Episode 37: This one was hard...Our Pregnancy Loss Stories

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Hi mom friends,
*Warning* - We do speak about the details of our pregnancy losses.
This episode was created to bring you hope and community on your journey through a pregnancy loss or the grieving process of it. In a way, it's our way of keeping our experiences alive & validating our lost babies by speaking about them.

Through it, we hope to laugh together, cry together, and lean on the ultimate source of hope in our story of grief, disappointment and lost babies. I suppose no one knows what to do or what to really expect when it happens to you. And it happens a lot- more than current statistics reflect. Some public figures or celebrities will speak briefly about it, but is often glossed over, especially how to get through it or how to recover.

Everybody has to honour their own process with it. Some don’t want to talk about it, and we feel they should 100% be entitled to not talk about it. But we do think culturally if we could see a full shift into at least giving people the option that it’s OK

Here is our slice of pain, our broken hearts, in a podcast to commemorate our lost babies. Because they matter.

Drink of the Evening: San Pellegrino - Lemon & Raspberry
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Are you or someone you know going through a pregnancy loss?
Please find some resources below:
PAIL Network (affiliated with Sunnybrook Health Science Centre)
If people are not ready to join a group, PAIL has a Facebook page that many women join just to get familiar with the community. They also share their story so it's a nice first step

>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/PAILNetworkON/

- If you are ready to speak to someone either 1:1 or through a support group, you can sign up at this link

>> https://sunnybrook.ca/extras/pailnetwork/support-request-form/

Additionally, PAIL has free booklets that you can order here:

>> https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/resource-library/#reading
Below's link is a program for moms who become pregnant after a loss of 15+ more weeks. The program focuses on maternal mental health.
Sunnybrook Subsequent Pregnancy Program

Therapy:

- If you are wanting more of a registered therapist or counsellor, someone who is trained in helping with dealing with the emotions:

>> https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/pregnancy-prenatal-postpartum/on/toronto

- The women below has a great instagram and she also offers teletherapy:

>> https://happyasamother.co/

Online Resources:

Still Standing: an online magazine (with a Facebook group): https://stillstandingmag.com/

Glow in the Woods: https://www.glowinthewoods.com/

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