TW: Child loss

In this episode, I talk about the nuances involved when you lose a child and I offer a few suggestions you may want to consider when it comes to the grieving process. 

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TW: Pregnancy Loss

Today's episode is about the emotions and thoughts I experienced, and perhaps you have too, after getting pregnant again after loss. This is a situation that not many people want to talk about, so I'm doing that here to normalize not only what you may be feeling. 

Support Resource: pregnancyafterlosssupport.org

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TW: Abortion

In this episode, I talk about the grief that can ensue after an abortion experience and how that grief can become disenfranchised. 

If you have had an abortion, or know someone who has, and you're having a hard time coping with that decision, help is available. Here are some resources: 

1. Rachelsvineyard.org

2. abortionchangesyou.com

3. Hopeafterabortion.com

4. Support After Abortion Hotline: 844-289-4673

5. International Helpline for Abortion Recovery: 866-482-5433

6. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 

You may also reach out to me to talk. Feel free to send me an email: [email protected]. 

The purpose of this podcast has always been about spreading knowledge about grief and loss because knowledge is power. In the interest of that, I start a miniseries on pregnancy loss, which is a type of loss that is not discussed much and can lead to disenfranchised grief. Today's episode addresses early term loss, aka miscarriage, and stillbirth. 

TW: Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

Resources: 

1. If you're local to southcentral PA, you can contact me for grief counseling. My subspecialty is pregnancy loss. Go to www.starfishcounseling.biz . 

2. www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org

3. sweetgraceministries.com

4. www.nationalshare.org 

These resources are just the tip of the iceberg. Feel free to do an Internet search for "pregnancy loss support" or "perinatal loss support" and then your area to see what comes up. 

Today's episode focuses on losses that aren't commonly considered losses, and for that reason, they often lead to disenfranchised grief. The losses I discuss on this episode are pet loss, divorce, job loss, loss of health or way of life, loss of faith, and loss of non-existent experiences. 

Contact: www.starfishcounseling.biz 

I continue this miniseries on losses that can result in disenfranchised grief by focusing on pregnancy loss. 

CW: Pregnancy loss

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Today I talk about disenfranchised grief, which is a type of grief that not a lot of people know about. I also talk about how loss by suicide relates to disenfranchised grief. 

TW: Suicide, loss by suicide

Resources: 1. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - www.afsp.org 2. National Mental Health Hotline - Call or text 988 in the United States 

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Welcome to another season of this podcast! On the first episode of the second season, I talk about the phenomenon of anticipatory grief. Remember that episodes are now dropping weekly instead of biweekly. 

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The end of a year is often a time to go within, think about what has happened in the last 12 months and consider what you'd like to do in the new year. But, how does grief figure into this? I talk about that on this episode, which is the last one in the miniseries on the holidays and grief. 

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I talk about the ups and downs of grief during the holidays and why I think this happens. 

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