105: Why our pain & challenges are not better or worse than another mother's. Discussing misscarriage and loss

Alanna Jane is a mama, writer, Kundalini and meditation teacher as well as a spiritual guide for women. After losing her business and having a second trimester miscarriage, all within a very short time, Alanna experienced one of the toughest times in her life. Today she is going to talk about how one mother's pain of loss isn't more or less than another's. Alanna lives in Tasmania with her husband and four year old son Rumi, and speaks with such a beautiful vulnerability about loss, hardship and renewal.

 

Today we talk about: 

• Why mothers shouldn't minimize their pain

• How the stress of losing a business coincided with the loss of her pregnancy

• Her story of a second trimester miscarriage at the same time she closed her business down

• How her midwife had to break the news to her that her baby's heart had stopped

• Dealing with the denial and then acceptance of losing a pregnancy midterm

• Not having her partner at home during her loss

• How her and her partner grieved this process differently and how hard that was

• Why going through grief can really test even the strongest relationships

• Why she admires her partner so much

• How her son predicted her current pregnancy

• How her yoga practice and inner work have aided her in this experience

• Why mamas should talk about their pain when they are ready to speak about it