On today’s episode, I’m discussing the impact of pregnancy loss on parents and children - more specifically pre-cognitive and pre-developmental trauma and it’s effects. Trauma can affect parents’ emotional state in future pregnancies and can manifest in c...

Is pregnancy loss a trauma that is often overlooked?

In today’s episode, I am diving into the topic of trauma, specifically focusing on pregnancy loss as a form of birth trauma. This trauma is often minimized and can lead to women who have experienced t...

On today’s episode of the What I Wish I Knew After Pregnancy Loss Podcast, I am sharing my personal experiences with the word “heartbeat” and how that word can be so triggering, especially after the loss of my father and my miscarriage. I talk about how I...

In today’s episode, I discuss the topic of grief and how our bodies remember loss even before we can consciously realize it. I share my personal experience with this when I experienced my loss. I explain the concept of explicit and implicit memories. It’s...

In today’s episode, I explore the topic of anger and its connection to loss, specifically in the context of pregnancy loss, infertility, and trying to conceive. I challenge the idea that anger is always negative and instead view it as a valuable tool for ...

Welcome back to another episode of the What I Wish I Knew After Pregnancy Loss Podcast.

Today, I am sharing more with you about the gut-brain connection and it’s importance in healing and recovery after pregnancy loss. I explain the role of gut bacteria...

In this episode, I am sharing a beautiful poem written by my grandmother, Mel Hardy. The poem was actually written about my Mum after my dad died. My grandma said she was the rose bush. The poem is about a rose bush and talks about grief, trauma, and hope...

In today’s episode I am sharing more about trying again after loss and the feelings that may come with that. It takes time to grieve and heal after loss. It is okay if you need extra time to allow yourself to process your loss (even after the GP says it’s...

After pregnancy loss, triggers are everywhere. On today's episode, I share more about this topic of triggers. I share my own experience with triggers after pregnancy loss and explain that everything in life can become a trigger, including our bodies. Trig...

On this episode, I share a personal story about the difficult phone call I had to make to my work after experiencing the loss of my baby.  "I was pregnant but I lost it" are words I never thought I would have to say. It was painful and I'm hoping to shed ...

On today’s episode I am sharing more about the prevalence of pregnancy loss, how traumatic it is, and how there is often a lack of support for bereaved parents. I share about my journey with this and how I was told that my miscarriage would be similar to ...

Loss is so hard. We go through so much when experiencing pregnancy loss.

On today’s episode, I want to also share more about how loss affects those around you too. I tell how my pregnancy loss affected those in my personal life - my husband and my mum. ...