The Still Hopeful Podcast

In this episode, I tackle all things related to postpartum, from stocking up on black, cotton high-waisted underwear to being prepared to answer "is this your first?" for the gazillionth time.

I delve into what postpartum with an earthside baby looked like for me. Yes, I experienced the utmost joy in holding my beautiful baby girl for the first time. But it also brought back a lot of suppressed memories and feelings. This ...

Bringing home a rainbow baby doesn’t erase the grief, it adds new layers. In this episode, I share the emotional truth of postpartum after a rainbow baby: the gratitude, the tears, the unexpected triggers, and the healing work it takes to hold joy and pain at the same time. You are not alone in this. You've got this, mama.

This will be part of a Postpartum Series. In future episodes, we'll tackle topics like identity shift...

In today’s episode, I’m taking a moment to look back: not just to reflect, but to recognize the quiet strength it’s taken to get here. I recently came across an old note I had written to help me remember what to say at a doctor’s appointment… because back then, I couldn’t trust my brain to hold even the simplest details. Honestly? Sometimes I still can’t. But wow, what a journey it’s been.

From crying any time I saw a stroller, avoi...

In this episode, I’m sharing something really close to my heart: how my dog, Odin, helped me survive one of the hardest seasons of my life. After the stillbirth of my son, I felt completely lost. But Odin gave me a reason to get up, to get outside, and to stick to some kind of routine when everything felt like it had fallen apart.

Then, during my rainbow pregnancy, he was there for me again through all the anxiety and fear. Walking ...

This episode is to check in with you post-Mother's Day. How are you holding up? Did you experience a grief hangover? You're not alone if you found the lead up to Mother's Day harder or just as challenging as Mother's Day itself. In this episode, I talk about:

-the challenges of Mother's Day after experiencing loss

-moments that feel like salt in a wound after loss

-using Chat GPT to create custom illustrations...

Mother’s Day can stir up a lot — love, grief, hope, and everything in between. In this episode, we’re holding space for anyone on a unique path to motherhood — whether you’re trying to conceive, pregnant again, or parenting after loss. It’s a gentle, honest conversation about what this day can feel like when your journey doesn’t look like everyone else’s. I'm giving you a big hug, Mama.

Also, I have a co-host this week. His nam...

In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Manpreet to talk about her motherhood journey — one marked by both profound love and deep loss. Manpreet is the mother of one living son and has experienced two back-to-back pregnancy losses. Together, we explore how she has navigated grief, the power of tuning into intuition, and what it means to truly listen to our bodies. Manpreet shares how she's found moments of hope and healing ...

Today on the podcast, David—Charlie’s dad—joins me to share Charlie’s story. We talk about his son’s stillbirth at 38 weeks, how he and his wife Katherine find ways to heal, and the beautiful ways they keep Charlie’s memory alive. David also opens up about how they talk about Charlie with their two older boys, and what life is like now with their youngest— their rainbow baby. Plus, we share where you can follow Charlie’s journey on...

Today's episode is all about celebrating one year of the podcast by doing a recap of all of the stories that moms have shared on the show.

We go over stories of trying to conceive (TTC) after loss, recurrent losses, pregnancy after loss and parenting rainbow babies. 

I also share a really special sign I received from Christopher at the cemetery the other day.

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Angie comes back onto the podcast today to catch up on postpartum life! She is a mom to three beautiful children: Valeria, Maximiliano who was stillborn in 2022, and now Vivienne who is 6 months old. In this episode, we discuss:

• Angie’s positive birth experience
• signs from her baby boy, Maximiliano
• how her son’s stillbirth has given her a new perspective on motherhood
• how she approaches talking to her daughters about their brother ...

If I could go back in time to when I was pregnant after loss, there is so much I would say to myself. The waiting when trying to conceive, the anxiety that kicked in when I saw two lines, fear of leaving Christopher behind...if you're feeling this too, I'm right here with you.

For those who have brought home their babies born after loss, what would you tell yourself? I'd love to hear from you.

Here’s a link to Carmen’s...

Have you heard of Jennae Cecilia's poem, I Met My Younger Self For Coffee from her book, Deep in My Feels?

It's a poem about meeting our younger self for coffee and noticing the striking differences between who we are know and who we once were. With life after baby loss, this hits differently now. If we could go back in time, would we warn our younger selves? I honestly don't know..but I do know that I still struggle ...

You are going to love Shannon; She is uplifting & heart-warming and I enjoyed every second of our conversation together. In this episode, Shannon shares her story of four consecutive miscarriages. She bravely opens up about what her experiences were like in the ultrasound room after each loss; hearing the dreaded words that there is no heartbeat and seeing her baby one last time on the ultrasound. Shannon talks about the tests ...

Join Julie and me as we discuss what life looks like with our babies born after loss. Julie's first son, Evan is forever 8 days old. She has since welcomed her second son, Sean 8 months ago. In this episode, we discuss:

• how our grief is evolving (not disappearing)
• triggers
• anxiety around sleep
• flashbacks
• post-partum depression
• milestones
• feeding our babies
• therapy
• how we honour our Angels

Connect with Julie here on Instagram!

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Jen Reisinger is a perinatal mental health specialist, grief coach, and licensed therapist. She hops on the podcast today to share her personal journey with grief with having lost her mom and losing her first baby through miscarriage. 

Jen provides professional advice on how we can navigate the grief that comes with losing our babies. We need to feel it in our bodies, meet ourselves where we're at and show ourselves self-compas...

In this episode, I sit down with Carmen to hear her incredible story—seven heartbreaking losses and four beautiful earth-side children. After losing her son Jude in August 2020, Carmen turned to the diaries she had written for each of her babies. What started as a way to process her grief turned into something much bigger.

Her book, A Diary to My Babies: Journeying Through Pregnancy Loss, takes us through the raw and real moments of...

I absolutely loved connecting with Kari on the podcast and I think you'll quickly see why. She's uplifting, validating, and understanding in a way only another mom to an Angel could understand. After years of infertility and then IUI+IVF, she finally became pregnant. But her world came crashing down when her sweet baby boy who she named Angel passed at 13 weeks. A baby so loved and so wanted. Kari talks about how the supp...

Hi everyone!

I am SO excited to finally share my birth story with my sweet baby girl, Veronica. She is HOME safe and sound. I started this podcast when I found out I was pregnant with her because I needed to connect with other moms who get it. Who understand the anxieties that come with pregnancy after loss. I hope this episode helps give hope to the pregnant moms listening in, validates the feelings of moms who just had t...

Hi Mamas! I cannot believe this will be my last episode before getting induced with my sweet Baby Girl! I am beyond grateful that you have been here with me throughout my pregnancy journey and that we have been able to navigate our pregnancies together. 

My goal is to continue making episodes for the podcast of course. I'll talk about parenting after loss and continue to talk about pregnancy after loss as well!