Maria Price accompanies Susan to today's episode. Maria is a teacher, a wife, and a mom. She is also the author of Love You Still, a memoir that chronicles Julia's unexpected stillbirth at term, and the beginnings of the grief journey, complete with depression, a crisis of faith, and an unplanned pregnancy that followed.

As Maria learns how to navigate life without her daughter and its impacts on her relationships and personal well-being, she has become passionate about breaking the silence surrounding infant and pregnancy loss. She tells her story and supports the telling of other parents' stories of their own much-loved babies in support groups, social media, and in quiet, local coffee shops.

Love You Still is her debut book and memoir. Maria and her family make their home in Iowa.

Key Takeaways:

• Maria shares her story.
• People often misunderstand and underestimate the loss of an unborn son or daughter.
• Maria shares how she started writing her book Love You Still.
• Maria works with families that went through the loss of a child from an unexpected stillbirth.
• People who are grieving need to talk about their lost loved ones.
• Susan and Maria talk about the healing power of remembering.
• Maria talks about what was helpful for her during her grieving process.
• Maria talks about how her faith struggled after losing Julia.
• Maria talks about the unexpected pregnancy that came after Julia.
• Maria extends her advice to those who are grieving and also to those who are supporting someone who is grieving.

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

A Thousand Names for Joy: How to Live in Harmony with the Way Things Are, Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell

Meet Maria Price

Follow Maria on Facebook and Instagram

Maria's website is coming soon! www.MariaPriceAuthor.com

Love You Still is available on Amazon, Barnesandnoble.com and Bookshop.org