Today, October 15, is World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will lose a baby during pregnancy, delivery, or infancy. To shine a spotlight on these experiences and help us grow in our understanding of how to help these moms, I’m grateful that a colleague has offered […]
Today, October 15, is World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will lose a baby during pregnancy, delivery, or infancy. To shine a spotlight on these experiences and help us grow in our understanding of how to help these moms, I’m grateful that a colleague has offered […]
As a Christian counselor who specializes in pregnancy and postpartum mental health, I listen to stories every day from moms who have had a variety of experiences on their journey to motherhood. Some of those experiences include the NICU. It’s been my privilege to walk with NICU parents through healing from postpartum trauma, including EMDR […]
As a Christian counselor who specializes in pregnancy and postpartum mental health, I listen to stories every day from moms who have had a variety of experiences on their journey to motherhood. Some of those experiences include the NICU. It’s been my privilege to walk with NICU parents through healing from postpartum trauma, including EMDR […]
If you have stumbled onto this page, it likely means you have been affected by a pregnancy loss… either it’s happened to you, a family member, a friend… and you’re looking for ways to know you’re not alone. The heartbreaking truth is that you definitely are not alone, as best guesses place miscarriage rates at […]
If you have stumbled onto this page, it likely means you have been affected by a pregnancy loss… either it’s happened to you, a family member, a friend… and you’re looking for ways to know you’re not alone. The heartbreaking truth is that you definitely are not alone, as best guesses place miscarriage rates at […]
As a mental health therapist in the Fishers, Indiana area, I enjoy all of my clients (even the ones that challenge and stretch me out of my therapeutic comfort zone.) But there are a few types of clients that I especially love working with. One is new or aspiring moms (I call it “maternal mental […]
As a mental health therapist in the Fishers, Indiana area, I enjoy all of my clients (even the ones that challenge and stretch me out of my therapeutic comfort zone.) But there are a few types of clients that I especially love working with. One is new or aspiring moms (I call it “maternal mental […]
Bearing The Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD. As I’ve mentioned in past posts, I’m currently doing an online training on pregnancy and infant. One of our assignments is to read and write a summary on three bereavement books. Today I’ll be reviewing “Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, […]
Bearing The Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD. As I’ve mentioned in past posts, I’m currently doing an online training on pregnancy and infant. One of our assignments is to read and write a summary on three bereavement books. Today I’ll be reviewing “Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, […]
Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse This book was written by a woman who experienced a miscarriage, a stillbirth, an ectopic pregnancy, and has two living children. Over the years, she has talked to and compiled stories and experiences from thousands of parents. This positions her as an expert […]
Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse This book was written by a woman who experienced a miscarriage, a stillbirth, an ectopic pregnancy, and has two living children. Over the years, she has talked to and compiled stories and experiences from thousands of parents. This positions her as an expert […]
As part of a Pregnancy and Infant loss training I’m currently participating in, I’ve been instructed/assigned/challenged to read three books about grief, loss, and bereavement and write a summary. (Really, this is just giving me the accountability and motivation to follow through on reading these books, since they were already on my to-read list!) I […]
As part of a Pregnancy and Infant loss training I’m currently participating in, I’ve been instructed/assigned/challenged to read three books about grief, loss, and bereavement and write a summary. (Really, this is just giving me the accountability and motivation to follow through on reading these books, since they were already on my to-read list!) I […]
The field of maternal mental health encompasses the many stages of becoming a parent… family planning, conception, pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. Sadly, according to womenshealth.gov, as many as 10 to 15 percent of confirmed pregnancies are lost. As October comes to a close, I wanted to take a few minutes to acknowledge Pregnancy […]
The field of maternal mental health encompasses the many stages of becoming a parent… family planning, conception, pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. Sadly, according to womenshealth.gov, as many as 10 to 15 percent of confirmed pregnancies are lost. As October comes to a close, I wanted to take a few minutes to acknowledge Pregnancy […]
