The Joyful Mourning - A Podcast for Women Who Have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss

Episode 026. In this episode I talk with Ashlee Karasch, a wife and a mama, who has walked through multiple miscarriages. In this episode Ashlee shares her story of loss and how during that season of intense grief her faith was tested as she questioned everything she thought she believed. Ashlee shares honestly about how she found healing, what advice she would give to a grieving couple, and what it was like to try to get pregnant again. She also talks about how she found help amidst her loss and her answer might surprise you. Lastly, we talk about the importance of finding women who understand what this grief feels like and giving them permission to speak into you life. If you are looking for women who understand what you are walking through, if you feel alone in your grief, I want to invite you to join The Joyful Mourning Community -- a place where women who are walking through the grief of baby loss, can feel known and understood. Come join this hope-filled, honest community by going to themorning.com/community. This episode is full of honest and candid wisdom, helpful for any mother who is walking through the loss of a baby. No matter where you are on your grief journey, I pray this episode will bless you. --- THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 026 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/episode026

In Episode 025 I have the privilege of talking with Justine Fulton, a mama who has had to do the unthinkable – plan a funeral for her 5 month old baby boy who tragically died of SIDS. Memorial or funeral services are not something we think about until the moment it becomes absolutely necessary and in that moment all the decisions that need to be made can be absolutely overwhelming. In this episode Justine and I spend our time together talking about all the beautiful details she implemented for her son's memorial service giving ideas for simple ways to make the hardest of moments a bit sweeter and a bit more intentional. If you or someone you know is in the midst of planning a funeral for a baby there are multiple free resources including a free 10 page planning guide for you at themorning.com/episode025 THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 025 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/episode025

In Episode 024 I'll be sharing a little about my own experiences of pregnancy after loss as well as a few thoughts about how to deal with that fear that can so easily plague our hearts and minds. And at the end of today's episode I'll be doing a little Q&A session with real questions submitted by listeners like you about pregnancy after loss. I pray this episode is helpful and hopeful for you today. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 024 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/episode024

This episode is truly one of the most honest and tender interviews I've done and I am so grateful for the wisdom and hope shared in this episode. My special guest is Sharon McKeeman, a mother to 7 children, 4 here on earth and 3 in heaven. During our time together, Sharon talks about what it looked like and looks like still to fight for a healthy marriage while grieving, and how to do that when you are grieving so differently than your spouse; we talk about ways to love a grieving friend and Sharon gives a few incredibly simple but absolutely invaluable tips for how to do that. We talk about how helpful and healing naming your baby can be even if you never got the chance to meet him or her and if you only have a few minutes you should skip to the end when she says this about grieving mothers, 'We are strong. We are warriors. We have gone through so much pain and so much suffering. And yet there is so much beauty to be had from it." I hope you know that to be true today, that you are strong even when you don't feel that to be true and that you might see a bit of beauty from the ashes today. I pray this episode blesses you. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 023 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/episode023

You're listening to The Joyful Mourning Podcast, episode #022. Today Meg Walker and I are talking about Postpartum Depression, specifically in women who have experienced the loss of a baby -- what the symptoms are, how to reach out for help and most importantly multiple reminders that there is no shame if you are experiencing this. You haven't done anything wrong. We share trusted resources that are available to you, resources that will bring help and healing, and those are listed for you in the show notes for this episode as well. Neither Meg or myself are trained professionals in the areas of postpartum depression, we are simply approaching this topic from a place of having been there, from knowing first hand what its like and providing a bit of limited research in the hopes that if the symptoms we will talk about today sound like you, that you would know you are not alone and there is no shame in reaching out for help. There are resources available to help you in the show notes for this episode and you can find those at www.themorning.com/episode022 . THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 022 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/episode022

In Episode 021 I get to talk to Meg Walker about the anxiety and fear and depression that can be so pervasive after experiencing the loss of a baby. Meg is a former guest on the show who has become a dear friend, you can hear more of her personal story of loss in her interview in Episode 010. In today's episode Meg and I share honestly about what fear and anxiety looked like in our own lives after our losses. We do our best to give words of honest hope as well as practical advice for those in the midst of it. Neither Meg or myself are trained professionals in the areas of anxiety or depression, we are simply approaching this topic from a place of having been there, from knowing first hand just how debilitating and paralyzing the fear can be. Our hope is that if you are battling fear and anxiety today that you would know you are not alone. There are resources available to help you find peace amidst your debilitating fear and I have listed those in the show notes for this episode, you can find those at www.themorning.com/episode020. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.thejoyfulmourningcommunity.com THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 020 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/episode020

Welcome to The Joyful Mourning Podcast, episode #20. In this episode I am going to take a look back at 2018 and share all the good that happened here last year. I am going to share with you what I am celebrating from 2018, all the great things that happened this past year, as well as a few of the challenges from last year. And lastly, the 3 specific hopes I have for us in 2019. Thank you for being here friend and for listening in. I am so grateful for you and I pray this episode blesses you today. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.themorning.com/community THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning EPISODE 020 SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/2018-in-review

Day 25 of 25 days of God's promises for women who have grieving, broken hearts this Christmas, for women who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and need a reminder of God's goodness, a reminder of true Hope when hope feels impossible. Join me this Christmas season for a daily promise, a promise that we can trust, a promise that would bring our hearts great joy, a promise that will restore our hope in our Savior-Redeemer-King who was born to die, so that we might live. I pray this podcast series blesses you and reminds you that you aren't alone in your grief and you are more loved than you could ever imagine. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.themorning.com/community THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning THE MORNING ONLINE: www.themorning.com

Day 24 of 25 days of God's promises for women who have grieving, broken hearts this Christmas, for women who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and need a reminder of God's goodness, a reminder of true Hope when hope feels impossible. Join me this Christmas season for a daily promise, a promise that we can trust, a promise that would bring our hearts great joy, a promise that will restore our hope in our Savior-Redeemer-King who was born to die, so that we might live. I pray this podcast series blesses you and reminds you that you aren't alone in your grief and you are more loved than you could ever imagine. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.themorning.com/community THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning THE MORNING ONLINE: www.themorning.com

Day 23 of 25 days of God's promises for women who have grieving, broken hearts this Christmas, for women who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and need a reminder of God's goodness, a reminder of true Hope when hope feels impossible. Join me this Christmas season for a daily promise, a promise that we can trust, a promise that would bring our hearts great joy, a promise that will restore our hope in our Savior-Redeemer-King who was born to die, so that we might live. I pray this podcast series blesses you and reminds you that you aren't alone in your grief and you are more loved than you could ever imagine. THE JOYFUL MOURNING COMMUNITY: www.themorning.com/community THE JOYFUL MORNING INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thejoyfulmorning THE MORNING ONLINE: www.themorning.com