In today’s episode, I’m joined by Nicola McGlinchey, who many of you may know from her page Finding Glimmers in Grief.

Nicola is a mum to three beautiful children.  Brógan herfirst love, Lorcán her forever baby in the stars, and Éabha, her little glimmer of light in the dark.

Nicola is here today to share Lorcán with us and she does so with such honesty and openness. She talks about the amazing care she received in hospital, the language around grief, parenting after loss, and what finding glimmers really means, not as a way to move on, but as a way to keep going.

Nicola also shares the work she does supporting other bereaved families through grief journals and bereavement packs, and the people and small acts of kindness that sit behind them.

As always, please take care as you listen. This episode includes discussion of baby loss. Support resources are linked in the show notes.

Connect with Nicola:

https://www.instagram.com/finding.glimmers.in.grief/

Connect with:

Strong Mums NI

https://www.instagram.com/strongmumsni/

Wellness Therapy Sleep Blends

https://www.instagram.com/joq87/

Heartstrings NI

https://www.instagram.com/heartstringsni/

White Orchid Candle Co.

https://www.instagram.com/whiteorchidcandleco/

The White Butterfly Foundation

https://www.instagram.com/thewhitebutterfly_foundation/

Footprints: ⁠

https://www.instagram.com/joq87/⁠

Book: Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You

Connect with Me:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Findingspace_dk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Resources & Support:

Miscarriage Association of Ireland

Tel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 01 873 5702⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.miscarriage.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ectopicireland.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Féileacáin

Tel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠085 249 6464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.feileacain.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Ireland

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pregnancyandinfantloss.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sands NI

https://www.sands.org.uk/

White Butterfly Foundation

https://thewhitebutterflyfoundation.co.uk/

Miscarriage Association

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/

The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust

https://ectopic.org.uk/

Simba

https://simbacharity.org.uk/

Gateway Women

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gateway-women.com/bio/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.iacp.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Irish Fertility Counsellors Association

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fertilitycounsellors.ie/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other Support Groups:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/woman-infants/bereavement-care/bereavement-support-groups/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music Credit to Purple Planet 55245402