Finding Hope After Loss | Sharing Stories of Hope in Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, and Infant Loss

Alissa is a mom to 2 living boys and a daughter, Isabelle, in heaven. She and her husband had to go through fertility treatment to get pregnant. At 21 weeks, they found out Isabelle had a rare heart condition. Alissa also recently gave birth to her rainbow baby just a few months ago. In this episode, she talks about her loss, how she coped with her grief, and about her pregnancy after loss.

Jennifer discusses her infertility journey, including going through IUI and IVF. She talks about her losses including a blighted ovum, the loss of her daughter who was diagnosed with trisomy 18, and embryo loss. Jennifer also talks about how she worked for Starbucks in order to be able to afford her fertility treatments.

Ashleigh is 23 years old and has battled multiple chronic illnesses. She was first put on birth control at the age of 11. Due to genetic conditions, she was told that we had about a 5-10% chance of IVF working. Ashleigh ultimately made the decisionto have a hysterectomy. In this episode, she discusses dealing with her chronic illnesses and the grief that comes with not being able to carry a baby.

Maegan was diagnosed with PCOS and told she would never be able to have kids. She had two healthy daughters before getting pregnant with her third baby. She lost her son at 18 weeks pregnant due to anencephaly and CHD. In this episode, she talks about going through her loss and how it’s important to not lose your entire self after going through pregnancy loss.

Nicole had two pregnancy losses, including the loss of her son Evan James. This loss inspired her to create Evan’s Box. These are boxes filled with handmade items such as hats, wraps, blankets, and other keepsakes for angel babies between 12 and 22 weeks. Nicole also discusses how every baby no matter how small is someone’s child and should be respected and treated as such.

Arlene went through the infant loss of her daughter at 3 months and then had a miscarriage. Both losses occurred when she was 17 years old. She discusses going through her losses along with the negative experiences and judgements shereceived for being a young teenage mom.

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In this episode, I talk with Lindsay and Emily who are sisters. Emily lost her daughter Helen, which led her to create the Helen James Foundation. Lindsay currently works for Flexmort, who makes the Cuddle Cot. Together, they are making it a mission to make sure as many loss families as possible have access to one to use and are helping loss parents not feel so alone.

Marie-Laure is the mom of one daughter in Heaven and a rainbow baby boy. In this episode, she talks about the loss of her daughter, Juliette, who was stillborn due to preeclampsia. She talks about the ways preeclampsia affected her both during and after pregnancy. She also discusses how it was hard to be away from her family during the birth of her daughter.

This episode is all about termination for medical reasons, also commonly known as TFMR. In this episode, Alyson, Kori, and Gaby share their experience going through TFMR and what they want you to know about the experience.

Katie Joy Duke is an author, mindset life coach, public speaker and advocate. She is also a stage IV breast cancer survivor and bereaved mother. In this episode, she talks about the stillbirth of her daughter, Poppy, going through breast cancer, and how these experiences have helped transform her into the person she is today.

Tara is a Grief and Transformational Life Coach and host of the Life With Grief Podcast. After losing her parents to cancer within six months of each other, she eventually created Losses Become Gains to support and guide fellow grievers. In this episode, she talks about the loss of her parents and going through a traumatic birth. She also discusses grief and what helped her through it.

Susan went through infertility, miscarriage, and the loss of one of her twins a few weeks after birth. In this episode, she talks about her loss, along with the grief of her miscarriage and twin loss. She also talks about the anticipatory grief she feels regarding her surviving special needs twin daughter.

Kelly is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), childbirth educator, author, and volunteer breastfeeding counselor. In this episode, she discusses the various ways you can deal with your breastmilk coming in after a pregnancy loss. She also talks about the grief you can feel from not being able to breastfeed your baby.

Danielle lost her daughter, Lydia, at 21 months due to an undiagnosed congenital defect. Danielle founded Love for Lydia in her honor and is working to connect loss families and continue to share her daughter’s story.

The podcast is taking a break this week for Thanksgiving. Listen to this episode to hear a few other ways you can be involved in infertility and loss related things.

Janis is a Trauma Sensitive Movement Specialist. In this episode, she talks about the ways trauma shows up in our bodies, along with how movement can help us process the trauma after going through pregnancy or infant loss.

Tianna is a registered nurse and PCOS coach who lost her first pregnancy at six months. This, along with her struggles with PCOS-related infertility, weight, and mental health, led her to create Love Served Warm. She now helps other women facing similar challenges—helping them lose weight and get pregnant naturally—so they can achieve what she once thought was impossible.