Today's episode features a fellow loss mom, Cait Robertson. Cait was born and raised in a small beach town called Wilmington, NC. She is a singer-songwriter, speech pathologist, recipe developer, and jewelry artist - very eclectic! She and her husband struggled with infertility and lost their first baby. It was a devastating chapter of their lives, but it ignited a fire within her to create meaningful keepsake jewelry for mamas to help keep their special memories close to their hearts. The greatest joy and passion of her life is being a mama to her rainbow baby boy, Grey, and her one-year-old, Ryland.

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Meredith Zahorsky is a wife, mom, Jesus follower, and LPC. She loves to laugh and at the same time feels called to walk with those in deep sorrow.

As an LPC she counts it a true honor when people share their stories and ultimately their journey with her as they navigate life and often tragedy.

As a wife, she wants to be someone who loves well, is loyal, and obviously the fun one!

As a mom she longs to serve her children well so that they may be drawn closer to Christ through her example, and yes yes let’s not forget being fun for them too!

As a follower of Christ, she longs to hear, "You have run the race well" and wants people to see Christ in me and through her.

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Meredith Zahorsky is a wife, mom, Jesus follower, and LPC. She loves to laugh and at the same time feels called to walk with those in deep sorrow.

As an LPC she counts it a true honor when people share their stories and ultimately their journey with her as they navigate life and often tragedy.

As a wife, she wants to be someone who loves well, is loyal, and obviously the fun one!

As a mom she longs to serve her children well so that they may be drawn closer to Christ through her example, and yes yes let’s not forget being fun for them too!

As a follower of Christ, she longs to hear, "You have run the race well" and wants people to see Christ in me and through her.

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• Gathering Hope is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. To support this podcast and our mission to provide resources and community to miscarriage, stillbirth & infant loss survivors, click HERE. 

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Leslie Hernandez is originally from Mexico, moved to the DFW when she was three, and has lived here ever since. She is a 5th-grade reading teacher at Burnet Elementary in Dallas ISD. Leslie currently resides in Irving, TX with her husband Samuel, a high school principal. She is a proud mother to Aaron (9), Andres, their angel baby, they lost in April 2020, and a baby girl coming June 2023.

Leslie loves giving back to the loss community in honor of Andres’ life by donating books at local hospitals for grieving parents and shares Andre's story as a way to show others how God can help us through our most difficult times and find hope in him again. She also enjoys sharing how therapy has helped her so much in her healing.

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In the next few episodes, we have pulled from past interviews to introduce you to some of the women you will meet at Gathering 2022.

Meet Betsy Beaman! In her episode today, we talk about her story, the moment she discovered she had a son, anxiety and the importance of mental health, normalizing the conversation surrounding miscarriage, and the most helpful tools in her healing journey.

Having served as the Gathering Hope board president, a table leader for our Gatherings, and an advisor to the organization, Betsy is a funny, no-nonsense mama and we can’t wait for you to meet her!

Slaying The Stigma: Changing the Narrative, One Mother at a Time, encourages survivors in their healing journey, while also educating others who are unfamiliar with the issues surrounding miscarriage & infant loss. Our hope is that one of these conversations will resonate with you and inspire you to share with others in your own community.

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In the next few episodes, we have pulled from past interviews to introduce you to some of the women you will meet at Gathering 2022. 

Raised in Richardson, TX, Stefani Hohman now resides in Fort Worth, with her husband of 15 years, Marc. They have 5 children ranging from 14 to 3 years old, with their daughter Wren in Heaven. She is a professional photographer and is also in her final year of college to be an elementary teacher. She loves plants, paper planners, thrifting, camping, volunteering with PTA & Gathering Hope, watching her kids play sports and her family’s yearly tradition of going to Galveston.

“I learned about Gathering Hope a few months after losing Wren in 2018 and attended my first Gathering that fall. My anxiety almost held me back from coming, but I went ahead and signed up because I really needed something to look forward to.

I loved that there was going to be worship time and having the opportunity to listen to speakers. But just getting to go share my story with a table of other women who had also experienced loss was the icing on the cake. And exactly what I needed to help propel me through my healing.

Halfway through my second Gathering, in 2019, I knew I was signing up to be a table leader the next year. Last year, I served as the lead for the table leader team and the rest is history.”

Slaying The Stigma: Changing the Narrative, One Mother at a Time, encourages survivors in their healing journey, while also educating others who are unfamiliar with the issues surrounding miscarriage & infant loss. Our hope is that one of these conversations will resonate with you and inspire you to share with others in your own community.

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If you've ever wondered where grief, science and faith intersect, Natasha Smith is someone you need to meet. On today's podcast, we learn how God is guiding her healing journey, through trauma and loss. Natasha talks about stuffing her pain down inside for almost 20 years and how bringing the hurt and pain into the light of a safe community helped to process her suffering. We discuss how the power of presence, not advice or opinions, is sometimes what's needed most in helping another grieving person. You'll also get a peek inside her upcoming book that connects grief, brain science, academic research, and faith with tangible ways that you can process your own grief. Natasha’s book will be released by Intervarsity Press in summer 2023.   

Natasha Smith is a wife, mom of 4, an engineer turned homeschooler, writer, speaker, and podcast host. She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling with a focus in theology and psychology from Liberty University. Jesus and coffee are her favorites, and she shares biblical hope for every season daily across social media @imnatashasmith. 

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If you are a survivor, we encourage you to join us at our annual Gathering where we honor our babies and our unique motherhood. Early Bird tickets are available at GatheringHope.org/gathering-2022. 

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Settle in for the intimate story of Justina Oldehoff and her son, Carter. Born fighting, Carter's life was the catalyst for Justina to care for other NICU and bereaved families. In this interview, Justina is normalizing the complex feelings of bereaved moms. She's also open about the emotionally complex experience of another high-risk pregnancy after loss, while simultaneously grieving for Carter. Listen as she's honest about how brutal grief can be, while beautifully weaving hope into her story of trauma and loss.

Justina is a mom to two preemie boys, 24-weeker Carter in heaven and 29-weeker Aron who is a happy, healthy two-and-a-half-year-old, and wife to Dan of 13 years. She is a healthcare administrator in Colorado who loves to travel, write, read, and do yoga. Through their foundation, Carter's Cause, her mission is to provide hope, encouragement, and resources to NICU parents, bereaved parents, and their support systems.

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If you are a survivor, we encourage you to join us at our annual Gathering where we honor our babies and our unique motherhood. Early Bird tickets are available at GatheringHope.org/gathering-2022. 

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Uniquely Similar...what does this mean? Listen to this genuine, honest and heartfelt interview with Crystal Webster and find out how this oxymoron plays a role in the relationships between loss moms. She also shares what it's like to build a legacy and parenting your child after they've passed away. When her daughter, Madelyn died in her arms just hours after she was born, Crystal wanted to also. It took her years to learn to live again - only once she realized Maddie wouldn't want her mom to spend the rest of her life waiting to die. You'll also hear Crystal address topics like joy, happiness and resilience and the extensive research she's doing to empower other bereaved moms who are searching for a reason to smile again. 

Crystal is a business owner, entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, award-winning author ("Confessions of a Griever: Turning a Hot Mess into an Haute Message {Laughable Lessons for When Life Just Sucks}", co-founder of Sharing Solace, wife, daughter, auntie…but above everything else in the world Crystal is Madelyn Elizabeth Webster’s mama. Sharing Solace was founded from that love and hope: to help grievers grieve and lovers love their griever through technology-elevated, tangible, pass-along-able gifts wrapped in a community of strength and support...so you can always 'Remember. You're not alone.'

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• Resources mentioned in this episode
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  • Resilient Grieving: How to Find Your Way Through a Devastating Loss
  • Greater Good Science Center
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In honor of Father's Day, we invited Clint Watkins to join us for a conversation about bereaved fatherhood. You will be inspired by Clint's expression of love for his children, as he talks about grieving alongside his wife, Jillian. Clint also points to misconceptions of masculine grief, using Biblical examples of lament. This conversation doesn't shy away from the gutting sorrow that comes with child loss, and how this experience can lead to questioning God. He openly shares how wrestling with faith can be a gateway to a stronger faith that is anchored in true hope. We also talk about how to support dads through loss and what our culture needs to understand about the complexity of grief. 

Clint is a missionary with the posture of a wounded shepherd. As a campus minister, he helps men and women find hope through the death and resurrection of Jesus. As a sufferer, he and his wife lost their first two babies in two years. In 2018, they lost Eli during delivery due to a fatal condition. In 2020, they lost Rowe through miscarriage. What sustained them was God's invitation to struggle honestly with him in their sorrow. Now, Clint teaches and writes in order to extend that same invitation to others. The Lord welcomes our wrestling in order to offer us rugged hope. He and Jillian live in Lancaster, PA, with their third child, Conley. 

 You can read more of Clint's writing at FrailFather.com or ClintDWatkins.com and connect with him on Instagram at @clintdwatkins. 

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