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Sunshine Cafe: Stories to Encourage & Inspire#074: What If You Weren’t Scared of Being Disappointed? with Jennifer SennPlease SHARE 👉and SUBSCRIBE ✅to this Podcast!! Thank you!!! 🥰
After losing her twin babies at 23 weeks, Jennifer Senn turned unimaginable grief into a mission to support other families walking through loss. In this heartfelt conversation, she shares how faith, self-forgiveness, and simply being heard can lead to hope. This episode is a tender reminder that healing doesn’t mean moving on — it means learning to carry love and loss into the next chapter.
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2025-05-1042 min
Navigating Baby Loss105: Permission to Feel Pleasure: Moving Forward After Baby LossSend Jen a Text MessageIn this episode, Jennifer Senn sits down with Morgane Horn, a sex and intimacy coach, to discuss the challenges of reconnecting with your body and partner after experiencing stillbirth. They explore the feelings of betrayal many women feel toward their bodies and the complex path to finding intimacy again. Morgan shares practical advice on rebuilding trust with your body, overcoming fear and guilt, and reclaiming pleasure as part of the healing journey.Key Topics Discussed:Rebuilding trust with your body after loss.Navigating intimacy with your partner...
2025-04-2435 minNavigating Baby Loss101: How to Navigate Life After Stillbirth: Healing, Hope, and Support for MomsSend Jen a Text MessageThis episode is the conversation I had recently on an episode of Mom Essentials. Angie Weber and I tackled one of the hardest parts of motherhood—losing a child. I shared my personal story of loss at 32 weeks and how that experience led hme to create my coaching practice, Navigating Baby Loss. Together, we talk about what grief can look like, how to support others going through it, how to talk to your partner and kids after loss, and the fear that often comes with pregnancy after stillbirth.Whether you’ve ex...
2025-03-2737 minNavigating Baby Loss100: Celebrating 100 Episodes: A Journey of Healing and HopeSend Jen a Text MessageIn this special 100th episode of the Navigating Baby Loss podcast, host Jennifer Sin reflects on her journey from her very first recording to now. Jennifer shares the growth and milestones of the podcast, including its high rankings in the parenting and family categories. She discusses various tough topics addressed in previous episodes, such as guilt, grief, relationship struggles, and parenting after loss. Jennifer also highlights her new certifications in life coaching, neurolinguistic programming (NLP), and hypnosis, which she now incorporates into her work. She looks forward to a new program designed...
2025-03-2015 minNavigating Baby Loss98: Should I Be Over It By Now? The Truth About Grief After StillbirthSend Jen a Text MessageDo you feel like you "should be over it" by now? If you've ever wondered why you're still feeling the pain of your baby's loss even as time has passed, this episode is for you. Jennifer shares insights into why grief lingers, how to cope with societal pressures, and practical steps you can take to honor your baby while allowing yourself to heal.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why grief doesn’t follow a set timeline and why it’s okay to still feel the pain.Common though...
2025-02-2710 minNavigating Baby Loss95: Dealing with Grief While ParentingSend Jen a Text MessageIn this episode of the Navigating Baby Loss Podcast, Jennifer Senn explores the heavy burden of guilt that stillbirth moms often feel when trying to parent their living children while grieving. Jennifer offers compassionate insights into why these feelings are so common and shares practical tips to help you balance your grief with the needs of your children. From simplifying your daily routine to creating small moments of connection, this episode reminds listeners that presence matters more than perfection. Jennifer also discusses how to support your children in their own grief journey...
2025-02-0610 minNavigating Baby Loss94: The ‘What Ifs’ That Keep You Up at Night: Letting Go of Self-BlameSend Jen a Text MessageWe dive into one of the heaviest parts of grief after losing a baby: the relentless 'What Ifs.' What if I had gone to the hospital sooner? What if I had rested more? What if I had done something differently? These thoughts are not just fleeting—they become stones we carry, weighing us down day and night.Jennifer Senn shares personal insights, compassionate advice, and practical tools to help soften these thoughts and begin to set them down, one by one. You'll learn how guilt is often a reflection of...
2025-01-3012 minNavigating Baby Loss91:When Grief Changes You: Embracing the ‘New You’ After LossSend Jen a Text MessageAfter the loss of a baby, many parents find themselves asking, “When will I feel like myself again?” Jennifer shares her own experiences and offers compassionate insights into how grief impacts our relationships, shifts our worldview, and reshapes our identity.Listeners will learn how to navigate changing friendships, appreciate the new perspective grief brings, and gently get to know the 'new version' of themselves. Jennifer also highlights the unexpected gifts grief can leave behind, like deeper empathy and a clearer sense of what truly matters.Key Topics Covered:Gr...
2025-01-0917 minNavigating Baby Loss90: New Year, Same Journey: Carrying Your Baby's Memory ForwardSend Jen a Text MessageIn this episode of the Navigating Baby Loss podcast, host Jennifer Senn discusses the challenges that come with moving into a new year after the loss of a baby. She shares personal experiences and common feelings of anxiety, sadness, and guilt that many stillbirth and loss moms face during this time. Jennifer offers practical ways to honor and remember lost babies, such as writing letters, creating memorials, and sharing their stories. The episode emphasizes the importance of acknowledging one's feelings, setting boundaries, and finding supportive communities to navigate this emotional transition.
2024-12-2618 min
Love After LullabiesS3: E12 Navigating baby loss with Jennifer SennIn this conversation, Jennifer Senn shares her personal journey through the loss of her twin daughters and how it led her to become a grief coach for mothers experiencing similar losses. She discusses the profound impact of loss on relationships, the challenges of finding support, and the importance of memorializing lost children. Jennifer emphasizes the need for open communication between partners and offers advice for couples navigating grief together. She also highlights the ongoing nature of grief and the necessity for continued support long after the initial loss.
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2024-12-0333 minNavigating Baby Loss85: The Body After Baby Loss: Coping with Physical and Emotional ChangesSend Jen a Text MessageJennifer 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 changes that come after baby loss. This episode will help you acknowledge these challenges, start to reconnect with your body, and take small, manageable steps toward healing.The Unexpected Physical Reminders:Jennifer discusses how physical changes like milk coming in...
2024-11-1420 min
Empowered Weight Loss: Simple Steps & Self-LoveAn Empowering and Special conversation with Jennifer SennHi, friends,I am so honored to share this podcast with you.Jennifer Senn is a Stillbirth Grief Coach and founder of Navigating Baby Loss. She helps women who have suffered a stillbirth loss drop the guilt and learn to find peace again.Jennifer shares her own personal story of loss and how her loss led her to become a Stillbirth Grief Coach. Her warmth and understanding for what couples go through, after such a loss, comes through in our conversation.If you would like to learn more about Jennifer, you...
2024-10-2230 minNavigating Baby Loss81:Living With Uncertainty: Navigating Grief After Stillbirth Without All the AnswersSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 share my personal story of growing up with parents who experienced a stillbirth and how that shaped my understanding of grief and uncertainty. I also discuss how tools like neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and self-compassion can help you find...
2024-10-1717 minNavigating Baby Loss80: Breaking the Cycle of Guilt: How to Let Go After StillbirthSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 their death. Through her own healing journey, Jen has learned to release that guilt, and today, she offers practical guidance for other moms struggling with similar feelings.Join Jen as she explores how to revisit the facts...
2024-10-1015 minNavigating Baby Loss77: Self-Tending After Pregnancy Loss: Author Eileen Rosete Shares Comforting RitualsSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 the concept of "self-tending" as a gentle approach to healing.Timestamps[00:00] - Introduction and welcome[02:15] - Eileen shares her personal experiences with pregnancy loss[05:30] - The impact of compassionate...
2024-09-1927 minNavigating Baby Loss76:Honoring Your Angel: The Delicate Decision of Reusing a Lost Child's NameSend Jen a Text MessageI 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 loss.Listen as I discuss:- The emotional impact of reusing a lost child's name- Pros and cons of name reuse- Alternatives to consid...
2024-09-1216 minNavigating Baby Loss75: Couples and Grief: Insights from Couples Therapist Katie RösslerSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 her insights on how grief can resurface years later and the necessity of addressing these emotions. She also gives us great advice for starting tough conversations with partners, maintaining connection, and the importance of seeking professional support. Finally, Katie introduces her books and the...
2024-08-2944 minNavigating Baby Loss74: Navigating the Question: How Many Children Do You Have?Send Jen a Text MessageIn 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 handle this sensitive topic, emphasizing that there is no right or wrong way to respond. Jennifer highlights the importance of self-compassion and educating others to foster understanding. She also encourages viewers to reach out for support and offers a...
2024-08-2221 minNavigating Baby Loss73: From Heartbreak to Hope: Lucy Fraser's Fertility JourneySend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 finally, the birth of her rainbow twins at age 41.Lucy opens up about the mental health challenges of infertility, the transformative power of fertility coaching, and how she navigated the complex emotions of loss and hope. She offers invaluable insights...
2024-08-1550 minNavigating Baby Loss72: Breaking Barriers in Maternal Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Emily GuarnottaSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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. We explore:- The often overlooked grief of pregnancy loss- When and how to seek help for maternal mental health issues- The benefits of telehealth in providing specialized care- Dr. Guarnotta's innovative approach with...
2024-08-0835 minNavigating Baby Loss71: From Loss to Purpose: How Human Design Shapes Parenting and HealingSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 explains how she navigated her own energetic boundaries as a projector parent to a generator child and the impact of human design in managing grief and parenting. Additionally, she highlights the creation of her Institute of Healing Through Pregnancy Loss and the development of her empowering...
2024-08-0149 minNavigating Baby LossEpisode 70: From Grief to Growth: Breanna Crane on Motherhood and HealingSend Jen a Text MessageMicah's Legacy: A Journey of Love, Loss, and HealingIn 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 the profound grief of losing him at 38 weeks. She delves into the impact of Micah's loss on her family, including her two daughters and husband, and the different ways they each coped with their grief. The episode highlights the...
2024-07-2536 minNavigating Baby Loss69: How a Hospital Chaplain Supports Parents Through Infant LossSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 coping with grief. She emphasizes the power of using a baby's name in memory and the misconceptions surrounding grief. She shares about the detrimental effects of toxic spirituality and the steps to provide better support to grieving families. Christine's writings and insights...
2024-07-1138 minNavigating Baby Loss68: Mom Stories- Ashley shares Willow's StorySend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 the moments of immense grief, guilt, and the process of making peace with the loss. She also describes the healing journey, including finding support in community groups, having another child, and the decision-making involved in a home birth for her rainbow baby. Through her story...
2024-06-2850 min
Navigating Baby Loss67:Healing Through Self-Love and Forgiveness with Dr. Heather BrowneSend Jen a Text MessageIn 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 discusses navigating grief, and the unique ways individuals grieve. She stresses the importance of not judging oneself or others during this process. Dr. Browne introduces her book, emphasizing communication from the heart, and provides practical exercises for readers...
2024-06-2046 minNavigating Baby Loss66: Julie Shapiro: Navigating Grief and Empowering Change Through Aubrey's AdvocateSend Jen a Text MessageJulie Shapiro's Journey: From Devastating Loss to New PurposeJulie 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 losses including helping other grief parents with hospital bills and establishing stillbirth suites within hospitals. https://aubreysadvocate.com/Stillbirth moms—you don’t have to do this alone. The Always Loved Club is a new monthly space with live...
2024-06-0651 minNavigating Baby Loss65: Improving High-Risk Pregnancy Outcomes with Parijat DeshpandeSend Jen a Text MessageParijat 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 supported thousands of clients through her live events, one-on-one work, her bestselling book, Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy, and the Body Language Journal.Join us in our conversation today to find out how her own personal...
2024-05-3034 minNavigating Baby Loss64: How do I live my life now that it feels so different?Send Jen a Text MessageLosing 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 question that often lingers is, "How do I live my life now?"In this episode, I will take you through many facets of healing and ideas of how to give yourself...
2024-05-2321 minNavigating Baby Loss63: Mary Matt's Unforgettable Journey: Carrying Her Stillborn Baby Until the Miraculous Birth of His TwinSend Jen a Text MessageI 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 she welcomed his living brother. Listen as she recounts what the experience was like finding out the news and how she and her husband dealt with the reality of their s...
2024-05-0937 minNavigating Baby Loss62: At The Right Time- Lessons in Loss with Nikki ScottSend Jen a Text MessageMy 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 wrote a book about how she and her husband found each other after each living unimaginable lives growing up. They set out to live a life they were proud of and...
2024-05-0241 minNavigating Baby Loss61: Parenting After Loss with Author of "Raising Sunshine - A Guide to Parenting Through the Aftermath of Infant Death"Send Jen a Text MessageWhen 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 inspired her to write a book about their experience to help other parents who are navigating this too.Link to Ariane's Book- https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Sunshine-Parenting-Through-Aftermath-ebook/dp/B0C325WY7X/re...
2024-04-2538 minNavigating Baby Loss60: Love, Loss, and the Courage to HealSend Jen a Text MessageWe 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 impacts, the path to healing, and the power of what my coaching experience allowed for me. The journey through loss has not only reshaped me but has also reinforced my dedication to provide comfort and understanding to parents w...
2024-04-1825 minNavigating Baby Loss59: From Joy to Heartache: My Emotional Spectrum in Personal GrowthSend Jen a Text MessageEmotions 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 fully embrace the spectrum of feelings - a concept that I believe everyone should grasp.Recently, I've also been immersing myself in NeuroLinguistic Programming, Timeline Therapy, and Hypnosis, unlocking powerful tools to help...
2023-10-2621 min
Podcast Launchpad with Angela Kelly SmithPodcasting for Support with Baby Loss Coach Jennifer SennThis week I’m chatting with Jennifer Senn, a certified life and loss coach and the host of Navigating Baby Loss, about how she uses her podcast to create a community of support for parents who are experiencing the grief of stillbirth. Just like the work she does, Jen has a very unique and niched podcast. When I have talked in other episodes about making sure that your brand matches your content and your audience’s needs, Jen’s show is the perfect example of what I mean. In fact, I’ve mentioned her podcast before. ...
2023-09-2641 minNavigating Baby Loss58: Unconventional Paths to Family: Author Anna Maria DiDio's Journey Through Miscarriage, Divorce, and AdoptionSend Jen a Text MessageWhat if you found strength in the face of multiple miscarriages, a divorce, and the lengthy path to adoption? Our guest for this episode, Anna Maria de Dio, did just that. She takes us through her decade-long journey navigating the ups and downs of life, a testament to her resilience and determination. Not only did Anna Maria conquer personal hardships, but she also successfully integrated her adopted daughter into her family unit, and she's here to share how she did it.As we unpack Anna Maria's story, we...
2023-08-1734 minNavigating Baby Loss57: Finding Health and Well-Being After Stillbirth with Erin TennantSend Jen a Text MessageCan you imagine experiencing an unimaginable loss and finding a way to turn it into a journey of self-discovery and wellness? Our guest, Erin Tennant, a certified health and wellness coach, takes us along on her life-altering journey. Erin experienced the heartbreaking loss of her son, Max, at seven months gestation. Instead of letting it break her, she used this devastating experience as a catalyst for personal transformation, losing 130 pounds and launching her own health and wellness business, Grow Well Coaching.In the first half of this episode...
2023-08-1044 minNavigating Baby Loss56: Understanding and Managing JealousySend Jen a Text MessageWelcome to an intimate episode of Navigating Baby Loss, where we unravel the challenging emotion of jealousy following the loss of a baby. I'm Jennifer Senn, your host and a grief coach by profession, and also a bereaved mom of stillborn twins. Together, we'll face this tricky emotion head-on, acknowledging that it is a normal reaction to grief. As we journey through the highs and lows of summer celebrations and gatherings, I'll be providing practical advice on managing this emotion.We'll explore some helpful strategies like acknowledging your feelings without...
2023-08-0314 minNavigating Baby Loss55: A Brave Mom's Inspiring Journey with Katie BordelonSend Jen a Text MessageWhat happens when the unimaginable takes place and heartache becomes your constant companion? Brave mom, Katie Bordelon, boldly shares her story of losing her twins, Scarlet and Jackson, just 19 weeks into pregnancy due to an infection. Katie details this traumatic experience – from the shocking premature birth to the aftermath that tested her faith and resilience. She shines a light on the valuable lessons learned throughout her painful journey, and her pursuit to offer comfort and understanding to other bereaved families enduring similar losses.Continuing this heartfelt conversation, Katie takes us dow...
2023-07-2736 minNavigating Baby Loss54: The Magic of Mind and Body: Juliet Owen Nuttall's Fertility Journey After 40 without IVFSend Jen a Text MessageWhat if your body and mind hold the power to overcome seemingly insurmountable fertility challenges? Our guest, Juliet Owen Nuttall, a former firefighter and a mother at 45, defied the odds and has a story that brings forth the magic of resilience and the power of positive thinking. After a grim fertility diagnosis, she used her training in Chinese Medicine and Shiatsu to battle PTSD and fertility obstacles, exemplifying an incredible journey that unites the power of the body and the mind.Juliet speaks about her unique path - from an...
2023-07-2039 min
You Need a Counselor PodcastNavigating Baby Loss with guest Jennifer SennThis week Julie and Chrissa are joined by Jennifer Senn, the founder of Navigating Baby Loss. Jennifer is a certified life coach who specializes in Grief Coaching for parents of stillborn babies. Her third pregnancy ended in a stillbirth of their twin daughters weeks before they were to be born and her experience of living through that loss as well as a following pregnancy and healthy birth of their daughter is the basis of her coaching practice.
She helps her clients navigate topics such as blame, guilt, isolation, depression, anxiety, marriage/ relationship issues, body shame, jealousy, returning t...
2023-07-1746 minNavigating Baby Loss53: Overcoming the Challenges: Kendra Alexander's Journey with PCOS, Miscarriage, and ResilienceSend Jen a Text MessageEver felt trapped in your own body? The struggle with PCOS often feels just like that. I sat down with Kendra Alexander, an integrative health and hormone coach, and she opened up about her battle with PCOS. Kendra talks candidly about her diagnosis, the lifestyle changes she made to manage it, and her journey to motherhood. She emphasizes the importance of seeking medical guidance when dealing with PCOS and instills hope for those dealing with this condition, by showing that, while it can't be cured, it can certainly be managed....
2023-07-1332 min
Imperfect Mommying: Better Parenting through Self-Healing with Alysia LyonsAre you owning your emotions? With guest Jennifer SennReady to own your emotions and start living your best life without guilt or shame?
Jennifer Senn takes the time to break down old perspectives and teaches us to own our emotions, flipping the script from catering to others' needs before your own and finding the support to heal or just feel.
Today's podcast is a great place to stop hiding behind your robot exterior and release your inner human.
Jennifer Senn, founder of Navigating Baby Loss, is a certified life coach who specializes in Grief Coaching for parents of stillborn babies. Her third pregnancy...
2023-06-2941 minNavigating Baby Loss52: Beyond the Cliches: Navigating Grief and Support with EmpathySend Jen a Text MessageHave you ever felt the searing pain of losing a child? I have. And so has my guest today, Suzanne Jabour, a grief educator and coach who tragically lost her 22-year-old son, Ben. As parents, we know that the death of a child defies the natural order of life, leaving us grappling with a unique type of sorrow. We explore the profound impact this type of loss has on a parent's identity and how, amidst such devastating loss, life can regain meaning and possibility.Fear in times of loss, often...
2023-06-2950 minNavigating Baby Loss51: Healing Through Writing: A Mother's Journey Through Pregnancy Loss and Finding HopeSend Jen a Text MessageWhat if writing could help heal the painful wounds of losing a child? Join me as I sit down with Carmen Grover, a courageous mother and author, who shares her heart-wrenching journey of experiencing 10 pregnancies, with only three children here on Earth and seven in Heaven. Carmen's powerful story unfolds in her book, A Letter to My Babies, which was inspired by the journals she kept for each of her children, finding solace and healing through writing.In this emotional conversation, we discuss the transformative power of journaling as a...
2023-06-2232 minNavigating Baby Loss50: Navigating Conflict and Grief in Relationships: Strengthening Bonds After Baby Loss with Sharon CostanzoSend Jen a Text MessageHave you ever wondered how to effectively navigate conflict in your relationship, especially after experiencing the unimaginable loss of a baby? Join me as I sit down with life and relationship coach Sharon Costanzo, who has not only weathered this storm in her own marriage but has made it her mission to help others do the same.In our heart-to-heart conversation, Sharon shares her personal journey and professional expertise on improving communication with our partners, emphasizing the importance of self-validation and recognizing our own emotions without needing our partner to...
2023-06-1536 minNavigating Baby Loss49: Unlocking Fertility Potential through Yoga, Ayurveda, and ReikiSend Jen a Text MessageHave you ever wondered how holistic practices like yoga, ayurvedic techniques, and reiki could help you in your journey toward fertility? Join us in this heartfelt conversation with Ashley Holmes, a yoga instructor, reiki practitioner, and the owner of Yoga for Fertility, as she shares her personal struggles with infertility and the healing methods she now teaches to help women unlock their optimum fertility potential.Together, we'll explore the importance of self-care, stress reduction, and finding balance in our lives as we prepare for motherhood. Ashley also sheds light on...
2023-06-0830 minNavigating Baby Loss48: Honoring Grieving FathersSend Jen a Text MessageIn this episode, I talk about some things you can do to help the father deal with grief in a healthier way after their baby loss, and some ways you can celebrate them for the upcoming Father's Day. It is important to learn their grief style especially if it is different than yours and be willing to ask questions that show them you acknowledge their grief as well as keep the lines of communication going. References in this episode: Communication Cheat Sheet: https://jennifersenncoaching.ck.page/coupleSad Da...
2023-06-0125 minNavigating Baby Loss47: An Intuitive Eating Therapist's Story of Eating Disorder to IVF to Miscarriage- Loving Your Body Through DisappointmentSend Jen a Text MessageMeredith MacKenzie is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Intuitive Eating Coach. Her journey through eating disorder recovery to becoming a binge-eating therapist led her to create a caring and respectful relationship with her body. All this was put to the test during her experience with infertility and miscarriage. Meredith shares about she implements body respect and an intuitive relationship with food and movement into her grief of baby loss, and how she supports women in their own journeys to loving their bodies. meredithmackenzie.caInstagram: @p...
2023-05-2543 minNavigating Baby Loss46: Creator of the Pregnancy Loss Practitioner Program, Sharna SouthanSend Jen a Text MessageSharna Southan is a loss mama who while looking for her own resources for healing, found that others were looking for the same thing. She is the creator of the Institute of Healing Through Pregnancy Loss, which is the home of the Pregnancy Loss Practitioner Program. She teaches women tools that helped her heal from her own grief and loss and in turn, it teaches them how to help others who are suffering from a baby loss. She shares her story with us and what the moment was when she realized what...
2023-05-1843 minNavigating Baby Loss44: How to Cope With Mother's Day (When You Don't Have Your Baby)Send Jen a Text MessageThis episode gives you practical advice on strategies you can use to cope with the messages and invitations to celebrate Mother's Day. Mother's Day can be especially hard when you are dealing with the loss of your baby. In this episode, I talk about:setting boundariescreating self-care rituals that feel good to yousaying NO. It's OK to decline events that you don't feel good doingtaking a break from social media to minimize messagesfinding someone to talk toClick here for info on my 4-week coaching series called Navigating Mother's Day
2023-05-0421 minNavigating Baby Loss45: Dr. Shona Johnston- A Pediatrician's Story of Loss and How She Helps Overwhelmed Healthcare WorkersSend Jen a Text MessageDr. Shona Johnston is a pediatrician, qualified coach, and bereaved mum. She uses her experiences following the death of her baby Gail to make a difference to others through teaching about and making improvements to child bereavement care, and through coaching overwhelmed healthcare professionals to find self-compassion, joy, and purpose and to reach their potential. In this episode, she tells us the story of her stillborn daughter and how that experience changed how she was as a healthcare professional. We talked about the differences in maternal healthcare in the Netherlands where s...
2023-05-0439 minNavigating Baby Loss43: Breast Milk- All About Why it Happens, How to Cease it and Donor MilkSend Jen a Text MessageMaureen Farrell is a lactation counselor, doula, herbalist, and homebirth midwife practicing in rural West Virginia. She passionately works to improve pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences for families through education and holistic care. That same motivation drove her to co-found the Milk Minute Podcast in 2020, which provides evidence-based and entertaining breastfeeding information. In our conversation today we discussed why lactation happens even following a loss, how to cease it, and what is normal and not normal during the process. We also talk about the option of becoming a breastmilk donor...
2023-04-2731 minNavigating Baby Loss42: Breaking Out of the Darkness of GriefSend Jen a Text MessageSierra Grana is a Soul Gratifying Coach, Medium, and Speaker who guides leaders, pioneers, and generational curse breakers through their darkest moments and brings them toward their light. She shares her near-death experience of her own experience with baby loss and how she took that experience and found her way through it by being willing to feel the grief and look for the ways it impacted her life. Before starting her coaching career, Sierra was a Licensed Massage Therapist and held upper management positions over a 12-year span. After a...
2023-04-2039 minNavigating Baby Loss41: My Trisomy 13 Loss Inspired me to Create a Business to Help Moms Work From HomeSend Jen a Text MessageAmy Figueroa is a Virtual Assistant Coach and a Professional Copywriter.After losing her newborn daughter to Trisomy 13, Amy embarked on a journey to find work/life balance and career satisfaction which led to launching her own online business and allowed her to channel her grief into something positive, as well as be more present to her surviving children. Her loss inspired her to create Vital VA which helps others learn to create their own Virtual Assistance business and work on their own schedule to create a better work/l...
2023-04-1326 minNavigating Baby Loss40: The Toll Unprocessed Grief Takes on Your Life and Your BodySend Jen a Text MessageHeather Gilbert shares the story of the stillbirth loss of her first child just 2 weeks before his due date. She tells how she tried to convince herself that she was healed and moving on and meanwhile her grief was eroding her marriage, career, parenting, and health.She shares the symptoms of the unprocessed grief she suffered for 10 years before she leaned into her faith and found comfort in others to begin healing. Heather is a mom of 4, wife, model, actor, and friend to those who are struggling to put the p...
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Living Beyond the Shadow of Doubt™Episode 25: 'My whole life was a doubt after I lost my twins' with Jennifer SennJennifer Senn is from Buffalo, NY grew up Methodist and is a grief coach for parents of stillborn babies. When she lost her twin girls twenty-three years ago, she felt her world crumbled. She says, "You can plan life but that doesn’t mean that's how it will go. My whole life was a doubt after I lost my twins."
For Jennifer, questioning started immediately. How could someone loving allow this to happen..., how could I ever get back to that relationship with God? She had so many questions; she doubted herself, her body, th...
2023-04-0537 minNavigating Baby Loss39: Helping Older Children Navigate a Sibling Loss with Amy WatsonSend Jen a Text MessageAmy Watson gives great advice on how to talk to children who are confused about what happened to the baby and how to say things that help them deal with reality without scaring them. She shares the story of her own stillborn baby as well as a late miscarriage and how she had to tell her older children and walk with them through the confusion and grief they were feeling since losing their sibling(s).She is celebrating the 10th Birthday of her baby in heaven this month and shares...
2023-03-2336 minNavigating Baby Loss38: Messages Our Spirit Babies Send to Us with Spirit Baby Medium Debra KilbySend Jen a Text MessageDebra Kilby is an energy healer, channel, spirit baby medium, and author of Rosa’s Choice: Healing the wounds of the mother. She had a challenging journey to motherhood herself and suffered several miscarriages as well as a TFMR loss of her daughter Rosa. She tells us about how she realized she was a spirit baby medium on a trip to Ireland, and what she learned about herself after that experience that inspired her to help other women in her own unique way and began writing a book with...
2023-03-1641 minNavigating Baby Loss37: Thriving in the Workplace After Loss with Karista Marcinek, Culture CreatorSend Jen a Text MessageKarista Marcinek is a Sydney-based creative consultant, culture curator, and change maker. After suffering a miscarriage at 18 weeks gestation during Covid where she realized she was pregnant as she was miscarrying, she returned to work in an environment that was insensitive to what she had experienced. and realized there were too many people suffering in silence after experiencing a traumatic life event, so it ignited a passion in her to become an advocate for creating better cultures in the workplace. She shares with us her story of losing the baby s...
2023-03-0942 minNavigating Baby Loss36: Finding the Other Side of Challenging Situations with Dr. Heather BrowneSend Jen a Text MessageDr. Heather Browne is a psychotherapist who specializes in relationship and couples therapy and is an expert at helping others find the other side to their most challenging situations. She talks about the losses of those closest to her and what she learned going through those experiences. She has been published in many outlets including Inc. Magazine, Toronto Sun, and Psychology Today to name a few, and is a regular contributor and expert on major television networks. She offers a weekly newsletter packed with tips and techniques to improve re...
2023-03-0247 minNavigating Baby Loss35: Dr. Diane Speier- What Happens in the Fourth Trimester After Baby LossSend Jen a Text MessageDr. Diane Speier is a perinatal psychotherapist who is the author of Life After Birth: A Parent’s Holistic Guide for Thriving in the Fourth Trimester. She talks about the physical things your body experiences in the fourth trimester and how we can enable better healing in that time period. She is also a celebrant and gives us some beautiful ideas about how we can celebrate the importance of our babies with the ones we love. Besides her book, she has a companion app to the life after birth book and is cre...
2023-02-2343 minNavigating Baby Loss34: Rediscovering Who You Are Again After Baby LossSend Jen a Text MessageI'm in the process of creating a new quiz to help loss parents get the information they need at the exact time they need it. While I was putting together the information and creating the different paths that a stillbirth parent might be on it occurred to me that there were many stages you go through as you are healing. In fact, in my experience, these stages last far beyond the initial year or two after the loss, and I believe these stages are equally as much healing as they are reinvention. ...
2023-02-0915 minNavigating Baby Loss33: Kyira Wacket MS,LPC-The Shame Therapist Shares Why We Feel Shame and What To Do About ItSend Jen a Text MessageEpisode 33: Kyira Wackett MS,LPC -The Shame Therapist Shares Why We Feel Shame and What To Do About ItKyria Wackett is a wife, mom, and self-proclaimed shame therapist. She is the Founder of Adversity rising and as a licensed mental health therapist she specializes in anxiety and shame and helping women address these issues in order to live their best lives.In this episode, we focus on the shame we so commonly feel after our baby's loss and why every human carries shame. What the difference is...
2023-02-0239 minNavigating Baby Loss32: Sarah Jane Smith-Embodied Possibility-Reconnecting With and Loving Your Body Again After LossSend Jen a Text MessageEpisode 32: Sarah Jane Smith-Embodied Possibility- Reconnecting With and Loving Your Body Again After LossSarah Jane Smith from Embodied Possibility tells how her story of how the multiple pregnancy losses she suffered led her to live a life childless not by choice and sparked her journey of reconnecting and forgiving her body again through Yoga, Journaling, and meditation. She teaches us how to appreciate the body that carries us through our life and how she has made peace with living a life full of joy without the children she...
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