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Hope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Resources: Lunch and LearnSend us a textEPLA hosted a lunch and learn at Hillsdale Hospital featuring Angie Winton of Metro Detroit Share. We hosted this event with the hope to help medical providers prepare women for home miscarriages. After the event Angie and Maria sat down to talk more. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@gmail.com w...2025-01-2028 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Resources: Processing Our Grief in CommunitySend us a textOften women and families who have suffered early pregnancy loss do not have the opportunity to honor their children through a public funeral service. But what is lost when we don't have a way to communally process our grief? Rev. Adam Rick shares his experience leading Blue Christmas and Rachel weeping services for those suffering grief or child loss. Rev. Rick is a priest in the Anglican Church of North America and serves as a Chaplain at Hillsdale College. Support the showFind us any...2024-12-1837 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: The Burial ProblemSend us a textIn this week's episode writer, wife, and mother, Nadya Williams, shares her stories of loss and the burial of her two sons on their private property. Years later a move across state lines and a significant shift in the law changes everything. Don't miss her original story at Current. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a mis...2024-12-1122 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Resources: Haven Miscarriage ClinicSend us a textMaria talks with Hayley Trotter, Director of Clinical Operations for Haven Miscarriage Clinic, a medical clinic designed specifically to serve miscarrying women that hopes to open next year in the Atlanta area. Maria and Hayley discuss the importance of miscarriage-specific medical care and how Haven will accompany women through pregnancy loss. https://www.havenmiscarriageclinic.com/Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, M...2024-11-2131 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Resources: Haven Miscarriage ClinicSend us a textMaria talks with Hayley Trotter, Director of Clinical Operations for Haven Miscarriage Clinic, a medical clinic designed specifically to serve miscarrying women that hopes to open next year in the Atlanta area. Maria and Hayley discuss the importance of miscarriage - specific medical care and how Haven will accompany women through pregnancy loss. https://www.havenmiscarriageclinic.com/Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. B...2024-11-211h 12Hope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherFrom the Archives: Handling Death: A Brief History of Grieving Rituals and Human Mourning.Send us a textWomen suffering early pregnancy loss are often unable to bury their babies, especially in cemeteries. This can be for many reasons sometimes they are unable to collect the body, the body was needed for testing, or they do not have the resources available bury their little one. Many women aren't even given the information necessary to move forward with how to proceed even if they wanted a burial. But this problem tends to lead to a bigger question. If we want to participate in grief and mourning rituals as we grieve o...2024-10-3032 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Myth BustingSend us a textMiscarriage myths have always been out there. In this episode Emily and Maria tackle some current myths and misconceptions. Taking from this great article from Natural Cycles, Emily and Maria explore three prominent myths that should be eliminated and understood fully. This episode will offer the truth about treatment for miscarriage, the length of a miscarriage, and the physical experience of miscarriage. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.c...2024-10-1827 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherInfant Death in Puritan New England, The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet - From the ArchivesSend us a textAnne Bradstreet weathered the harsh New England Winters and the hard life of starting a society in the new world. America's first poet, Bradstreet chronicles the joy and pain of her life experience. While she never lost any of her own children - she suffered the grief of infant death losing several of her grandchildren. Her poetry points to the pain and grief of losing a little one all too soon. In this episode Emily and Maria look at two of her poems. Nearly 400 years later her grief connects mot...2024-10-0326 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherWhat is a Miscarriage Anyway?Send us a textWhile miscarriage is common it is often misunderstood. This is your primer for all of the basic definitions, medical jargon, and common phrases surrounding early pregnancy loss.Missed miscarriage? Spontaneous abortion? Dilation and Curettage? Molar Pregnancy? It is important to have a clear and simple understanding of each of these words, even if you have never experienced pregnancy loss. For more information you can visit our website: https://www.miscarriagecare.com/resources.htmlLike what you hear? Please join us as a supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2000678/s...2024-09-2430 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherBook Review: I'll Love You ForeverSend us a text"I'll love you foreverI'll like you for always..." These words ring in our ears as we have likely heard them many times before. Robert Munsch's book has made its way into our hearts and minds. Many of us heard the book as children and now read the book to our children. Some people love, some people are bothered by persistence of what we might see as an overbearing mother. But the back story leading to this book only deepens its meaning and enriches its symbolism. As...2024-09-0924 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Care Kits: The Cost of ServicesSend us a textA miscarriage is a significant physical and emotional event for a woman and her family. Often under prepared and under informed women experience miscarriages without the right supplies or information. EPLA is committed to distributing our miscarriage care kits at no cost to families or providers. We seek to help bear the burden of grief for women and families suffering early pregnancy loss, and bearing the financial burden is one tangible way we can support families during this difficult time.Our care kits provide essential sanitary items...2024-08-2008 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherResource Spotlight: Missing Pieces Support GroupSend us a textThis week we sit down with Jamilah Robinson, the co-founder and Executive Director of Missing Pieces Support Group in Houston, Texas. EPLA is excited to highlight this organization as our missions are quite alike! It is the mission of Missing Pieces to bring awareness to pregnancy loss by providing community support, resources, and care packages; forming a mindful community that bridges the gap for similar support services; and providing a platform that gives families the opportunity to share their stories online. To learn more about missing pieces visit: htt...2024-08-1325 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherWhat's in the Miscarriage Care Kits?Send us a textIn this episode we briefly summarize what's in both sizes of our Miscarriage Care Kits (small for after a loss is completed or post-D&C or large for an expectant or at-home miscarriage). If you or someone you know would like a kit, please visit https://www.miscarriagecare.com/care-kit-request.htmlSupport the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242...2024-07-1609 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Stories: Abby StrehleSend us a textEarly Pregnancy Loss Association's treasurer, Abby Strehle, tells the story of her miscarriage, which was also her first pregnancy, and how she was an EPLA "success story," as she was connected to our organization and provided with a Miscarriage Care Kit soon after her loss. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a...2024-06-1126 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Stories: Haley Naida (From the ArchivesSend us a textOnly a few weeks into her first pregnancy, Haley Naida was surprised to discover she was experiencing a Missed Miscarriage. The following days, weeks, months, and years brought grief and confusion as she and her husband muddled through the spiritual, emotional, and physical suffering. But they also experienced great hope and healing through the gift of friendship. Haley's wisdom and grace shines through as she calls for doctors, women, the church, and our whole community, to step up and take care of those experiencing this loss.Learn more about missed miscarriage...2024-05-1528 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherBereaved Mother's DaySend us a textAs we approach Mother's Day many mothers are left grieving the children they never knew. Miscarriage not only robs us of our child's life, but sometimes it feels like it can rob us of our motherhood. You are a mother. Your motherhood began at conception. If you are suffering this time of year know that both Bereaved Mother's Day and Mother's Day are for you. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEm...2024-05-0110 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherRemembering Baby Ten Years LaterSend us a textTen years ago our co-host, Emily, discovered that her first child, affectionately known as Baby, no longer had a heartbeat. It was the end of April and she and her husband were looking forward to a new house, new job, and new baby, only to be told Baby had died. While Emily has told her story before this episode specifically remembers that first miscarriage and her short time with Baby. After 10 years her grief has changed, but it never went away.Support the showFind us a...2024-04-1927 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherA World Where No One Suffers Miscarriage AloneSend us a textEmily and Steph talk about a world where no one suffers miscarriage alone. What does that look like? How do we help women and families? What can we do to make this world a reality? Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@gmail.com with your information. Care kits are distributed at n...2024-04-0223 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherWhat Can I Do Now?Send us a textAfter suffering and recovering from miscarriage many women and families experience an urge to help others. In this episode Emily and Steph talk about ways to help your community, ways to help EPLA, and ways to meet the needs of other women and families suffering miscarriage around you. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage ca...2024-03-0828 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Reflections: Sitting with the GrievingSend us a textGrieving is hard and when our friends are grieving we often want to fix it. But does that really work? So if we can't fix grief, how do we help women as they walk through miscarriage? We personally loved this little video about grief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zLCCRT-nESupport the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI...2024-02-2329 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Grief in the New Year: Moving Forward Does Not Have to Mean Moving OnSend us a textThe holiday season is over and 2024 is now on a roll. Christmas trees have been cleaned up and the family rooms reset to their "normal" arrangement. But what if life doesn't feel normal yet? What if you aren't ready for it to feel normal. While we often look to a new year with hope and anticipation, this can be particularly difficult for women and families who suffered miscarriage in 2023. Leaving 2023 behind does not have to mean leaving your little one behind. You do not have to "get over" your baby or...2024-02-0719 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Burdens: Medical Bill ReliefSend us a textThe emotional, spiritual, and physical burden of miscarriage are painful enough. Then, often as women are starting to feel a little better the bills start coming. Medical expenses can start to add up quickly. Depending on the her physical needs a bereaved mother might face bills for ultrasounds, emergency room visits, surgery, ambulance rides, doctors appointments, labs, tests, and even prescriptions. In this episode Steph and Emily talk about their own experiences and the financial burden of loss. Support the showFind us any tim...2024-01-1825 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Stories: Stephanie GordonSend us a textSteph Gordon joins us to share her story of loss. From the moments she started bleeding, to taking misoprostal, and the days and weeks afterwards, the memories remain clear for Steph even though her loss happened over a decade ago. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@gmail.com with your information. C...2024-01-0525 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherA Blue Christmas: Dealing with Miscarriage Grief at ChristmasSend us a textGrief can sneak up on us during what we might have always known as the happiest time of the year. Emily and Maria remember their first Christmases after loss. Emily felt deep sadness missing her baby, Maria suffered missing her baby bump. Whatever it is something is missing and something is not right. If you are grieving this year we encourage you to give that grief space, share your feelings, and work through your loss. Support the showFind us any time: Hop...2023-12-1919 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherInfant Death in Puritan New England, The Poetry of Anne BradstreetSend us a textAnne Bradstreet weathered the harsh New England Winters and the hard life of starting a society in the new world. America's first poet, Bradstreet chronicles the joy and pain of her life experience. While she never lost any of her own children - she suffered the grief of infant death losing several of her grandchildren. Her poetry points to the pain and grief of losing a little one all too soon. In this episode Emily and Maria look at two of her poems. Nearly 400 years later her grief connects mot...2023-12-0626 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherWe Are Thankful For YouSend us a textEmily and Maria take time to give thanks for all of the blessings we have at the Early Pregnancy Loss Association this year. We are especially thankful for our listeners and we wish you a gentle holiday season full of healing and hope.Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@g...2023-11-2216 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherHandling Death: A Brief History of Grieving Rituals and Human MourningSend us a textWomen suffering early pregnancy loss are often unable to bury their babies, especially in cemeteries. This can be for many reasons sometimes they are unable to collect the body, the body was needed for testing, or they do not have the resources available bury their little one. Many women aren't even given the information necessary to move forward with how to proceed even if they wanted a burial. But this problem tends to lead to a bigger question. If we want to participate in grief and mourning rituals as we grieve o...2023-11-0832 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Stories: Kathryn Wales (From the Archive)Send us a textFor Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month we are resharing the special story of Kathryn Wales and her sweet daughter Theodora. This episode originally ran September 20, 2022. -------Kathryn joins us to share her story of the death of her dear Theodora at 16 weeks gestation. While miscarriages most commonly occur during the first trimester of pregnancy, any pregnancy loss before 20 weeks is considered a miscarriage. Kathryn's story details the experience and grief of a second trimester miscarriage. Support the showFi...2023-10-2535 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage MythsSend us a textFor a long time myths and misconceptions have haunted women suffering miscarriage. In this episode Emily and Maria tackle some these frustrating lies that pollute the miscarriage conversation. People Have Misconceptions About Miscarriage, And That Can HurtMiscarriage Resource Packet Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@gmail.com wi...2023-10-1833 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMuddling Through Miscarriage: Be Gentle With Yourself? What Does That Even Mean? (From the Archives)Send us a textFor Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month we encourage you to think about gentleness as you care for your heart and remember your little one. Wherever you are in your grief journey, this episode serves as a good reminder to care for yourself where you are. We are republishing this episode from December 20, 2022 to help us through Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and into the holidays. ------We are quick to prescribe gentleness in times of grief, but do we even know what that means? Has th...2023-10-1130 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherPregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness MonthSend us a textEmily and Maria talk abou how Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (PAIL) Month has grown over the years. They also offer ways to remember our children and care for our hearts and bodies during this time.Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@gmail.com with your information. Care kits...2023-10-0427 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: A Grandma Weighs InSend us a textEmily miscarried 9 years ago. Her mother, Linda, thought her daughter's experience and care might be different than her own loss nearly 30 years earlier. But it wasn't. Emily was stuck with the same hushed culture and confusion surrounding miscarriage. There was a lack of educational resources and limited community support not much different than her own loss decades before. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O...2023-09-2034 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherCaring for Your Marriage After MiscarriageSend us a textWorking through the trauma of miscarriage can take its toll on a relationship. Each person might experience grief differently, have different needs, or even different expectations. Emily and Maria talk about some of these challenges and look for ways to love, care, and support each other following early pregnancy loss. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage c...2023-09-0528 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: How Can Churches Help More?Send us a textThe frontlines of miscarriage care are diverse. While medical professionals are an integral part of this, they are not the only ones faced with serving women and families after loss. Due to the nature of miscarriage and prenatal care, some women aren't even in the care of a doctor yet at the time of their loss. This leaves other caregivers with the challenge of providing emotional, physical, and spiritual support. Some women turn to their church community, but are these churches ready to help? Pastor Everett Henes joins Emily an...2023-08-1532 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: A Better WaySend us a textThe U.K. Government recently reviewed an independent report concerning was to improve care following early pregnancy loss. As a couple of Americans looking on, Emily and Maria take this episode to respond to the recommendations. Maybe there really is a better way?So many of our stories talk about painful interactions with medical professionals, being under prepared to manage the physical experience, and difficultly processing the emotional and physical toll. These recommendations tackle these problems head on dignifying the woman, the fetus, and the whole family. Everyone would d...2023-08-0128 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: Talking about Miscarriage with ChildrenSend us a textEarly pregnancy loss brings grief to the whole family. Often parents, in the midst of their own grief, are also left to guide their living children through the loss of a sibling. Later on families might face the difficulty of sharing their previous losses with children born after their miscarriage. Either way, talking about life and death with children might feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. In this episode Maria and Emily share resources that helped them navigate these conversations with their own children. For more information v...2023-07-1927 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Resources: Forget-Me-Not Baskets, an Interview with Sara RingleSend us a textStarting with one bereavement basket in 2007 Forget-Me-Not Baskets has served Northeast Ohio and beyond for over 15 years. Since then they have given away thousands of baskets to families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. Emily and Maria are joined by Sara Ringle to talk about the changing culture of pregnancy loss, moms serving moms, and ways we can reach people better. Learn more about Forget-Me-Not Baskets: https://forgetmenotbaskets.com/Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookIn...2023-07-0632 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Stories: Haley NaidaSend us a textOnly a few weeks into her first pregnancy, Haley Naida was surprised to discover she was experiencing a Missed Miscarriage. The following days, weeks, months, and years brought grief and confusion as she and her husband muddled through the spiritual, emotional, and physical suffering. But they also experienced great hope and healing through the gift of friendship. Haley's wisdom and grace shines through as she calls for doctors, women, the church, and our whole community, to step up and take care of those experiencing this loss. Learn more about missed miscarriage...2023-06-2028 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Reflections: When Seeds of Hope BloomSend us a textThis is our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE and we want to honor this achievement with you. Be sure to listen for opportunities to give us your feedback and receive some special EPLA swag! On June 7, 2022 we launched Hope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage Together with our first episode: The Changing Culture of Pregnancy Loss: An Interview with Nancy Kingma, Part 1. Over the last year we have kept the conversation going by featuring parents, nurses, doctors, and other professionals who are dedicated to caring for families who have ex...2023-06-0629 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: An Interview with Kathy PetersenSend us a textKathy Petersen joins Maria and Emily to talk about her prespective as a Labor and Delivery Nurse and a loss mom herself. Support the showFind us any time: Hope Blooms Blog FacebookInstagram: @earlypregnancylossassociationTwitter: @miscarriagecareEmail: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242To request a miscarriage care kit please email miscarriagecare@gmail.com with your information. Care kits are distributed at no cost throughout the United States. 2023-05-1625 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMiscarriage Perspectives: Mother's Day is Coming.Send us a textWell here it comes again: Mother's Day is on the horizon. And did you know there is a Bereaved Mother's Day too? Do we need two holidays? Does it help? Does it hurt? What should you do on Mother's Day? How should you feel? We don't have the answers to all of these questions, but we are here to say: Dear miscarriage mamas, You are a real mother. You carried life inside of you. You deserve a day. You deserve to smile, to cry, to grieve, to lau...2023-05-0223 minHope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage TogetherMuddling Through Miscarriage: What Does it Mean to Remember?Send us a textGrieving a miscarriage is complicated. The life lost was real. The grief is real. But there feels like there is so little to hold onto. Maybe an ultrasound, a pregnancy test, some early baby presents. But there are no pictures, no birthdays, no conversations, or stories. How do we remember little ones we never met living? Emily and Maria talk about what it means to remember and give some examples of rituals and practices that have helped them and others over the years. Encouraging Loved Ones After A Miscarriage 2023-04-1825 min