Dealing with Miscarriage and Telling Other People

March 28, 2011

Dealing with miscarriage is a difficult process in itself. Sadness, anger, fear, guilt and grief all come together in a mishmash of emotions so overwhelming that a few are still mourning the loss of a child, no matter that it was an unborn one, decades later. Most of the women who availed of resources in […]

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Coping with Stillbirth

February 28, 2011

Because a stillbirth usually occurs in a seemingly normal pregnancy where the 20-week mark for a miscarriage has been surpassed, expectant parents are normally completely unprepared for the loss. People often assume that coping with stillbirth is more difficult than coping with a miscarriage because of the additional time that parents had to connect with […]

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Coping with Multiple Miscarriages

February 1, 2011

A single miscarriage is a difficult experience as it is. Those of us who haven’t experienced more than one can only imagine the extreme anguish, anxiety and grief that comes with multiple miscarriages. I have heard of women describing such succession of miscarriages as similar to knives piercing the heart over and over again with […]

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Dealing with Depression After Miscarriage

January 26, 2011

Depression after miscarriage is a normal reaction to the tragic event. The loss of your child touches on the very core of your humanity – being a mother – and the overwhelming sadness can make it difficult to even get out of bed in the morning. In fact, psychologists and psychiatrists will advise against suppression […]

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Celebrity Miscarriage: Pregnancy Loss is Universal

January 26, 2011

We often place female celebrities like actresses and singers on pedestals where we can perform our own forms of idol worship, in a manner of speaking. What we fail to remember at time is that stars are humans, too, with human bodies and human emotions just like the rest of us . Evidence for this […]

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Pregnancy Loss Book – It Is Published!

October 12, 2010

With the arrival of 1000 books on my doorstep I have to admit that this mammoth project felt very ‘real’. I am a published ‘Author’ thanks to the many contributors and supporters along the way! I have had so much interest in recent weeks for this book that I can’t wait to get the orders […]

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5 Week Count Down to Pregnancy Loss Book Release!

September 22, 2010

Hi Everyone! As I feverishly work away on my final draft, I realise that the last three weeks have passed in the blink of an eye! Now that my gorgeous editor Emma Thomas has worked her magic, I have handed my manuscript to my ever faithful graphic designer Narelle from NGirldesigns.com to wave her wand […]

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Emotional Healing after Miscarriage

July 27, 2010

Where do we start when it looks like such a high mountain to climb to recover from a tragic emotional experience? “Beyond Pregnancy Loss – From Heartbreak to Healing” promotes the first step of  emotional healing as ‘exploration’.  It may seem obvious the types of emotions we may experience  after a loss but we rarely […]

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