Laken is the founder of Grayson’s Footprints. She lost her son, Grayson, when he was stillborn at the beginning of the third trimester due to an issue with the placenta. She was then able to have her rainbow baby. In this episode, we talk about the importance of measuring the placenta, pregnancy loss being represented […]
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Sara and Brady Hand discuss their journey with infertility and pregnancy loss. Their story began with male-factor infertility and quickly became more complex after Sara was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. Their first round of IVF resulted in only one viable embryo, which led to a miscarriage. They continued to search for answers—including traveling to
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Stephanie is the mother of 6 children. In this episode, she shares her story of loss, healing, and the emotional complexities that come with being a mother after stillbirth. In 2023, after a healthy and uneventful pregnancy, Stephanie lost her daughter at 40 weeks and 1 day. Stephanie opens up about navigating the grief of
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Today, I am talking with Laura. She is a registered nurse and fertility expert who blends clinical knowledge with deeply personal experience. After being diagnosed with PCOS while working as a fertility nurse, Laura endured years of fertility treatments, including multiple IUIs, IVF cycles, and pregnancy loss. Her journey to motherhood included three surgeries, failed
Alissa is a mom to 2 living boys and a daughter, Isabelle, in heaven. She and her husband had to go through fertility treatment to get pregnant. At 21 weeks, they found out Isabelle had a rare heart condition. Alissa also recently gave birth to her rainbow baby just a few months ago. In this
Rachel Lohman is the founder of Hope Again Collective. She shares about her miscarriage and how it inspired her to create her jewelry. She hopes the jewelry will serve as a tangible reminder to those who do not have anything tangible to represent their baby. Rachel also wrote a book called Miscarried Hope: Journeying with
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Michelle went through infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss during her motherhood journey. She now has one living child and is hopeful to have her rainbow baby one day soon. Michelle talks about how she uses humor to get through the tough times. Listen to more episodes of the Finding Hope After Loss Podcast on Apple and Spotify!
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La’Vista Jones is the founder and CEO of 31 Marketplace, an agency committed to helping professionals do the work they love, without sacrificing themselves to do it. As a corporate dropout, turned entrepreneur she is on a mission to challenge others to shift the way they engage with their work, leverage their time and care
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Katelyn had a miscarriage followed by a termination for medical reasons (TFMR) due to a severe form of spina bifida. She had very limited time in which to make this decision after finding out the severity of her diagnosis. All of her options were a losing situation. She wants everyone to understand that this was
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Amanda is a life coach who experienced the neonatal loss of her daughter, Faith, at 26 days old. The loss of her daughter was due to complications from a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). This story was close to me because I also lost my Jasmine to CDH. Amanda says faith is what got her through
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