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I love to collaborate with loss parents to find ways for them to memorialize their babies in a special way. There are as many unique ways as there are parents and babies. In this episode, I am sharing 10 of the most common ones that the parents seem to love and some of my own favorites. 

I would love to see yours on my Private Facebook Group- Navigating Baby Loss Community- click here to join and share a photo of how you celebrate your baby! 

Here is a summary of my 10 ideas-

1. Memorial Garden
2. Special statue, wall hanging or blanket- Willow Tree-https://www.willowtree.com/shop/sculptures/figures/
3. Hold a fundraiser or charity event
4. Holiday ornament or decor item
5. Shadow box or photo shelf
6. Donate books for grieving parents
7. Buy a Star- https://cosmonova.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwidSWBhDdARIsAIoTVb1hO9t9aNC0T3eCqwFJhB6I0k8qJY9tYC8QzFmORebIf9wBamYCm4kaAvxcEALw_wcB
8. Buy a Special piece of jewelry
9. Host a birthday party
10. Memorial tattoo

I would love to hear your ideas- email them to me  at [email protected]

Episode website-https://www.jennifersenn.com/post/10-ways-to-celebrate-your-stillborn-baby

Private Facebook Group- Navigating Baby Loss Community

Instagram- @navigatingbabyloss

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

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• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
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Do you feel like it's your fault for losing your baby?
Most loss parents experience great feelings of guilt and blame themselves. in this episode, we will talk about all the guilt feelings loss mothers face and the questions they ask themselves such as: Who else would be to blame but me? Did I do something wrong? I should've________.

Once this guilt subsides if you become pregnant again then a whole new line of guilt feelings begins: I feel guilty for moving on, or feeling joyful when my baby is gone, guilty for the thoughts of spending more time with a new baby, and less time grieving.

I will show you how to sort out your thoughts according to what the facts are so you can learn to relieve yourself from the guilt feelings and look at things rationally. You deserve to feel joy and begin to make peace with your baby's loss.

Download my FREE 3- video series  https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/videos on how to cope with the loss of your baby

Episode website- https://www.jennifersenn.com/post/letting-go-of-the-guilt

Private Facebook Group- Navigating Baby Loss Community

Instagram- @navigatingbabyloss

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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Preparing Your Mindset for Your Rainbow Baby

Are you pregnant or want to become pregnant after your loss?

Preparing for your rainbow baby takes as much or more mental preparation as it does physical preparation, and the ability to keep yourself on track. Realize that this is a new experience and that means the outcome can be completely different than last time, but for some of us, it is our last pregnancy experience so if it is- try to enjoy it as much as you can knowing the reward will be better than you ever imagined.

Realize that you will still have grief-It's still there. And whether you are pregnant again right after your loss or it has been 10 years there will be triggers popping up everywhere.

Pregnancy will never be the same as you knew it-Sometimes the only thing that helps is the passing of the milestones and they should be celebrated along the way. Each successful sonogram or dr appt visit but the best one is when you get past the time of the loss. It allows you to start taking breaths slightly again and build momentum with each week that passes uneventfully.

Self-talk your way through it-Self-talk is one of the best ways to quiet that devil on your shoulder.

Gather your tribe-Find other women who are in the same situation. PS there are lots of them! And connect with someone with who you can share your concerns and fears and who can cheer you along.

Talking it out-We need reminders on a daily and sometimes hourly basis that this baby has a good chance of arriving safely.

A Word of Awareness: Women who have experienced a loss often times have difficulty bonding with a new baby. It's almost like we can't believe they're really here and get to stay. It may take a little longer so know that it's normal and OK and don't feel guilty if it takes a little longer.

Love What Matters- https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/after-two-miscarriages-photographer-finds-passion-creating-rainbow-baby-photos-i-have-experienced-loss-too/

Download my FREE 3- video series  https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/videos on how to cope with the loss of your baby

Episode website- https://www.jennifersenn.com/post/preparing-your-mindset-for-your-rainbow-baby

Private Facebook Group-

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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Episode 7: When Someone Close to You Loses Their Baby

How do you support someone who is close to you without being triggered yourself?

The statistics of miscarriage is 1 in 4 and stillbirths occur 1 in 100 pregnancies. Chances are you will have someone in your circle that will suffer a loss and look to you for support. 

But how can you do it without getting triggered yourself?

That's the hard part...

Here are some ideas:

1. Don't say the things...(you know the things..)

2. Say Something!

3. Share your story with them

4. Offer Help

5. Give a special gift

6. Have compassion for yourself

Whether or not you have had a loss yourself, this is great advice for anyone who is supporting someone through a loss.

Listen to the full episode for all the ideas.

Download my FREE 3- video series  https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/videos on how to cope with the loss of your baby

Episode website- https://www.jennifersenn.com/post/when-someone-close-to-you-loses-their-baby

Private Facebook Group- Navigating Baby Loss Community
Instagram- @navigatingbabyloss
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA
TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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The inner dialogue we have with our bodies struggles as much as the inner dialogue in our minds. There are no suggestions or how-to guides on how to live in your body once your baby's heart stops beating in it.

This episode discusses the things I found to be most helpful in getting over the anger and betrayal I felt about my body following the loss of my twins and helps you stop the battle that may be happening in yours.

You're missing the symptoms of a pregnant body, your life feels so out of control, and are now left with a body in a state that you weren't expecting it to be without a baby in your arms to show for it.

I'm here to show you that this feeling is normal but you can find a way to appreciate all the amazing things your body has done.

Here are some links mentioned in this episode:

3 VIdeo Series-https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/videos
Navigating Baby Loss Facebook Group- https://www.facebook.com/navigatingbabyloss
NO BS Weight Loss- https://www.phit-n-phat.com/

Join me on social!
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To try a FREE 60-minute coaching session- schedule one HERE!

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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Permission to Heal

This episode looks at what prevents loss parents from healing in a way that would be best for them as well as those around them.
No one likes to sit in grief because it is uncomfortable, and when we are faced with uncomfortable things, our instinct is to do whatever we can to make it better as fast as possible. We are given all kinds of quick-fix advice on so many things in life to deal with the uncomfortableness of pain, but this is something we are forced to just sit in pain with. There is no fix to it, no magic pill or stretching exercise or change of location that will fix what we need to go through and the only way through it is to feel it.

There seems to be a period of time that is deemed acceptable and they seem to be set by people who have never experienced a baby loss themselves. Have you ever noticed this? If you come in contact with a mother who has had a loss she understands without a doubt that this is a long-haul and something that won't have an end date. As time passes it seems to get better but it never actually goes away. Depending on how long it has been since your loss it can look many different ways.

Give yourself permission to heal in your own way on your own timeline.
How would the rest of your life be impacted if you took the time you need to process all the feelings that come with your loss? Wouldn't that be the ultimate version of self-care and listening to your body? If it's something you have never done before or aren't used to doing, I'm urging you to do it now.

Put down the blame stick...
I thought if I punished myself enough it would ensure that I didn't go through that terrible experience for no reason or that I would be sure to not forget them. 

This episode ends with a permission slip for you to feel your grief in as long or as little time that it takes, without guilt and in a way that feels right for you.

Links for this Episode:
Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
Dr. Kessler's Book- Finding Meaning- https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Meaning-David-Kessler-audiobook/dp/B07P88B6J6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GZUM4M9WIQHR&keywords=david+kessler+finding+meaning+the+sixth+stage+of+grief&qid=1657135090&sprefix=david+kessler+%2Caps%2C688&sr=8-1
3-Video Series to Cope With You

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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Relationships in general with those closest to you are often strained after a baby loss. It's hard to be around people who want you to be your old self again when you know that person is no longer there. The hardest person to connect with is often the one you love the most- your husband or partner.

Communication is vital in repairing any type of relationship breakdown, but when you are in the throes of grief and are experiencing severe hormonal shifts it takes a lot of effort to communicate effectively.

Couples who have a pregnancy loss or stillbirth run a 22% greater chance of divorcing than couples who never experience a loss.

This episode inspired me to create a PDF with these ideas and more written out for you to download that you can get at jennifersenn.com/couples

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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Depression noun

: a state of feeling sad: low spirits : MELANCHOLYspecifically: a mood disorder that is marked by varying degrees of sadness, despair, and loneliness and that is typically accompanied by inactivity, guilt, loss of concentration, social withdrawal, sleep disturbances, and sometimes suicidal tendencies 

To anyone who has ever experienced any type of loss, these symptoms are all too familiar. Add in a traumatic life event like the loss of a baby and it is a dangerous situation for those who are experiencing it. Depression and anxiety are common following a loss with about 20% of women still reporting it 1-3 years after. This episode discusses how loss affects depression and what you can do about it so you are able to heal properly.

If you are listening to this and have someone in your life who is experiencing a pregnancy loss or stillbirth I would love to give you some advice on what NOT to say to them:

1. Anything that starts with "at least..." at least you can have another baby, at least it happened early, at least you are young, at least you already have a child, etc.
2. There must have been something wrong with the baby (then explain all the deformities, illnesses, and other things children are born with)
3. God must have needed an angel (I needed one more)

There is a whole litany of phrases that aren't helpful and in fact, are actually damaging to someone who is emotionally fragile. I go into more detail about this in my e-book "The 10 Questions You ask Yourself When You Lose Your Baby". You can download it for free on my website. So I am pleading with you to just say things like this instead:

1. I hate that you are going through this
2. I am here to listen
3. What can I do to make you feel a little better?

Resources mentioned in this episode-

"10 Questions" e-book- https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/questions
"Things I wish They'd Say" PDF- https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/things-i-wish
website-https://www.jennifersenn.com

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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What is Pregnancy Loss Coaching and how do I know if I need this or therapy?  I wanted to share what a Pregnancy Loss Coach is, how I became one, and why I think it's so helpful for parents who are struggling following a stillbirth.

I tell my story about how I found myself in my first coaching session as a business owner just wanting to learn the nuts and bolts of business, but little did I know I really needed some life coaching to uncover the success in my business and life. I tell why I decided to become one as soon as I knew how it could fulfill my desire to help others through this tragic loss.

Here are the main differences:
You could benefit from coaching if:

 You could use support surrounding your thoughts about your loss

 You are struggling to get back to day-to-day life

 Your grief is affecting your relationships or getting in the way of your work

 You would like to have another baby but are too afraid to try again

Therapy may be necessary if:

 You have overwhelming grief to the point where you can't sleep or eat

 You are having suicidal thoughts, or thoughts of harming yourself or others

 You have issues from the past that is affecting your daily life

 It would help if you had someone to make a diagnosis and prescribe medication.

In a nutshell, therapy focuses on the past traumas that are affecting how you operate in your everyday life and is a modality of treatment for healing disorders, and coaching focuses on the future and what it is you want to create for your life.

Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/navigatingbabyloss
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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
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• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA

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This is the first Episode of the Navigating Baby Loss Podcast. This Podcast is created to help women and their families who are struggling after the loss of their stillborn babies heal and find hope again.

I introduce myself and tell the story of my twins who were lost to stillbirth and my objectives for providing value to the listeners of this podcast.

Here are the links from this episode:
FREE 3 Video Series- https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/videos
Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
Podcast Episode Notifications- https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/podcast

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I created Life Beyond Loss—a four-week series of free workshops designed to give you the tools and support you need to navigate life after loss. These sessions will help you quiet the guilt, handle hurtful comments with confidence, rediscover who you are, and prepare for those painful milestone dates with a plan. Join me at navigatingbabyloss.com/october
.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY OCTOBER WORKSHOP SERIES "LIFE BEYOND LOSS"

WHERE TO FIND AND FOLLOW ME!

• Website- https://www.jennifersenn.com
• Tik Tok-https://www.tiktok.com/@navigatingbabyloss
• Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/navigatingbabyloss/
• You Tube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-2MCEY5PRiF6p6VB_2lxA