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

Joyful Mourning Podcast episode #12. This past week we celebrated my son Aaden's 10th birthday. Knowing exactly how difficult it can be to navigate a birthday after a baby has died I thought it would be helpful to share a few specific ideas about how to do so. Listen in as I share 12 specific ideas for celebrating, as well as a few thoughts from my experience having walked through 10 birthdays without my son here on earth. I hope this episode is helpful to you and makes what could be a difficult day a more joy-filled one. SHOW NOTES: www.themorning.com/birthdays

As you may or may not know, October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month and in this short episode I thought it would be helpful to share 7 simple ways to commemorate this special month. Whether you or someone you know has experienced the loss of a baby I am sure that this episode will be practically helpful to you - either in helping you to love and recognize someone who is grieving or in finding tangible ways to commemorate your own loss. I hope this episode brings freedom to your pain and hope as you feel seen and heard and remembered this month.

In today's episode I have the privilege of talking with Meg Walker. Listen in as Meg shares her story of finding joy amidst the mourning as she tells us about her son Jacob, what it was like carrying a baby with a terminal diagnosis, giving birth to him and then coming home from the hospital without him and then experiencing a miscarriage only months later. Meg gives an incredible amount of wisdom and hope in this episode, sharing how she has learned there can be beauty even in the sorrow. I am sure this episode will bless you. Show Notes: www.themorning.com/meg

In this week's episode I have the privilege of talking with my long time friend Kat Schmoyer about what it has looked like for her to navigate two miscarriages. Listen in as she talks openly about her story of loss, the challenges of grieving differently than her husband, going back to work, what joy amidst mourning means to her and so much more. For show notes visit: http://www.themorning.com/kat-schmoyer/

In this week's episode I thought it would be helpful to talk candidly about a few of the things I learned from planning a memorial service for my own son. This podcast is a bit different than the others and I wrote it as a list of the 5 specific things I would tell a newly grieving mother who is faced with planning her baby's funeral. I share a few things I would have done differently, a few reminders of truth and hopefully lots of helpful information should you or a friend or a family member ever walk this road. Show Notes: www.themorning.com/planning-a-funeral-baby Funeral Planning Resources: www.themorning.com/baby-funeral/

In today's episode I have the privilege of talking with Michelle Horton, a certified biblical counselor, a woman full of grace and wisdom. Listen in as we have a live Q&A discussing a range of questions from "is it ok to grieve miscarriages and early losses" and "how do I respond to hurtful comments after loss" and "I feel so much guilt and shame over the loss of my baby, what do i do?" Today's episode is incredibly helpful to the woman grieving as well as friends and family members of those grieving.

In today's episode I talk with Lindsay Ostrom. Listen in as she talks candidly about her son Afton, how his life and death changed the way she sees the world and the one thing she would tell herself if she could go back to those early days of grief. Her very practical and tangible wisdom for newly grieving mothers is incredibly helpful and I hope that it brings encouragement to you today. For show notes: www.thejoyfulmourning.com

In today's episode I have the privilege of talking with Katelyn Alsop. Listen in as Katelyn shares the story of her son James and the reality of carrying a baby with a terminal diagnosis. Her wisdom and encouragement for women walking through a similar reality is freeing and incredibly helpful, I hope it blesses you today.

In today's episode I have the privilege of talking with Lara Casey, a woman who is full of immense joy and invaluable wisdom. Listen in as we talk about her miscarriage, the grief that followed and why she can say with assurance that good things grow from the hard places. For show notes and more information about today's guest head over to thejoyfulmourning.com.

Listen in as I talk with my very best friend about navigating friendship amidst grief, a few things we wish we would have done a little differently in those early days of grief, what it looks like to experience joy and suffering simultaneously, and a few very practical ways to love a friend who is grieving. For show notes and more information about today's guest head over to thejoyfulmourning.com.