Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories

Dear Mama,

What if I told you Black mamas aren't superheroes, that the cape is choking us, and our backs are brittle? What if I told you motherhood ain't killing us, though, but the narratives we buy into hook, line, and sinker are? What if you had the option not to be the primary custodial parent? Would you decline out of obligation to the belief that a good Black mama would never choose to leave their children in the care of others, even the other parent? How does a Black mother respond when what's best for her or her destiny clashes with cultural norms?

In this Mother's Day episode, I shared my journey with Dem Black Mamas Podcast about the complexities and challenges of non-custodial parenting and Black motherhood. When Erica and her husband decided to divorce, they also agreed to shared custody. Each parent would have primary custody for 3 years of their son Maxwell who was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy 10 years ago.

We dive into:

• Confronting societal norms and cultural stigmas
• Navigating health and care decisions for children with special needs as a noncustodial parent
• Historical trauma and Black motherhood
• Renegotiating Black motherhood

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Today's episode is a solo episode where our founder Erica M. Freeman shares our newest Grief Support Group - Black Moms Loss Returning. This is expanding our currently offering in our partnership with Postpartum Support International.

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Today's episode is a two part episode where we discuss adoption and second trimester loss. Today's guest Dr. Tatiana Height wanted to become a mother through private adoption as she was single at the time. During this time she faced alot of judgement from people about trying to adopt instead of carrying a biological child.

If you haven't listened to part 1 please go back to Episode 383 to listen.

In this episode we discuss her finding out she was pregnant, her second trimester and miscarriage loss story, her 3rd failed adoption, and her grief and healing journey. We discuss how the third mom changed her mind the day the baby was due. Her due date was right at the same time as Tatiana was entering her second trimester, so she put her adoption plan on hold to focus on pregnancy. At 19 weeks and 3 days, her water broke and she gave birth to a baby girl, but she didn't survive. 10 months later she got pregnant again, but miscarried around 6 weeks, and she is now trying to adopt again.

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Have you considered adoption as a way to grow your family?

Today's episode is a two part episode where we discuss adoption and second trimester loss. Today's guest Dr. Tatiana Height wanted to become a mother through private adoption as she was single at the time. During this time she faced alot of judgement from people about trying to adopt instead of carrying a biological child.

In this episode we discuss the adoption process, her two failed adoptions, the grief and loss from that experience, and her search for a sperm donor to conceive her own child. We lead up in this episode of her matching with a third birth mother at the same time she found out she was pregnant. This second part that will air next week will go into her second trimester loss story, and her grief and healing journey.

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We are easing into 2025 with our first Solo episode of the year with Erica Michelle. We are discussing staying informed through this new climate but not consumed. I share my favorite podcasts, books, and other media that I'm using to keep the peace and rest in this season. We are being frutiful in 2025 and not easily swayed by misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation from this administration. This episode is for you to listen to if you need some encouragement no matter where you are in your journey.

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2024 is here and we are kicking off the year with a solo episode. Our founder, Erica Michelle, shares about easing into 2024, goals for Sisters in Loss in 2024, and surviving and thriving in 2024.

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I am excited to get behind the mic and kick off the new year with a solo episode discussing all about 2022 accomplishments and failures. In this episode, I deep dive into my personal development and growth in 2022, and share my 2023 word of the year. We discuss what's next with Sisters in Loss and what to look forward to in 2023 and how to stay connected to the community.

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Today's episode is a solo episode where I catch you up on all the things happening with Sisters in Loss and celebrating my birthday on July 17th and 4 years of podcasting on August 2.

In this episode we discuss:

-Taking a solo vacation for my birthday

-Recapping this year so far for Sisters in Loss

-What is next for Sisters in Loss? Our 2021 Summit and Retreat in 2022!

This episode is for you to listen to celebrate my birthday and 4 years of podcasting. Stay tuned until the end of the episode for a special message.

For my birthday I would love for you to leave us a fresh review on your podcast medium.

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We made it yall! We have made it to the end of the year, and I'm happy to say we made it whole. Many of us started this year with the expectation of greatness. Ambition to take on the world. Start that new business, write that new book, launch that new product, travel to a new country, and just live a life after loss that was unimaginable. Then our world was paused in March as COVID-19 shut down the world, travel, and many businesses especially small businesses. Many of our family and friends have been diagnosed with COVID-19, recovered, or even worse have gone to be angels in heaven. 2020 has been the year of the Unexpected!

In this solo episode I talk about the year in review, my personal and professional goals, and my 2021 word of the year.

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We have entered into a new year, and a new decade. Another opportunity to live out our purpose for our lives, for our angel babies, and future babies. It is a time to continue on the journey to healing, restoration, with hope and peace. In today's episode I share my word of the year and a recap of all that was accomplished with Sisters in Loss in 2019 and my goals for 2020 for the podcast and business.

Resilience means

1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.

Resilience means knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks, or barriers, or limited resources. Resilience is a measure of how much you want something and how much you are willing, and able, to overcome obstacles to get it. It has to do with your emotional strength.

After losing babies many times we don't even know our own strength. But we keep on getting up, placing our feet on the floor, and pressing on time after time when it gets tough. We go two steps forward and 3 steps back. We move from trauma to trauma and not realize it until its too late. We get the positive pregnancy test we had been praying for only to get bad news weeks later. We make it the end of our pregnancy, birth our rainbow baby, and are depressed because we continue to mourn the baby we lost. When I think of resiliency I think of you. Yes, you girl. Yes, you my Sister in Loss.

You continue to press on, recover quickly, and have the emotional strength to overcome life's obstacles and challenges. You have made it your mission to help others on this journey. You have dedicated your life back to Jesus to serving him until your husband and future children get here.

Resilience is you! Resilience is me!

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