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Episode 50 - My Miscarriage Experience
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🐚Content Warning: This episode contains a detailed discussion of pregnancy loss and miscarriage, which may be triggering for some listeners.
Topics covered
- My personal experience with pregnancy loss during a pilgrimage in Malta
- Why I feel pregnancy loss needs to be spoken about more openly in society
- The emotional aftermath, including identity crisis, grief, and body changes
- How this experience has transformed my perspective on fertility and motherhood
- The practical ways I've been supporting myself through the healing process
- How this experience has informed and deepened my professional work
- The importance of community support during pregnancy loss
About my experience
Unlike previous pregnancy losses in my life, this one happened at a time when I was ready and excited to become a mother, with a partner I deeply love and trust. The loss occurred unexpectedly during a pilgrimage I was hosting in Malta, where I first discovered I was bleeding while at an ancient temple.
The experience has transformed me in profound ways, leaving me in what feels like a liminal identity space - no longer who I was before, but not yet the mother I was becoming. I've experienced a complex mix of emotions: grief for the loss, love for the soul that was briefly with me, gratitude for the insights received, fear about future pregnancies, and confusion about who I am now.
I share this story in detail because pregnancy loss is still treated as taboo, leaving many to suffer in isolation. This experience should be honored as a significant rite of passage, deserving of community support and recognition.
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Chapters
1. Episode 50 - My Miscarriage Experience (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and content warning (00:00:58)
3. Why pregnancy loss needs more open discussion in society (00:02:16)
4. How this pregnancy was different from previous experiences (00:03:24)
5. The special moment of intuitive knowing with my partner (00:04:25)
6. My spiritual connection with the baby during meditation (00:05:32)
7. The moment I discovered I was bleeding at the temple (00:06:56)
8. Managing the crisis while hosting a retreat (00:09:10)
9. Confirming the pregnancy after bleeding began (00:10:26)
10. The hardest part: returning home to emptiness (00:12:19)
11. The feeling of isolation and lack of support (00:13:37)
12. The identity crisis that followed (00:14:27)
13. Rediscovering my changed body (00:15:22)
14. The spiritual gifts received despite the loss (00:17:11)
15. Self-care practices that helped me cope (00:18:04)
16. Acknowledging men's emotional process during pregnancy loss (00:20:09)
17. Movement practices that supported my healing (00:21:03)
18. The importance of hydration during emotional processing (00:22:42)
19. Setting boundaries with communication during grief (00:25:12)
20. Finding escape through reading and entertainment (00:26:30)
21. Physical self-care practices and supplements (00:27:45)
22. How this experience has strengthened my relationship (00:30:44)
23. Turning grief into purpose through new course offerings (00:31:55)
24. Invitation to connect and share your own experiences (00:33:32)
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