The Worst Girl Gang Ever

S8 E57 | Healing After Loss: A Deep Conversation on Baby Loss, Grief, and Support with Katie Ratcliffe


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In this deeply moving and insightful episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever podcast, we sit down with Katie Ratcliffe to share her powerful story of baby loss, grief, and healing. Together, we explore the raw realities of miscarriage, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss, offering support, validation, and a community for those who have experienced similar journeys.

If you or someone you know has gone through baby loss, this episode provides comfort, actionable advice, and real-life experiences to help navigate the pain, emotional recovery, and the ongoing impact of loss.


In This Episode, We Discuss:

  • The emotional impact of miscarriage, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss
  • Why validation is crucial for healing after baby loss
  • The challenges of grief, triggers, and anniversaries
  • How partners grieve differently and ways to support each other
  • Using running and movement as a tool for mental health recovery
  • The role of bereavement midwives and memory-making after loss
  • Navigating the decision of whether to try again after loss
  • How The Worst Girl Gang Ever Foundation is supporting bereaved parents

  • About The Worst Girl Gang Ever

    The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest, and emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility, and baby loss. Expect raw conversations about unspoken experiences, hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham. This show aims to break the silence and open dialogue around miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo—let’s change the narrative for future generations.


    Support and Resources:

    Run 10k to Raise 10k Campaign

    Join our community in March and run 10k to help raise £10k for supporting those navigating loss and fertility struggles. For more details and to get involved, visit justgiving.com.


    Our book

    We are here to tell you that you are entitled to grieve, and that your grief is not disproportionate to your loss. We are here to open up the dialogue around miscarriage, so we don’t perpetuate the shame, judgement and isolation so many of us feel following pregnancy loss. We are here to equip you with knowledge, tools and guidance to support and help you in whatever way you need.

    https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-worst-girl-gang-ever-a-survival-guide-for-navigating-miscarriage-and-pregnancy-loss-bex-gunnlaura-buckingham?variant=40233717760078


    Let’s get talking. Let’s get sharing. Let’s start empowering and supporting one another.



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