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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...
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Why Making Decisions About Trying to Conceive After Loss or Trauma is So Hard
I recorded a podcast interview recently (episode to be published) where I shared with the host why I like to talk about trauma &...
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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...
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The Power Of Silence
For many, being part of conversations about infertility, loss and miscarriage , high risk pregnancy, preterm delivery, life in the NICU,...
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128: Healing After Pregnancy & Infant Loss
There 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...
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This is Trauma: When Mourning Your Loss(es) Brings No Relief
Let's start with this truth: we tend to overpathologize grief. Our culture, our community and health professionals, we all do it. We want...
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This is Trauma: Feeling Broken and Ashamed of Your Body on the Family-Building Journey
Almost every client I work with comes to me with this underlying feeling of brokenness. Whether they have experienced (or are currently...
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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...
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102: Coping With Pregnancy After Loss with Christine McAlister
Experiencing a loss is heartshattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...
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093: Dealing with the Loss of a Child
Losing 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...
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075: Coping With Pregnancy After Loss with Christine McAlister
Experiencing a loss is heart shattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...
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067: Infertility, Marriage, Pregnancy After Loss - Listener's Questions Answered
When you have challenges creating the family of your dreams, whether it's experiencing loss or infertility, a high-risk pregnancy or...
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054: What Couples Need to Know About Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Loss is devastating. It's something no parent should ever have to experience. Recurrent loss is even more heartbreaking, especially when...
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Multiple Losses - Amanda's Story of Courage, Transformation and Hope
Losing a baby during pregnancy, no matter how early or far along you are, is completely devastating and something no parent should ever...
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013: Coping with the Loss of a Child With Dr. Tara May
Losing 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...
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Pregnant After Loss: How to Enjoy It With Less Anxiety and More Hope
Today 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...
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Pregnant after Loss? What Every Couple Needs to Know
Last week I was scrolling to social media and I squealed when I saw the headline pop up, “Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner Announce Pregnancy...
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