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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Baby Loss, Grief and Love is hosted by Kelly Wells MBACP, Founder and CEO of Making Miracles Charity. A counselling specialist in pregnancy, birth trauma and baby loss at all stages. Kelly also provides training for NHS staff working in this field. Making Miracles Registered Charity provides trauma and bereavement care through a number of services including professional counselling, a baby memorial garden, support groups, a published children’s book “The Baby", home therapy Care Boxes and so ...
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This podcast explores the impact of pregnancy and baby loss, gives you a chance to hear about people’s personal experiences, and learn more about the work being done to support bereaved families and save babies’ lives. It's hosted by Jen Coates, Director of Bereavement Support and Volunteering at Sands, and Caroline Verdon, broadcaster and journalist. Both have been personally touched by baby loss. You’ll hear from all parts of the baby loss community – from parents, to healthcare profession ...
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This is the podcast for Held In Our Hearts. We are a local charity providing baby loss counselling and support to families, with over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care in the community.
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86: Conquering Fear of Pregnancy After Loss
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode of the *Navigating Baby Loss* podcast, Jen delves into the complex journey of pregnancy after loss, a path filled with fear, hope, and vulnerability. Drawing from her personal experience of becoming pregnant just four months after the loss of her twin daughters, Jen offers compassionate advice and actionable …
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S6, E10 - Stillbirth & Pregnancy After Loss
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Francesca to the podcast. Francesca talks about the loss of her son Arthur and pregnancy after loss. Arthur was stillborn at 33weeks and Fran wanted to come on and tell his story. Francesca openly talks about how she struggled with feeling a lot of guilt but after her counselling with Making Mirac…
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85: The Body After Baby Loss: Coping with Physical and Emotional Changes
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Send Jen a Text Message Jennifer explores the unexpected physical reminders such as milk production, stretch marks, and extra weight, and the overwhelming emotions of betrayal and distrust many women feel toward their bodies after loss. She addresses a topic that is often overlooked but profoundly significant—coping with the physical and emotional …
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84: From Grief to Community: The Story Behind the Rainbow Skirt Project
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Send Jen a Text Message Sarah Cox shares her story of love, loss, and resilience. From facing infertility and navigating the unexpected challenges of pregnancy to the heartbreaking loss of her daughter Jasmine at 32 weeks, Sarah shares her journey with raw honesty. We discuss how she coped with grief, the regrets and challenges that came after, and…
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Send us a text On this episode Kelly welcomes new team member Olivia to the podcast. Olivia has joined Team MM as a Community Fundraiser and talks about her passion for helping bereaved families after her own experience of trauma and loss. Olivia shares her experience of multiple miscarriage as well as her own anxiety around pregnancy after loss. K…
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83: Coping with Grief Surprises: How to Handle Unexpected Waves of Emotion After Baby Loss
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode of the *Navigating Baby Loss* podcast, Jen explores the unexpected waves of grief that can take us by surprise, even long after we think we’re "healed." Through personal stories and compassionate insights, Jen shares why these moments happen and offers practical strategies to help you navigate them with kindn…
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82: Rebuilding Relationships After Stillbirth: How to Heal with Your Partner, Friends, and Family
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, we explore how to rebuild relationships after the devastating loss of a baby to stillbirth. Whether it's your relationship with your partner, friends, or family, grief can deeply impact these connections. Jen shares her personal story of how seeing someone turn away from her at the grocery store after her lo…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes back fellow counsellor, Jodie Sturges to the podcast. (Dip, Couns MBACP, Integrative Adult & Childrens Counsellor) Jodie has been a therapist for nearly 11 years and has worked with our families for many years. Jodie wanted to return to the podcast and discuss a very good topic about families and …
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81:Living With Uncertainty: Navigating Grief After Stillbirth Without All the Answers
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode of the Navigating Baby Loss podcast, we dive into one of the hardest parts of grief: living with unanswered questions. After stillbirth, many parents are left asking, "Why did this happen?" These questions can feel overwhelming, especially when there aren't any clear answers. Join me, Jennifer Senn, as I shar…
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80: Breaking the Cycle of Guilt: How to Let Go After Stillbirth
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Send Jen a Text Message In this heartfelt episode of *Navigating Baby Loss*, host Jennnifer Senn opens up about her personal experience with guilt following the stillbirth of her twin daughters. She shares the story of how she blamed herself for their loss, wondering if her initial shock and fear at learning she was expecting twins contributed to t…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly explains all about Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW), what this means for families, what we are doing at Making Miracles and talks about how we are all in this together. With this years theme, 'together, we care' BLAW is a time to remember, honour and be there for one another. We, at MM know and understand h…
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79: Healing Doesn't Mean Forgetting Your Baby After Loss
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Send Jen a Text Message This podcast episode addresses a common concern among bereaved parents: the fear of forgetting their baby as they heal from grief. Drawing from 25 years of personal experience with baby loss, the host explores topics such as survivor's guilt, the impact of clinging to grief, and the misconception that constant sorrow equates…
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78: Navigating Pregnancy After Loss with Humor and Healing
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, we speak with Aspen, a clinical social worker who shares her personal and professional insights on pregnancy after infant loss. Aspen discusses her journey from losing her first child, Otis, to pregnancy with her rainbow baby, Lenara, offering both emotional support and practical advice for those on a simila…
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S6, E7 - Missed Miscarriage & PPROM
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Stacy to the podcast. Stacy relives her experience of the loss of her two boys Leo & Ethan. Stacy shares her experience of a missed miscarriage and PPROM (Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM) is when your waters break before 37 weeks of pregnancy.) Stacy openly shares she is currently i…
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77: Self-Tending After Pregnancy Loss: Author Eileen Rosete Shares Comforting Rituals
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, we sit down with author Eileen Rosete to discuss her personal journey through pregnancy loss and her upcoming book, "To Tend and to Hold: Honoring Our Bodies, Our Needs, and Our Grief Through Pregnancy and Infant Loss." Eileen shares her experiences, discusses the gaps in pregnancy loss care, and introduces …
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76:Honoring Your Angel: The Delicate Decision of Reusing a Lost Child's Name
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Send Jen a Text Message I am answering a question from a listener- “Can I reuse my baby’s name? I’ll explore the sensitive topic of reusing a lost child's name for a rainbow baby. We discuss the pros and cons of this deeply personal decision, offer alternatives, and provide guidance for parents navigating this challenging aspect of pregnancy after …
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S6,E6 - Multiple Loss & Pregnancy After Loss
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes service user, Sophie to the podcast. Sophie shares her story of miscarriage, the death of her daughter Stella and the horrible anxiety around pregnancy after loss. Sophie talks about how she lost her daughter Stella and was faced with the awful decision of TFMR Termination for Medical Reasons. Kel…
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75: Couples and Grief: Insights from Couples Therapist Katie Rössler
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, Jennifer talks with Katie Ressler about handling grief within relationships, informed by Katie's personal experiences with loss and her professional practice in couple therapy. Katie has connected how grief is often the root of couples' issues and stresses the importance of open communication. Katie shares h…
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S6,E5 - Understanding Hypnotherapy
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Georgina, Consultant Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist, Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Coach to the podcast. Georgina shares an insight into Hypnotherapy, clearing up any myths and talking about the real benefits it can provide anyone going through grief. Georgina and Kelly also touch upon tr…
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74: Navigating the Question: How Many Children Do You Have?
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, Jennifer Senn, a coach for stillbirth moms and a stillbirth mom herself, shares her journey and mission to help others find life after loss. Jennifer discusses the complexities of addressing the common yet challenging question, 'How many children do you have?' She offers insights and strategies on how to han…
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73: From Heartbreak to Hope: Lucy Fraser's Fertility Journey
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Send Jen a Text Message In this powerful episode, we sit down with Lucy Froese, a fertility coach who turned her decade-long struggle with infertility into a mission to help others. Lucy shares her raw, emotional journey from unexplained infertility to IVF success, the joy of natural conception followed by the devastation of miscarriage, and finall…
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S6, E4 - Baby Loss, Trauma & Infertility
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes MM counsellor Sarah to the podcast. Sarah shares her story of baby loss, trauma and infertility. Sarah discusses how she feels about not being able to have children, what this means for her as a women, how it has affected her past relationships and how now she uses her own experiences to help othe…
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72: Breaking Barriers in Maternal Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Emily Guarnotta
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Send Jen a Text Message In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dr. Emily Guarnotta, a psychologist specializing in maternal mental health and the founder of Phoenix Health. Dr. Guarnotta shares her personal journey into women's health and discusses the critical gaps in care for those facing infertility, pregnancy loss, and postpartum challenges…
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71: From Loss to Purpose: How Human Design Shapes Parenting and Healing
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, Sharna shares her journey of integrating human design into her parenting and homeschooling methods, especially after experiencing pregnancy loss. She discusses her new website, Parenting by Design and Homeschool by Design, and how they support parents in understanding their children's unique energies. Sharna…
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S6, E3 - Childhood cancer, loss and surrogacy
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Ellie to the podcast. Ellie is from Essex and found ‘Baby Loss, Grief & Love’ through searching the internet for extra support. Ellie is a childhood cancer survivor and talks about the links between her cancer and the loss of her son Noah. Ellie bravely talks about her traumatic birth as she had N…
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Episode 70: From Grief to Growth: Breanna Crane on Motherhood and Healing
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Send Jen a Text Message Micah's Legacy: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Healing In this heartfelt episode, we meet Brianna Crane, the mother of Micah, who shares her deeply personal story of love, loss, and healing. Brianna recounts the joy of planning for Micah's arrival, the emotional challenges of discovering complications during her pregnancy, and…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly continues the theme around death and how it affects us as individuals as well as a wider family. Kelly is joined by a Making Miracles counsellor, Alison. Together Kelly and Alison discuss how we deal with grief as a Nation and how extremely important it is not to suppress your emotions while grieving as th…
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69: How a Hospital Chaplain Supports Parents Through Infant Loss
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, Christine Davies, a hospital chaplain and spiritual director, shares her profound experiences and approaches to supporting parents who face the heartbreaking ordeal of saying hello and goodbye to their babies on the same day. Christine discusses the importance of rituals and the role of spirituality in copin…
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S6, E1 - Talking about the 'D' word
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Send us a text On this weeks podcast Kelly dicusses the 'D' word. Kelly starts season 6 with the hard hitting subject of ‘Death'. Kelly talks about how we all deal with death in so many different ways and generally this is due to how we've been brought up around death, culturally and also the age in which it changed our lives. Kelly talks about the…
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68: Mom Stories- Ashley shares Willow's Story
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Send Jen a Text Message In this heartfelt episode, Ashley shares her deeply personal story of loss, grief, and healing after losing her daughter, Willow, at nearly 37 weeks. She talks about the emotional rollercoaster of her pregnancy, the trauma of discovering Willow's heartbeat was gone, and the subsequent emergency C-section. Ashley discusses th…
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67:Healing Through Self-Love and Forgiveness with Dr. Heather Browne
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Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Heather Browne, the author of 'Speaking with the Heart,' to discuss the importance of self-love and releasing guilt. Dr. Browne shares profound insights and real-life stories about dealing with the past, the impact of guilt, and how to move forward with compassion for oneself. She also di…
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Send Jen a Text Message Julie Shapiro's Journey: From Devastating Loss to New Purpose Julie Shapiro recounts her deeply personal and heartbreaking journey through stillbirth, grieving during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps she took to create Aubrey's Advocate, a non-profit organization providing support for parents who have experienced similar…
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65: Improving High-Risk Pregnancy Outcomes with Parijat Deshpande
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Send Jen a Text Message Parijat Deshpande is the founder and CEO of Ruvelle, the only trauma-informed wellness company specifically dedicated to improving high-risk pregnancy outcomes, reducing preterm birth, and supporting parents on the entire high-risk pregnancy journey. On a mission to end the high-risk pregnancy crisis, she has served and supp…
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64: How do I live my life now that it feels so different?
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Send Jen a Text Message Losing a baby is one of the most devastating experiences anyone can go through. As a mother, the dreams you had for your child and the life you envisioned are shattered. It feels like a piece of your heart has been taken away, leaving you to navigate a world that suddenly feels unrecognizable. Life is different now, and the …
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63: Mary Matt's Unforgettable Journey: Carrying Her Stillborn Baby Until the Miraculous Birth of His Twin
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Send Jen a Text Message I can never get enough of hearing other loss mom's stories and I love bringing their lives into the room because each one is so special and unique. Mary Matt bravely shares her incredible story of the birth of her twinless twin and how she carried him for many weeks knowing she would say hello and goodbye at the same time sh…
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62: At The Right Time- Lessons in Loss with Nikki Scott
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Send Jen a Text Message My two favorite worlds came together when I got to interview Nikki Scott and talk about all things business, books, and how she navigated the loss of her sister and her husband and many dreams she had for her future along with them. Nikki is a salon owner and a loss mom who suffered one devastating loss after another. She wr…
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61: Parenting After Loss with Author of "Raising Sunshine - A Guide to Parenting Through the Aftermath of Infant Death"
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Send Jen a Text Message When you lose a baby when you already have other children, your thoughts instantly go to how and when to tell the other children. Ariane Sroubek, PSY.D shares her unique story of the loss of her second child, and how she combined her clinical knowledge and experience with her parenting intuition to see her family through and…
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60: Love, Loss, and the Courage to Heal
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Send Jen a Text Message We just finished a season of celebrating my son's joyful wedding one moment and then, in the blink of an eye, faced with the sorrow of my mother's health battles and eventual passing. It's within these contrasting experiences that this episode was born, sharing with you the raw and honest reflections on grief's profound impa…
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Send us a text On this weeks podcast Kelly welcomes Team MM members (Becci & Hayley) to the podcast. 10 years on Making Miracles is still going strong and Kelly, Becci & Hayley share the reason behind why Making Miracles started, each of their own journeys and the importance of the podcast. They all talk about the importance of emotions, validation…
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S5, E9 - Ectopic Pregnancy, Failed IVF & Relationship Break Down
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Chris, Founder & CEO of fundraising platform GoodHub to the podcast. Making Miracle's use GoodHub for all online donations and ticketed events. We have recently got to know Chris through the partnership and found out that Chris has personal experience of baby bereavement, trauma and loss. Chris wa…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Natalie to the Podcast. Natalie wanted to come on a share her story in memory of her son Alfie. Alfie was born at 28 weeks premature and sadly died in hospital, at only 5 months old. Natalie relives her traumatic time living within the NICU walls but also shares her happy memories with Alfie. Trag…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes, service user, Bec to the podcast. Bec opens up about her missed miscarriage and how isolated she felt after her loss. Bec describes how she felt like a complete failure and believed it was all her fault. After having counselling with Making Miracles she worked through her trauma, loss and was abl…
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S5, E6 - Moving forward not moving on
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Sarah to the podcast. January is an extremely trigging month for Sarah and it was important for her to come on and share her story. One, to show she is still here and still standing but also for her son, Mylo. This January marks the 4th year of loosing her son Mylo, the 3rd year loosing her Mum to…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes service user Megan to the podcast. Megan shares her journey of pregnancy trauma, premature birth and the loss of her daughter Grace. Grace had a heart condition and Megan bravely speaks about her emotional experience of constant medical appointments which lead to her feeling extremely isolated and…
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S5, E4 - IVF Journey, Postnatal Depression & Loss of Twins
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes, service user, Chantelle to the podcast. Chantelle shares her 5 year IVF journey, experience of postnatal depression and the loss of her twins. Chantelle explains she felt very isolated and alone through her journey especially when her and her partner dealt with their situation so differently. Cha…
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S5, E3 - IVF, Fertility & Life Changes
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Vicki Harmer from Long Reach Nutrition Clinic to the Podcast. Vicki shares her 5 year journey of IVF & fertility struggles. She opens up about having counselling and explains how it benefited her massively but wishes she had taken it up sooner. After a long 5 years, Vicki finally got her daughter …
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S5, E2 - IVF, Fertility Issues & Loss
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes team member Becci to the Podcast. Becci joined Team MM back in 2015 to support families after her journey of IVF & loss. Over 16 years ago Becci experienced multiple ectopic pregnancies which sadly resulted in the removal of both her Fallopian tubes. This lead to the start of her IVF journey as sh…
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S5, E1 - Relationship breakdown after loss
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Send us a text On this episode Kelly welcomes 'service user' Katy to the podcast. Katy has used our counselling service, joined our support group and has a plaque at our Baby Memorial Garden. Katy shares her heartbreaking loss of daughter Freya, at 22 weeks through TFMR. She explains how difficult the decision was and she just didn't want Freya in …
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59: From Joy to Heartache: My Emotional Spectrum in Personal Growth
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Send Jen a Text Message Emotions were running high as I watched my son say "I do" and embark on his own life journey. This significant event sparked a whirlwind of emotions and personal growth, which I can't wait to share with you. From experiencing the immense joy of my son's wedding, to confronting the heartache of personal loss, I've learned to …
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Send us a text On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Rachel, from sunny Devon, to the podcast. Rachel explains how isolated she felt after the loss of her daughter Isla and wants to raise awareness of the affects of Hydrops (NHS definition of Hydrops Fetalis . Foetal hydrops is a rare but very serious condition in which an unborn baby accumulates ex…
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