Pregnancy Grief

Pregnancy loss is still a taboo subject with many women suffering in silence. Women don’t seek support for a variety of reasons and are left feeling so alone. This is a companion guide to assist you with tangible tools so you can access your own inner wisdom and healer.

More than a quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Experiencing this loss, you may wonder why it happened, what happens next, and what it means for your future. You may also feel incredibly alone. For more than 20 years, Dr. Kate has taken care of those navigating the physical and emotional pain of pregnancy loss. After experiencing two miscarriages of her own, she wrote Your Guide to Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss to offer others the same compassionate conversation she has with her patients.

"I'm not picking up a heartbeat." These are the most dreaded words an expectant mother can hear. As joy and anticipation dissolve into confusion and grief, painful questions refuse to go away: Why me? Did I do something wrong? How will this affect my ability to have a family? What do I say to my children without scaring them? With the warmth and compassion of a Licensed Professional Counselor and writing as a mother who has suffered the loss of a baby and a 16-year-old son, Pam Vredevelt offers sound answers and advice.

It’s time to move beyond the politics of abortion. It's time to listen to the needs of those who are struggling with trauma, depression, grief, pain or other problems after abortion. It's time to break down the social taboos that stifle discussion of abortion-related feelings. Forbidden Grief is a haunting review of Dr. Theresa Burke’s experience in counseling hundreds of women for abortion-related emotional problems. She discusses the pressure and coercion faced by many women before abortion, the ordeal of the abortion itself and the obstacles in the way of resolving and healing from ...

A startlingly large number of women who want to breastfeed have to stop before they are ready, leaving them feeling a range of negative emotions, including grief, anger, guilt, shame, and frustration. They often blame themselves. But in a society that places little value on breastfeeding and mothers' feelings, their painful stories are often swept under the carpet to the detriment of women's mental health and experience of new motherhood.

By New York Times, USA TODAY & Amazon Top-15 Bestseller Marata Eros “Emotively moving – gripping, sensual, and impossible to put down…” ⭐️ “More than a lesbian romance novel...” ~ Libra Lover ⭐️ “Heart Stopper!” ~ Lynda L. Milner From the master of emotionally charged dark romance comes HER—a standalone WLW romantic thriller exploring grief, healing, and unexpected love where it’s least expected. 💔 A Story of Loss, Strength & Rediscovery First, there was Him—my anchor, my everything. And in one violent instant, he was gone. Rain. Blood. Pebbled asphalt. And ...

She's tempting, irresistible, and quite possibly the literal death of me. And I cannot resist. Hannah Jett. Sister of Mason Jett, the club's Sergeant-at-Arms, the most dangerous biker in the club. He watches over her like a hawk, promising to kill anyone who so much as touches her, let alone sleeps with her. When I first knew Hannah, she was shy, innocent, and timid. But in the years since I've seen her, she's grown into something else now. Fierce. Powerful. Hot as hell. And I must have her. I do not care what the consequences are. I do not care what the fallout must be. I only care about ...

When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you. In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense...this book will.

It was supposed to be just one night of escape. TALIA I was searching for a way to forget, even if just for a moment. Instead, I found a connection that shook me to my core. Now I'm a twenty-eight-year-old daughter still wrestling with grief, with an unexpected miracle growing inside me. I never thought I'd see him again. I didn't even know his real name. And then I walk into that hospital... Suddenly my past and future are colliding. The man I thought was a stranger holds more of my history than I ever knew. But can we build something real from a night meant to help us forget? JONATHAN I ...

When loss shatters your world, where can you turn for comfort that truly lasts? If a miscarriage has left you aching, questioning God, or unsure how to move forward, Losing a Child to Miscarriage: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Healing, Hope, and Peace meets you exactly where you are and walks with you toward the peace your heart longs for. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Anchor your pain in God’s unchanging love while trusting His goodness even when answers are hard to find Process guilt, anger, and doubt through guided prayers, journaling prompts, and faith-based mindfulness exercises ...

We are so, so sorry that you’ve found yourself here. It’s the gang you’d never chose to join but it is also a community chock-a-block full of kind, supportive warrior women just like you. We are here to tell you that you are entitled to grieve and that your grief is not disproportionate to your loss. We are here to open up the dialogue around miscarriage, so we don’t perpetuate the shame, judgement and isolation so many of us feel following pregnancy loss. We are here to equip you with knowledge, tools and guidance to support and help you in whatever way you need.

The Promise of Tomorrow: Hope After Miscarriage is a compassionate guide through the emotional landscape of miscarriage, providing solace and understanding during one of life’s most challenging experiences. This heartfelt book serves as a gentle companion on the journey of healing, helping readers navigate their grief and rediscover hope. Inside, readers will explore the complex emotions that accompany loss, gain insight into the grieving process, and discover healthy coping mechanisms. It offers guidance on building a support system, practical self-care strategies, and ways to honor and ...

To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side. A steady, well-paying job, a rent-free Manhattan apartment, and Hope, his stunning, blue-blooded fiancée: smart, sexy, and completely out of his league. But as the wedding day looms, Zack finds himself haunted by the memory of his best friend, Rael, killed in a car wreck two years earlier–and by his increasingly complicated feelings for Tamara, the beautiful widow Rael left behind. Then Norm–Zack’s freewheeling, Viagra-popping father–resurfaces after a twenty-year absence, looking to make amends.

Miscarriage Heartbreak is an empathetic and comprehensive resource designed to help you process the emotional turmoil of pregnancy loss and provide practical support to those in need. This book provides the essential steps for emotional healing, insights on the physical recovery process, holistic options to support your overall wellness, hopeful outlooks to rekindle your resilience and strength…and much more!

Pregnancy loss. Infant loss. Womb loss. Such losses are as valid as any other, yet these experiences and the individuals who endure them remain largely unrecognized and unsupported. To Tend and to Hold honors survivors and the depth of what they’ve gone through with a reverence that has, until now, been missing. Within this carefully crafted resource, Rosete emerges as a warm confidante, helping us articulate our experiences, understand our options, and tend to our unique needs as both postpartum and bereaved.

In Courageously Expecting, author Jenny Albers meets you in this difficult season as someone who has also experienced the worst and cautiously hoped for the best. She invites you on a thirty-day journey through the complicated and often contradictory emotions that accompany pregnancy after a loss.

Close to one in four American women experience the silent grief of pregnancy loss. Loved Baby offers much-needed support to women in the middle of psychological and physiological grief as a result of losing an unborn child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or ectopic pregnancy loss. In Loved Baby, author Sarah Philpott gently walks alongside women as they experience the misguided shame, isolation, and crushing despair that accompany the turmoil of loss.

Are you a man who has experienced the pain and loss of miscarriage? Do you long for healing and hope in the midst of your grief? Look no further. "Healing Whispers" is a groundbreaking book that addresses the unique journey of men after miscarriage, offering biblical comfort and healing. This transformative guide will empower you to embrace your emotions, navigate the healing process, and find solace in God's promises. Discover the strength to move forward, cultivate resilience, and experience a renewed sense of purpose. In this compelling book, you will: Gain biblical insights: Dive into ...

Pippa Vosper tragically lost her son Axel in 2017, when she was five months pregnant, and has since written about baby loss online and in a series of pieces for Vogue. Beyond Grief: Navigating the Journey of Pregnancy and Baby Loss is the book she wishes had been available when her son died. It covers every aspect of pregnancy and baby loss at any stage, from the practical to the emotional, with advice from experts and stories from women who have experienced losses of their own.

From an expert counselor, a compassionate, comprehensive guide to healing, conception, and pregnancy after loss of a baby.