The Worst Girl Gang Ever

S8 E42 | Finding Hope After Loss and Supporting Families Through the Holidays


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In this moving episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, co-hosts Bex and Laura Buckingham welcome Lucy, founder of Ellie’s Gift, to discuss her journey following the devastating loss of her daughter, Ella. Lucy shares how her grief led her to create Ellie’s Gift, an app providing support for parents navigating the heartbreak of baby loss. With her background as a mental health nurse, Lucy developed the app to offer mindfulness, mental health support, and community resources.Together, they introduce the 250 Christmas Hearts Campaign, a unique holiday fundraiser designed to support parents and families facing loss. This initiative will fund resources tailored specifically to miscarriage and baby loss, with an option for people to contribute by raising £100 each. The conversation dives into the urgent need for compassionate resources and the collective efforts of a community dedicated to supporting families through some of life’s most difficult moments.Key Topics Discussed:Lucy’s personal journey through loss and creating Ellie’s GiftThe mission and impact of Ellie’s Gift in the baby loss communityInsight into the 250 Christmas Hearts Campaign and how it offers hope during the holidaysWhy personalised grief support matters and plans to expand the app’s resourcesChallenges of funding and making mental health resources accessible to allThe transformative power of community support and the mission to break societal taboos on miscarriage and baby lossThe Warriorship is a membership to help you navigate life after baby loss. It covers every stage of the recovery pathway, and provides support, advice, and a range of emotional tools to help you through this difficult time. This is more than a support group. For more information and to join The Warriorship go to: https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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