This is where we say the things we can't say anywhere else to anyone else. Join certified life coach and stillbirth mom Jennifer Senn as she shares stories and has conversations about what life is like after suffering the loss of your baby and of the future you dreamed of before you heard those awful four words. Grief lasts a lifetime but you don't have to struggle with guilt, fear, and the isolation that is so common for loss moms. Navigating Baby Loss will give you inspiration and hope fro ...
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How To Survive Stillbirth Podcasts
You can't go through life without experiencing loss and trauma the question is how do we deal and live with the grief and pain? Join Nathalie Himmelrich, grief expert and author, talking to people who have experienced grief and trauma first-hand. If you want to be inspired by others who traveled through their grief and trauma, found that healing is possible, and came out the other end knowing they can survive and thrive in life after loss. For more info: www.nathaliehimmelrich.com
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The Silent Footprints | Stillbirth, Miscarriage, SIDS, Stigma, Baby Loss, Grief, SHINE for Autumn Act, Advocate, Legislation, Infant Loss, Pregnancy Loss, Maternity
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Have you lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or SIDS? Do you feel like no one understands the depth of your grief? Maybe you’re angry, bitter, depressed—or drowning in a sea of emotions that feel impossible to name, let alone explain. Perhaps you’ve heard well-meaning but hurtful comments or received advice that made you feel even more isolated. You might be wondering, Where is God in all of this? Or why our country hasn’t done more to prevent stillbirths and support grieving families. Y ...
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68 | A Mother’s Instinct: Kerri Aronson’s Story of Loss and Purpose
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49:30Send us a text I first met Dr. Kerri Aronson in 2024 when she was pregnant and advocating in Washington, D.C. — like so many of us there, determined to get the attention of our legislators and bring awareness to the heartbreak of preventable stillbirth. Our hope was simple: to show why bills like the SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469/S. 2858) are so …
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159 Mary-Catherine McDonald | The Joy Reset: How Trauma Steals Joy and How To Win It Back
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121: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief with Melissa Hull
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49:56Send Jen a Text Message I sit down with grief educator and author Melissa Hull, who shares the unimaginable story of losing her 4-year-old son, Drew, in a tragic accident. Melissa takes us back to that devastating day and opens up about the shame, guilt, and heartbreak that followed. Through her story, she shows us how grief can become a catalyst f…
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67 | Beyond the Crown: Brianna Sistrunk Mrs. Alabama America’s Mission to Bring Hope After Loss
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41:10Send us a text Brianna Sistrunk, Mrs. Alabama America 2025, is the perfect example of beauty, strength, and purpose. At first glance, you might assume her journey has been easy—but behind the crown is a story of unimaginable loss and unwavering faith. In 2015, Brianna faced the heartbreak of losing her daughter, Madison Reign, who was born still at…
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158 Mary-Frances O’Connor | The Grieving Body
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120: The Hidden Cost of Faking You're Okay
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14:46Send Jen a Text Message We say "I'm fine" because it feels easier than explaining the truth. But what happens when you're not okay—and you keep pretending that you are? In this episode, I’m talking about what it really costs us when we hide our pain, especially around the holidays, and how we can start being more honest about what grief really look…
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66 | Held in Hope: Bringing Dignity to Early Pregnancy Loss with Kenzi Covarrubias
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31:57Send us a text Finally, more organizations are beginning to acknowledge the deep pain and grief families experience when they lose a baby within the first three months of pregnancy. Since launching the Juliana Grace Ministry, I’ve heard countless stories from mothers who feel isolated after a miscarriage—a word I absolutely hate. Too often, doctors…
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157 PAIL Mini Series | Carrying Hope Alongside Grief & Sustaining Support Beyond the Early Weeks
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12:56Send us a text October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma. In this seventh and last episode of the PAIL Mini Series, we explore two central themes: how hope and grief can coexist — how life can slowly expand again without erasing love, and co…
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65 | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month | Senator John Kennedy
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14:16Send us a text As we close out the month of October—an especially meaningful time as it marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month—I want to take a moment to share a few words of encouragement and some exciting news from Senator Kennedy’s office. After attending the Wave of Light event hosted by my friend Samantha at LSU St. Mary’s Hospital, I…
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156 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Katherine Lazar on a Mission to Help You Find Light in the Darkness after Loss REPLAY
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155 PAIL Mini Series | Permission to Grieve in Your Own Way & Supporting Partners and Extended Family
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13:47Send us a text October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma. Grief is not one-size-fits-all. In this sixth episode, we explore two central themes: how every person’s grief unfolds differently — and why permitting yourself to grieve in your own …
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154 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Rachelle Spencer | Being Proud on Who You’ve Become REPLAY
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119: When IVF Doesn’t Work: Grieving the Loss of Hope
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26:15Send Jen a Text Message There are many ways to lose a baby, and today’s guest Sarah Osborne shares a rarely-talked-about story of IVF loss—and what it was like to go from a mom of three teenagers to deciding to start over again. As a seasoned doula with years of experience supporting others through pregnancy, birth, and loss, Sarah found herself on…
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153 PAIL Mini Series | Love, Longing, and Continuing Bonds & Respecting Boundaries and Emotional Needs
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15:09Send us a text October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma. Love doesn’t end when a baby dies — it transforms. In this fifth episode, we explore two central themes: the continuing bonds that parents carry after pregnancy and infant loss, how t…
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64 | When Grief Finds Purpose: Jen Rogalski's Story and Empty Arms Bereavement Support
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58:45Send us a text I first met Jen at a celebration dinner in Washington, D.C. Her joyful spirit immediately stood out—but like so many of us, her advocacy for Stillbirth Awareness comes from a deeply personal place. In April 2023, Jen lost her son at 37 weeks and 5 days gestation. Feeling isolated in her grief, she turned to Google and discovered Empt…
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152 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Amy Watson | Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy After Loss REPLAY
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151 PAIL Mini Series | The Body Remembers & Honoring Important Dates
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14:28Send us a text October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma. In this fourth episode, we explore two central themes: how the body remembers grief — physically, hormonally, emotionally — and how honoring important dates can help bring gentle heal…
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118: Guilt, Grief, and the 3AM Thought Spiral
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24:29Send Jen a Text Message In this second episode of the "Breaking the Silence of Stillbirth Guilt" series, I'm sharing something I struggled with deeply myself—those relentless 3:00 AM thoughts that make you feel like it's all your fault. If you ever find yourself retracing every moment of your pregnancy looking for what you missed, or blaming yourse…
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150 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Betsy Winter | Somatic Insights For Child Loss and Uncovering Developmental Trauma REPLAY
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63 | Yes, Miscarriage Is Birth | Pregnancy After Loss Doula with Sarah Lingle
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50:41Send us a text I’ve been following Sarah Lingle on Instagram since 2024, drawn to her faith-filled encouragement for mothers like me who have experienced the loss of a baby. Sarah’s story began while she was already serving as a doula. In January 2021, she faced unimaginable heartbreak when she lost her first baby, lovingly named Peanut. In this ep…
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149 PAIL Mini Series | Navigating the Waves of Grief & Practical Support Matters
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14:52Send us a text October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma. In this third solo episode, we explore two central themes: Navigating the waves of grief, and how practical support really matters in easing the everyday load of life after loss. Grie…
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148 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Jessica Zucker | Saying it Loudly: I Had a Miscarriage REPLAY
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147 PAIL Mini Series | The Loneliness of Loss & What to Say (and What Not to Say)
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16:06Send us a text In this second solo episode of the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Mini Series, we explore two central themes: the loneliness that follows pregnancy and infant loss, and how language can either heal or hurt when we try to support someone through it. So many grieving parents describe the silence that follows their loss: frie…
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146 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Jennifer Beatty-Kwan | Infant Loss & Pregnancy After Loss as a Medical Doctor REPLAY
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62 | Stillbirth Prevention on Capitol Hill | Part 2
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145 PAIL Mini Series | Your Grief is Real and Valid & How to Show Up Without Fixing
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144 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Rachel Tenpenny | Why and How Healing Is Possible REPLAY
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117: How Ashlie’s Embrace Is Helping Stillbirth Families Get More Time With Their Babies
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33:28Send Jen a Text Message Erin Maroon, the founder of Ashlie’s Embrace, a nonprofit that donates Cuddle Cots to hospitals across the U.S. Erin shares the heartbreaking story of losing her daughter Ashlie to stillbirth in 2015 after what was considered a healthy pregnancy. From the shock of those devastating words “Your daughter is dead,” to the raw, …
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61 | Stillbirth Prevention on Capitol Hill | Visit with Speaker Mike Johnson
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25:49Send us a text In this episode, I share about my recent advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., where I joined Healthy Birth Day, Debbie Haine Vijayvergiya—the founder of SHINE for Autumn—and fellow Count the Kicks advocates to talk about preventable stillbirth and the importance of passing the SHINE for Autumn Act. I walk you through my first day on Ca…
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143 Tamara Gabriel | Grieving Parents 10 Years Later
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60 | God’s Plan in the Midst of Pain: The Safe Haven Baby Box Mission
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29:12Send us a text In this powerful and moving episode, we sit down with Monica Kelsey, the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, to hear her extraordinary testimony. Monica boldly and unapologetically shares her personal story—one that begins in August 1972, when her 17-year-old birth mother survived a brutal assault and faced an unplanned pregnancy. Agai…
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116: Breaking the Silence Around Stillbirth Guilt
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24:22Send Jen a Text Message Have you ever felt guilty… and couldn’t even explain why? That quiet heaviness in your chest, the weight behind your shoulders, the phrases you’d never say out loud: “I should’ve known…” “My body failed.” “What if I had done something differently?” In this episode, I’m peeling back the layers of the silent, suffocating guilt…
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59 | Miles’ Mission: Turning Grief Into Purpose
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51:01Send us a text In this episode, we share the story behind Miles' Mission — a powerful movement born from the heartbreak of losing Miles Owen Moore, who was stillborn on October 11, 2021. His passing forever changed his family, inspiring them to take their pain and turn it into purpose. Join Jennifer and Dr. Michael Bullock as they open up about the…
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141 Suicide Trauma | World Suicide Prevention Day: Changing the Narrative on Suicide
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58 | From The Biggest Loser to the Biggest Mission: Buddy Shuh’s Story of Loss and Hope | The Tears Foundation
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45:40Send us a text When Buddy Shuh stepped onto the set of The Biggest Loser in 2012, millions of viewers saw a man determined to reclaim his health. What they didn’t see was the deeper story—the heartbreak that had quietly shaped his life for years. Back in 2006, Buddy and his wife were joyfully preparing to welcome their baby girl when a routine pren…
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57 | The Dark Truth About My Brother’s Death
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28:27Send us a text Today, I open up and share a story I have never spoken about publicly before—the story of my brother’s death. While it was ruled as SIDS, I’ve carried the belief in my heart that his life was taken for monetary gain. My biological father had a desire to profit from the twins—or even through my death—and that shadow has followed me fo…
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115: Rooted in Faith: Preparing for Birth After Baby Loss
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26:33Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, I'm joined by Lauren Murdock, a labor and delivery nurse with over 10 years of experience, childbirth educator, and the creator of the Rooted Birth Method. Lauren brings both professional wisdom and deeply personal experience as she shares her own journey with infertility and miscarriage. We dive into the un…
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56 | Grieving Together: Luis Melara’s Story of Losing His Sister Ana Mary
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39:45Send us a text In this episode, Luis Melara, the son of Rosie Melara, opens up about the heartbreaking loss of his sister, Ana Mary, in 2010. What began as a season of hope, joy, and anticipation quickly turned into grief and heartache. Luis shares how, as a young child, he learned to grieve openly alongside his family, discovering the power of wal…
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140 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Disrupted Attachment Grief
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139 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Migration-related Grief
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114: Supporting a Mom After Stillbirth: Do's and Don'ts
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27:41Send Jen a Text Message When someone you love loses a baby, your instinct is to help—but what if the things you're doing to comfort them are actually making things harder? In this episode, I walk you through the 3 most common mistakes people make when trying to support a grieving mom after stillbirth or pregnancy loss—and what to do instead. I shar…
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138 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Cultural or Intergenerational Grief
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137 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Environmental or Climate Grief
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55 | Lisa Rowell | Prayers for D.C. and the Untold Story of the Death of my Baby Brother
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13:27Send us a text In this heartfelt episode, Lisa opens up about a story she has never shared publicly—the story of her baby brother who passed away in 1992. For decades, his life has been hidden in silence, but Lisa feels compelled to finally tell it from her own perspective. With raw honesty, she invites you into the pain, the questions, and the jou…
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136 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Grief Due to Non-death Loss
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135 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Compounded Grief
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134 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Identity-related Grief
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133 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Developmental Grief
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132 Understanding the Language of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Existential Grief
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