Re-release of episode 98

In this episode Lauren Turley shares her story about her daughter Catherine who is in heaven. At times she became very emotional remembering the hardest parts of their journey which started at the 20 week anatomy ultrasound. At that appointment she remembered it took a long time and then the sonographer said "The doctor is going to come in and we are going to take care of you. The doctor shared with us a very long list of what was wrong. Lauren said I just cried and was trying to figure out how I was going to take care of my 18 month old daughter when my heart is breaking? How am I going to be a good mom when my life has just stopped?

We went from figuring out a nursery and clothes to planning a funeral. It was very important to us to start sharing our story to help others right away. Their story has touched my heart just like every story I have heard and several moments and things that Lauren shared brought tears to my eyes. As a grief coach, I love hearing when there is joy and happiness that is found in such a very difficult and heart breaking story. When those things can be found and shared, healing is there. Lauren shared many sad and hard moments in their story and also many beautiful and joyful times. So I encourage you to be open to feeling the sadness and joy while listening to her share to support others.

Lauren's insight and encouragement: The biggest thing for caregivers or support people and the family to know is. It is OK and important to feel your feelings. There is no right or wrong way and you need to do what is best for you. Lauren said what works for me may not work for others and that is OK. There is no outline for how this works and that is probably what makes it so hard.

· Feel your feelings

· Give yourself permission to protect yourself and your family

· Do what is best for you and do not feel bad about that

· This is your time to take care of yourself and your family

· This is the beginning of a tough journey

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This episode is filled with reminders to give yourself grace and space. I give 7 tips to honor yourself and 7 tips to honor your loved one. These are great for the holidays and any time of the year. I have shared multiple ideas with each tip.

While listening, do not feel you need to do all of them. I would encourage you to give yourself permission to pick one, two or none. You are the only one that knows what is best for you at this time of your grief healing journey.

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Kim Skief is a spiritual transformation coach and a highly sensitive person. She is gifted in empathy and listening skills and thoroughly enjoys inspiring women to step into a life they love.

Kim shares about her three miscarriages and the loss of her eleven-year-old daughter. Her daughter Grace was diagnosed with DIPG, brain cancer and died three months later.

Kim shared very openly about her grief journey of the last several years. Questions she asked herself during her early grief. What did I do wrong? What is the right way to grieve? Etc...

You will hear about:

As the grieving person your responsibility is to yourself. If other

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Mary Adkins experienced secondary infertility, her and her husband thought having a second baby would be easy since they had gotten pregnant quickly with their first son. They decided to wait until their son turned three to try to grow their family. Mary did become pregnant quickly again, in fact she became pregnant three times in a year and all three ended in miscarriages.

In this episode we talked about:

Be patient because life will get good again – Mary Adkins 

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/adkinsmary/?hl=en

Website: https://maryadkinswriter.com/

Podcast: The First Draft Club

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Lisa Jean Dickmann received devastating news that her fourth child had trisomy 18. She received this news while traveling to a Tidy Up Conference with Marie Kondo. This was the beginning of a career change toward her life mission. She stayed at the conference and said it brought her great healing and gratitude.

Inside this episode we talked about:

·      Her experience at the conference.

·      How do you tell people that your child is going to die?

·      Her physical & mental healing.

·      How she processed the grief.

·      The "loving" kicks with her older children.

What is important is not your stuff, it is the people and creating relationships that will build you up, support you, and help you walk through the hard times. – Lisa Jenn Dickmann

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It is important to have ways to cope with the triggers of grief during the holidays. This is part two of a four part series of 30 tips to support and help you navigate your grief through the holidays.

Tips 24 - 30

24. Make a Plan "A" and "B".

25. Limit your amount of in store shopping.

26. Include your family in making holiday decisions.

27. Prioritize and Don't over commit.

28. Give yourself quiet time.

29. It's OK to be happy too.

30. Seek Gratitude Once Daily

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It is important to have ways to cope with the triggers of grief during the holidays. This is part two of a four part series of 30 tips to support and help you navigate your grief through the holidays.

Tips 17 - 23

17. Change Your Scenery.

18. Volunteer or Donate to Charity.

19. Light a Candle.

20. Honor Your Loved One.

21. Don't Rush Your Grief.

22. Talk to a Grief Coach.

23. Be Aware of Alcohol Intake.

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It is important to have ways to cope with the triggers of grief during the holidays. This is part two of a four part series of 30 tips to support and help you navigate your grief through the holidays.

Tips 10 - 16

10. Start New Traditions.

11. Honor the Old Traditions and Memories

12. Surround Yourself With Those Who Love You.

13. Meet With a Support Group.

14. Communicate Your Expectations Clearly.

15. Opt-out of the Holidays.

16. Socialize as you Feel Able.

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It is important to have ways to cope with the triggers of grief during the holidays. This is part one of a four-part series of 30 tips to support and help you navigate your grief through the holidays.

Tips 1 – 9

1.     Feel Your Feeling

2.     Write Out Your Emotions

3.     Don’t Resist Grief.

4.     Show Yourself Self-compassion.

5.     Take Care of Your Body

6.     Ask for Help and Support

7.     Be Specific

8.     Set Healthy Expectations and Boundaries

9.     Identify Grief Coping Skills

Women’s online event: Navigating Grief Through the Holidays.

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This week’s episode is a re-release of Episode 39, which is one of the most listened to episodes with Kelsey Albers.

Kelsey talked about missing a baby that was never there. She was 11 weeks pregnant, and the heartbeat could not be heard, the bleeding started, and an ultrasound revealed there was no baby. She experienced a blighted ovum, which is an embryonic sac and the placenta developed but the baby did not.

Inside this episode Kelsey shared about:

"I believe that working with someone teaches you coping skills and teaches you perspective and it is so important to be able to move on, to continue to thrive and live this life you were put here to do without just being crushed by grief every single day for the rest of your life." -- Kelsey Albers

Links to Kelsey's blogs she referenced: https://www.ignitenourishthrive.com/miscarriage-5-years-later/

https://www.ignitenourishthrive.com/m-is-for-miscarriage-2/

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