Finding Hope After Loss | Hope in Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

Mel is a clinical herbalist, environmental educator, mother, wilderness therapist, and podcast host on The Herbalist’s Path. Mel has studied plant medicine for well over 20 years. She shares ways you can use herbs to help with grief and loss, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and more.

Kassandra is a loss mom of 2 and has 1 rainbow baby daughter.  She was diagnosed with PCOS and a uterine abnormality at an early age and told she would never be able to get pregnant.  Kassandra had to TFMR (termination for medical reasons) because her baby Atlas had anencephaly. She talks about her experience going through her losses and how important it is to support TFMR moms.

McKenzie experienced the infant loss of her son, Theo, due to complications from a congenital heart defect.  She discusses her

Ashley struggled with unexplained infertility before finally being able to get pregnant with her twins.  Her journey inspired her to become a holistic fertility coach where she works with yoga,

Kendra went through infertility and had a miscarriage before she was ever diagnosed with PCOS. She had some terrible experiences with doctors during her loss, which led her to take charge of her own health and advocate for herself.

Nicola is the founder of the Instagram account Fat Positive Fertility.  Her mission is to help end the stigma around people who have bigger bodies and help them successfully reach their goal of having a family.  Nicola is the leading voice for fat folks seeking fertility support, bringing a unique fat-positive perspective to her work as a fertility coach and author of the groundbreaking book "Fat and Fertile”.

Nicole shares the experience of going through recurrent pregnancy loss. She has gone through the loss of 7 different babies throughout her journey to become a mother.  She adopted 2 girls and has written a book about her entire experience.

Michelle went through infertility, including multiple rounds of IUI and IVF, and experienced a miscarriage and the neonatal loss of her daughter, Her daughter was born early due to Michelle having pre-eclampsia.  Ultimately, she used a surrogate and had her living child.  She was also inspired to create a non-profit, the Collette Louise Tisdahl Foundation, in honor of her daughter. 

2023 Wave of Light reading of names. Join me in honoring my daughter, Jasmine Grace, along with 1,569 other babies who are gone too soon.