What I Wish I Knew beyond Pregnancy Loss

What I Wish I Knew beyond Pregnancy Loss

Hosted by: Sharna Southan

What I wish I knew beyond Pregnancy Loss: The Intersection of Fertility, Trauma & Purpose This podcast is a space for deep, honest conversations about fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, and the unseen layers...

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EP133: I wanted to unzip my flesh and float away. TFMR with Guest Kate Carson on somatic healing after loss

The Missing Piece Masterclass | June 1st Many bereaved mothers are still moving through pregnancy loss feeling unseen, unsupported, or expected to "move on" before their nervous systems have ever truly processed what...
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E132: Four losses and Two moments that could have killed her — Guest Jayme Serbell

What does maternal mental health actually look like for bereaved mothers? Not the Instagram version. The real one — with rage, and fear, and loving a child you can barely look at, while grieving another you'll never...
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EP131: She worked as a nurse. She still had no one to call. Guest Laura Weppler

 What happens when the person who knows the most about fertility, who works inside the clinic every single day, still can't find the support she needs when loss hits her own life?   That's exactly what today's guest...
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EP130: The grief no one names with Guest Jules Dwyer

 In this episode, I'm joined by Jules Dwyer; hypnotherapist, rapid transformational therapy (RTT) practitioner, and mother of two boys conceived through donor egg IVF, for a conversation about the deeply layered grief...
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EP129: Navigating the grief of being childless not by choice with Guest Judi Johnson

The April cohort of the Pregnancy Loss & Trauma-Informed Specialist Certification is open now — and it starts April 6th. Five spots. Application only. DM me HERE   This is one of the most important conversations...
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EP128: Why caring isn't enough: The standard reproductive loss care actually requires - With Sharna Southan

"Passion is not a framework. And in a space this vulnerable, the distinction matters."   The April cohort of the Pregnancy Loss & Trauma-Informed Specialist Certification is open now — and it starts April...
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EP127: What the research says about pregnancy loss & what It still can't capture with guest Dr Amanda Garnica

One in four. That's the documented statistic. But today's guest, Dr Amanda Garnica — clinical psychologist, researcher, and loss mum herself — believes the real number is far bigger. Because when something is this...
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E126: Why I built Loss to Legacy & whether it's for you with Sharna Southan

Something shifted after your loss. Not just grief. Not just pain. A quiet, persistent knowing that what you experienced — or what you watched someone else go through — should not have happened the way it did. That the...
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E125: Wired for worry: How pre-verbal trauma, anxious attachment & pregnancy loss are all connected with Guest Valerie Rubin

March is Pregnancy after loss awareness. If this month is stirring something in you — the pull toward this work, the knowing that you are meant to be in this space, the idea that has been circling for months — Loss to...
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E124: Hartley's legacy, ritual as medicine, and the Grief that unlocks joy with Amana Mayfield-Faulkner

"I have been pregnant now six times, and I have two living children." Amana Mayfield-Faulkner spent 15 years attending births before she became the mother who needed support. Six pregnancies. Two living children. Four...
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E123: A 5-Year healing journey. Endometriosis, failed IVF & miscarriage to a healthy pregnancy with Alyssa Chavez

After years of debilitating endometriosis, failed fertility treatments, and a devastating miscarriage, Alyssa Chavez found herself at rock bottom—sitting in her closet every morning, crying, with zero resources for...
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E122: Finding your voice in the wait: Being unapologetically weird through infertility with Renea Linsom

What do you do when your body feels like it's betraying you every single month? How do you hold onto hope when everyone around you seems to get pregnant "just by looking at each other"? In this deeply honest...
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