Uncovering Hope: A Guide for Doulas Supporting Moms Through Grief

Uncovering Hope: A Guide for Doulas Supporting Moms Through Grief

As doulas, our role often extends beyond the birthing room, which can include support after pregnancy loss. It is so important to give grieving parents support right after a stillbirth or miscarriage.

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Identity Crisis after my Stillbirth… Who am I suppose to be now?

Identity Crisis after my Stillbirth… Who am I suppose to be now?

This blog post discusses the identity crisis we have when we lose a baby, from stillbirth or miscarriage the grief we experience and this new life we have to live as a bereaved mom.

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Finding Purpose After Loss: My Journey Through Stillbirth and Beyond.

Finding Purpose After Loss: My Journey Through Stillbirth and Beyond.

You may find that helping other people ultimately helps you heal. You may find your baby's death to be a catalyst of change for yourself. That is what I have found. That is what I decided. Vallen talks about her journey after the stillbirth of her daughter, Evelyn.

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How to Celebrate Life While Honoring Your Loss and Your Baby.

How to Celebrate Life While Honoring Your Loss and Your Baby.

Learning to live after losing a baby is very hard to do. That is putting it as simply as possible. It fucking sucks. I had to come to terms that living in a duality of life and death is a thing and just because our society doesn’t talk about it doesn’t make it not so. Every day is knowing how brief our lives can be but also choosing to live fully, not just survive.

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My Transformational Healing Journey After Losing My Daughter.

My Transformational Healing Journey After Losing My Daughter.

This blog post is about life after my full-term stillbirth and the challenges I experienced on my healing journey. 13 things can help support you on your loss journey, as a loss mom.

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Rebuilding Life after Pregnancy Loss: Finding a New Normal.

Rebuilding Life after Pregnancy Loss: Finding a New Normal.

We talk about rebuilding life after pregnancy loss. The beginning of my grief was the hardest because I would wake up to this reality over and over, my baby isn’t here and neither is my pregnancy belly, where is she?! I put my focus on my kids, and spent all my time on the couch, writing.

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My Experience Navigating Through Pregnancy After My Fullterm Stillbirth

My Experience Navigating Through Pregnancy After My Fullterm Stillbirth

My journey to having my rainbow baby after the full term loss of my daughter, Evelyn, was anything but happy. I was full of turmoil and fear everyday.

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Managing Anxiety in Pregnancy After Loss
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Managing Anxiety in Pregnancy After Loss

Pregnancy after loss comes with so many conflicting emotions and waves of grief and sadness. I wanted to create a list of things that you can do you support the anxiety you may experience during this time. Anxiety is among the most common emotions experienced in PAL. Here are some strategies that may help ease anxiety during this time.

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Through Pain, To Purpose: The Other Side of Pregnancy Loss

Through Pain, To Purpose: The Other Side of Pregnancy Loss

We hear the stories of the women who lose a baby and how negatively it affects their lives. The questions we should be asking are why some moms are affected more than others and is there “another side” to the grief and pain we experience.

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If We Talk About Our Loss, We Are Looking For Attention…

If We Talk About Our Loss, We Are Looking For Attention…

I’ve seen enough to know that there are parts of society that feel the need to tell loss moms that they are just trying to get attention. Umm… Yes we are looking for attention. But not in the shallow ways you may think.

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