Pregnancy loss is a life-changing event that - next to pain and grief - can bring you deep healing as well. On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Rahel Koot about how her pregnancy losses taught her how to connect to her body and invest in healing and self-care. Rahel gives some very tangible examples of what these practices, such as having a womb healing ceremony, looked like for her. We also discuss some of the biggest misconceptions about pregnancy loss and the importance of having a community around you to support you. That’s why Rahel started Soulcafe: an online community for women who’re healing from pregnancy loss.

As a special Mothers’ Day gift to the listeners, you can subscribe to the community for free on May 14th 2023. Find out more @rahel_soulcafe

Top quotes:

Rahel Koot: “It gave me something back. That little baby wanted to give me the chance to develop more consciousness about having a baby, about motherhood and about being pregnant.”

Rahel Koot: “I was always a ‘head’ person and I didn’t have that connection with my body. The miscarriage gave me the gift that I could open to my body.”

Françoise Molenaar: “Every loss is a loss.”

Rahel Koot: “By connecting to my body, my thoughts couldn’t dominate my being. Because I could observe my thoughts, I could make the choice to not feel the stories. What I felt instead was the connection with my body, which was a nice place to be. And this gave me the belief that my body would give me the things that I needed.”

About Rahel Koot:

When she experienced her first miscarriage, Rahel Koot discovered that the only way to heal from this loss was to connect to her body. She also realized how much she missed having a community of women around her who could support her in this process. She therefore started Soulcafe, a podcast series and online community that focuses on pregnancy loss. You can find out more at https://soulcafe.nl/ or follow her on Instagram @rahel_soulcafe