Trying Again Podcast

Exploring food, nutrition and miscarriage. Featuring Dietitian and nutritionist's Anita Beckwith and Ruth Harvey and Kate Marsh, Midwifery manager at Tommy’s.

With expert advice and a free downloadable PDF called: Eat Well - Nutrition guide to support recovery from pregnancy and baby loss.

• Featured music by Zapsplat.com
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

For some, ther...

Here’s what to expect as I, Rachael Smith, continue to explore the usually silent world of miscarriage and decide whether I want to try again for a baby following multiple miscarriages.

I’ll be sharing stories and experiences in the hope that together we can break the silence of miscarriage a little.

• The music is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

There’s links to help available on  www...

Updates from series one as UK charity Tommy’s publishes a new study highlighting the profound impact of miscarriage.

The study, published in The Lancet, urges the UK Government to “overhaul a system that currently denies many families the help they need”.

Featuring clips from Professor Arri Coomarasamy and Professor Siobhan Quenby from the Tommy’s Miscarriage Research centre.

The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, pro...

In this episode I reflect on the series so-far and I take a pause on weekly podcasts ahead of series two.

Featuring clips from some of my guests in the series so far:

• Ruth Bender-Atik, Director of The Miscarriage Association;
• Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues;
• Christine McDonough from Infertility Illustrated;
• Mike;
• Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife;
• Erica M. McAfee from Sisters in Loss podcast;
• Ross;
• ‘Anjali Patel’;
• Simon ...

This is a special guided meditation by Vicki Renz from Oh My Mamma Body.

With relaxing music; guided visualisations and affirmations of positivity for women following miscarriage.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available and to more guided meditation on www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Theme music is by Joe Chris.
• Featured music: purple-planet.com

Presented by Vicki Renz. Produced and edited by Rachael Sm...

Exploring different ways of coping and mental health support following a miscarriage.

I am joined by therapists Julia Bueno and Laura (@LivingWithBabyloss); Lauren (@RecurrentMiscarriage_Writer) and Vicki Renz (Oh My Mama Body / Healing After Miscarriage).

Instagram posts are read by actors: Eleanor Lawson; Margaret Ashley; Blyhe Renay; Claire Wescott and Rachel Crosby.

We cover some topics that may cause triggers. There’s links t...

Looking at miscarriage from the couple’s perspective.

Featuring Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (01:14) and sharing stories from: Justin and Ashley (07:33), Mike and Ellie (23:25), ‘Anjali Patel’ (31:32) and Katie and Ross (34:57).

The episode features a clip from the Channel 5 documentary Miscarriage: Our Story with thoughts from Mother Pukka’s Anna Whitehouse and Matt F...

Lee explores how miscarriage affects men. Sharing stories of a father’s loss.

Featuring Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (01:31) and sharing stories from Mike, who has experienced multiple miscarriages and went to Tommy’s for clinical trials (03:40) and Simon from @The_Faulty_Father, who discusses what it was like to go through a miscarriage during lockdown (19:50).

There ...

Exploring some of the mental health issues triggered by miscarriage.

I am joined by Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (03:31) Rev. Joy Van Staalduinen from the Love and Loss podcast (10:12) and Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife (22:12).

Featuring clips from the Channel 5 documentary Miscarriage: Our Story with thoughts from Izzy Judd (33:55); Anna Whitehouse (34:41); Lacey...

What happens to our bodies when we go through a miscarriage? I chat with Julia Bueno, psychotherapist and author of the book The Brink Of Being and Kate Marsh, Midwifery Manager at Tommy's.

What’s discussed:

• When should I worry? (02:44)
• How to cope with the changes? (04:18)
• How can I get help if I am not sure what’s wrong? (07:03)
• How do you support a family member or friend through miscarriage? (12:48)
• How much blood is too mu...

I explore what it feels like to go full term after miscarriage with ‘Anjali Patel’ (not her real name) (1:38) and I catch up with Jennie Agg, from The Uterus Monologues, (17:56) following on from our chat in EP04 and the birth of her son.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Thanks to The Miscarriage Association for their support with this episode.

• The music is Small Bum...

I am joined by Erica M. McAfee from the Sisters in Loss podcast (01:45) and I talk with Liberty’s Mother singer-songwriter Sophie Daniels (16:35), exploring healing and hope following a miscarriage and babyloss.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Click here to hear more from the Sisters in Loss podcast.

Click here to listen to and download “I Can Love You From Here” by Lib...

This is an episode about the taboo surrounding miscarriage and why there even needs to be one. What is really going on here?

With thoughts from: Professor Quenby from Tommy’s Miscarriage Research centre (00:15), Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues (1:43), Ruth Bender-Atik, Director of The Miscarriage Association (3:36), Alison Ingleby from the Footprints On Our Hearts podcast (06:42), Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife (20:18) an...

I explore the community surrounding miscarriage. What is around; who are the experts and what are they doing?

Featuring: Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues (3:42), Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife (13:43), Ruth Bender-Atik from the The Miscarriage Association (19:40) and Christine McDonough from Infertility Illustrated (22:05).

There is some bad language and for some, there may be triggers including a pregnancy announcement. T...

Sharing a story of miscarriage through drama. Based on real-life blogs, diary notes and memories.

Featuring UK/Midlands actors and recorded during coronavirus lockdown. This is an honest and raw account of pregnancy and loss in the first 12 weeks.

There is some bad language and for some, there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Credits:

• Rachael: Emily Jane Brooks
• Lee: Philip Kingsley...