they leave the hospital. This book offers comfort, guidance, and hope when it is needed most and will help countless mothers begin navigating their healing journey with faith and encouragement.
Dr. Lakina Fulks
In a time of social and spiritual brokenness, Barakah Miller emerges to provide breakthroughs for readers, painting a poignant paean on the pages of It Is Well With My Soul: A Bereaved Mother's Guide to Healing. Each transformative chapter shares how to discover wisdom from wounds, faith in frustration, and grace from grief. Everyone who reads this book will be encouraged by its insights and words of courageous comfort, to boldly proclaim It Is Well With My Soul.
Dr. Eddie Connor
Best-Selling Author, Pastor, and Speaker
It Is Well with My Soul is a wonderfully written book about navigating through grief after losing a child. As a mother who lost her almost full-term baby, this book would have brought so much life to me when I felt alone and dead inside. Losing a child is something no one should have to face alone, and this book will be a great asset to many women who feel like they are lost.
Nanette Lee
About the Author
Barakah Miller is a bereaved mother, faith leader, and the founder of Riyah's House — a healing community for mothers navigating pregnancy and infant loss.
After experiencing the loss of her daughter Riyah, Barakah channeled her grief into purpose, creating resources and community for mothers who grieve in silence. It Is Well with My Soul is her first book.
Relaunching October 2026 — a faith-centered healing community for bereaved mothers offering support, resources, and sacred community.
Heal. Hope. Community.
This book was born from loss.
Written in the sacred space between grief and hope.
It is well.
Riyah's House
You don't have to grieve alone.
There is a community waiting for you.
Riyah's House exists to walk alongside bereaved mothers — providing faith-centered healing resources, community, and support for those navigating pregnancy and infant loss.
We believe every mother deserves a sacred space to grieve, heal, and find hope again.
A world where no bereaved mother walks her grief journey alone — where faith, community, and compassionate care surround every family touched by pregnancy and infant loss.
We are building that world, one healing circle at a time.
Heal. Hope. Community.
We believe that God meets us in our deepest grief — and that healing, though it looks different for every mother, is always possible in His presence.
The Healing Circle
A sacred gathering space for healing, hope, and community.
Riyah's House is more than a ministry — it is a movement of healing mothers who refuse to let grief have the final word.
Join us as we build a community where every bereaved mother is seen, heard, and held.
Heal. Hope. Community.

The Healing Circle — a sacred space for bereaved mothers.
The Healing Circle
The Healing Circle is Riyah's House's signature community for bereaved mothers — a faith-centered, virtual gathering space for healing, hope, and connection.
Each session offers guided reflection, prayer, community sharing, and practical healing tools rooted in biblical truth.
Partnership Opportunities
Bring healing to your community.
Riyah's House partners with hospitals, grief ministries, faith communities, and counseling organizations to bring faith-centered healing resources to bereaved mothers everywhere.
Inquire About PartnershipProvide It Is Well with My Soul as a healing resource for patients experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.
Integrate our faith-centered healing guide and Healing Circle resources into your existing grief ministry.
Equip your congregation to walk alongside bereaved mothers with compassion, resources, and community.
Supplement your clinical practice with a faith-based healing companion for bereaved mothers.