Mar 16, 2023
In this episode Mary Holloman joins me to talk about her motherhood and grief journey. She shares about her experience with consecutive first trimester losses, what surprised her about grief and the very practical ways she navigated the grief of that season. Then we spend time talking about pregnancy after loss where we discuss questions like:
Making the decision to try to grow your family after experiencing multiple losses, the most challenging aspect of her pregnancy after loss and what it looked like to navigate those challenges.
Throughout our time together Mary gives wisdom, encouragement and practical help for navigating the anxiety and fear and the angst that comes from the constant ‘what-ifs’ that so many of us experience after loss and in a pregnancy after loss. Mary wrote a children’s book all about this that is such a wonderful picture of what this looks like in our life. Her book is The Anxious Lily and she shares about this helpful resource as well.
If you are feeling anxious, if you are navigating a pregnancy after loss, if you have questions about faith, if you have wondered if your 1st trimester loss counts – this episode is for you.
HELPFUL PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS / GROWING YOUR FAMILY AFTER LOSS RESOURCES:
Free Pregnancy After Loss Community – it’s a private group and conversation within our main community where you can feel the freedom to have honest conversations about the unique journey that is pregnancy after loss. themorning.com/pal
Free Download: 40 Verses for 40 Weeks - this download includes 1 verse to meditate on, pray, or memorize for every week of your pregnancy. themorning.com/pal
All of our best and most helpful blog articles and podcast episodes about growing your family after loss into one place. themorning.com/pal
HELPFUL RESOURCE FOR ANXIETY & GRIEF:
Download the Simple Coping Strategies Workbook - themorning.com/copingtools
THIS EPISODE IS IN MEMORY OF CECILIA LARZABAL.
This episode is sponsored in memory of Vada June Driggers.
A special thank you to Sarah Damoff for sponsoring this episode.
We remember Cecilia with you.
If you love this podcast and are interested in sponsoring an episode in honor of your baby, head to themorning.com/sponsor for all the details.
FREE ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITY
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who are just like you. Women navigating the day to day ups and
downs of grief. A place where you can feel not alone in this. Come
join us: themorning.com/community
FREE GRIEF RESOURCE BUNDLE
Our best and most
helpful resources for navigating grief and life after loss all in
one place. Plus a list of our favorite books for children about
grief and loss. Download
Here.
FREE GUIDE: IF YOU LOVE A GRIEVING MOM
And
if you love a grieving mom, we have something for you too, a free
guide with simple tips for how to love a grieving
friend: themorning.com/friendsandfamily.
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SHOW NOTES
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