Stress About TTC Is Not a Mindset IssueStress is not a mindset issue. It is a physiological chain reaction to a threat that your body has perceived. In the case of TTC after...
Protecting Your Pregnancy After Loss or Preterm Birth"I refuse to go through another rollercoaster in my next pregnancy," I heard her say on the phone as she sniffed back tears. "I refuse to...
Why Making Decisions About Trying to Conceive After Loss or Trauma is So HardI recorded a podcast interview recently (episode to be published) where I shared with the host why I like to talk about trauma &...
Why No One Gets Over a Pregnancy Loss or Infant Loss“I don’t think anyone can get over that loss.” I read that the other day & it got me thinking. Where does this idea of “getting over” a...
The Power Of SilenceFor many, being part of conversations about infertility, loss and miscarriage , high risk pregnancy, preterm delivery, life in the NICU,...
128: Healing After Pregnancy & Infant LossThere are many nuances to grief. The loss of a child is extremely painful grief, but you have to trust that your body knows how to heal...
This is Trauma: When Mourning Your Loss(es) Brings No ReliefLet's start with this truth: we tend to overpathologize grief. Our culture, our community and health professionals, we all do it. We want...
This is Trauma: Feeling Broken and Ashamed of Your Body on the Family-Building JourneyAlmost every client I work with comes to me with this underlying feeling of brokenness. Whether they have experienced (or are currently...
How Much Do You Change After Infertility, Loss, High-Risk Pregnancy and Birth Trauma?After having gone through infertility, a life-threatening loss, a very high-risk pregnancy, an extremely preterm delivery & months in the...
102: Coping With Pregnancy After Loss with Christine McAlisterExperiencing a loss is heartshattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...
093: Dealing with the Loss of a ChildLosing a child, no matter how far along in the pregnancy you were or how old the child was, is one of the hardest experiences a parent...
075: Coping With Pregnancy After Loss with Christine McAlisterExperiencing a loss is heart shattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...
067: Infertility, Marriage, Pregnancy After Loss - Listener's Questions AnsweredWhen you have challenges creating the family of your dreams, whether it's experiencing loss or infertility, a high-risk pregnancy or...
054: What Couples Need to Know About Recurrent Pregnancy LossLoss is devastating. It's something no parent should ever have to experience. Recurrent loss is even more heartbreaking, especially when...
Multiple Losses - Amanda's Story of Courage, Transformation and HopeLosing a baby during pregnancy, no matter how early or far along you are, is completely devastating and something no parent should ever...
013: Coping with the Loss of a Child With Dr. Tara MayLosing a child, no matter how far along in the pregnancy you were or how old the child was, is one of the hardest experiences a parent...
Pregnant After Loss: How to Enjoy It With Less Anxiety and More HopeToday I want to share with you the story of "Cassandra", a woman I worked with a little while back. (To protect my true client's identity...
Pregnant after Loss? What Every Couple Needs to KnowLast week I was scrolling to social media and I squealed when I saw the headline pop up, “Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner Announce Pregnancy...