Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories

There is a new webseries that has been all the buzz on Instagram, and its called Black Girls Guide to Fertility, created, written, and based on Sonhara' Eastman's own battle with infertility. Black Girls Guide to Fertility tackles infertility in a profoundly intimate way that's both dramatic and comedic without ever feeling rigid. It focuses on Ava, a 37-year old romance novelist, who faded into o...

Happy New Year Sisters in Loss!  Welcome to 2019! Today is a solo episode of the podcast where I share my word of the year and my personal infertility and growing my family journey.  Thank you to everyone who rated and reviewed the podcast this year.  If you have never left us a review please do so now.  Thank you to all of the guests on the podcast for sharing your story and your light during the...

Happy New Year 2019 Sisters in Loss!  Welcome to 2019!  Day 2 into the new year I wanted to kick off the year with a best of series. Today's episode is a Best of Sisters in Loss of 2018 and the episodes you loved the most.  You loved hearing about fibroids, infertility journeys, SIDS stories, 2nd trimester miscarriages, and infant loss stories. In today's episode I'm highlighting clips of episdoe...

How have you coped with your loss? In today's episode we have Andrea Fenise who share her 2nd trimester miscarriage and how she is coping with loss. Andrea is a mom, wife, and creative entrepreneur. She raised her daughter Amira for 9 years as a single mother. Andrea found love, married, and was excited to be pregnant with a girl name Olivia Isabelle. She loss Olivia at 17 weeks and in this episod...

Have you heard of the prolactin hormone? This hormone comes from your pituitary gland and is what causes your body to produce breast milk. When this hormone's levels are elevated it causes your body to think it is pregnant and is producing milk. This was the case for today's guest Courtney Shorter. In June 2015, Courtney delivered twin girls Ryan and Morgan 4 months early, both weighing one pound...

Have you heard of blocked fallopian tubes? In today's episode we have Chanay Bank's who share's her secondary infertility diagnosis due to blocked fallopian tubes and her IVF journey. Chanay was diagnosed with secondary infertility at 26 years old after already having a child from a previous relationship. She ended up having both her tubes removed resulting in IVF being the option for her and her...

Have you experienced cervical incompetence or an incompetent cervix? In today's episode we have Jamillah Miller who shares her multiple miscarriage story due to an incompetent cervix, and finding out her 16 year old daughter was pregnant right after she had her rainbow baby, and right before her grandchild was born experienced another loss. Jamillah is the founder and host of The Girl Named Boom P...

In today's episode we have Chasity Womack who shares her stillbirth story of daughter Kierstin on Sept. 26, 2009, and her 2nd trimester miscarriage of twins on January 2, 2012 and March 6, 2012. She then went on to have twin rainbow baby girls. In this episode we talk about her losses and how it inspired her to start Angel Babyzzz to support parents with Angel Babies with memory boxes at local hos...

Have you heard of Endometriosis? Do you know of someone with this diagnosis?  In today's episode Nicole Clark shares her infertility journey due endometriosis, miscarriage healing journey, and what led her to start her non profit organization called Twelve 12 Ministries. Twelve 12 Ministries is a non-profit organization created to support women who are struggling to conceive with infertility being...

Have you ever questioned God why? Did you feel like God let you down after your loss?  In today's episode Geneen Fitchett shares her SIDS story of daughter Madison and how to trust God when you don't understand why. Geneen is an angel mother, college biology professor, daughter, friend and child of God. She became a mother on December 4, 2016 to a beautiful baby girl Madison Michelle Jones at the...

In today's episode we have Ashley K. Pittman who shares her multiple loss story including losing twins and how to save your marriage after loss. Ashley is the founder of Ashes to Beauty and the wife and mom to two amazing boys. Her mission is to help women protect their marriages after pregnancy loss. Before her boys Ashley loss a set of twins a boy and a girl at 7 months pregnant. Eights months a...

As many of my US listeners know tomorrow, November 6, 2018 is Election Day and Midterm elections, and we have the power to change and shift the paradigm of maternal and infant mortality in America with our vote.  In today's episode I sit down with March of Dimes President Stacey D. Stewart to discuss their Blanket Change Campaign launched on October 10th, and why our vote matters in this election,...

The last episode for the Life After Loss series for October which is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and we are talking about Parenting After Loss. In August 2014 Tiffany found out she was expecting her second child. Shortly after finding out that they were blessed with a little girl, she experienced Premature Preterm Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) at 22 weeks. After a brief stay in the ho...

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss awareness month. All month long we are discussing Life After Loss. In today's episode we have Tarinna Olley who shares on how impactful therapy was for her after her loss. At 28 weeks pregnant she gave birth to her stillborn son Gabriel who was diagnosed with Trisomy 13 a rare genetic defect that was tested while in the womb. When the doctors pushed for her to...

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. All month long we are discussing Life After Loss. In today's episode we have Renee' Coakley a Certified Holistic Health Coach who shares about Healthy Living After Loss. Renee' experienced a stillbirth of her son in February 2017 at 36 weeks gestation due to placenta abruption. Renee' helps transcend women through their motherhood journey, to l...

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. All month long we are discussing Life After Loss. In today's episode we have Alishia Anderson who shares her stillbirth story and her new memoir Still Here: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph After Stillbirth. On January 15, 2016, at 28 weeks pregnant she went in for a routine ultrasound when she was told her son no longer had a heartbeat. In...

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This month we are talking all about Life After Loss. In today's episode Keisha Wells is sharing on Self Care After Loss. Keisha experienced 2nd trimester loss of twin boys in 2017. In this episode we talk about Self Care after loss, how her loss pushed her to become a licensed Professional Counselor, and how she is eradicating injustices in pre...

In today's episode we have Qiana Wright who shares her miscarriage at 8 weeks, premature birth at 28 weeks, and infant loss story at 9 months due to daycare abuse. We also talk about her inspiration for starting her foundation Savannah Smiles, and trying again for a family after having her tubes tied. Qiana shares in this episode how her first pregnancy ended in a premature birth of son Julius. He...

In today's episode we have Sanita Mitchell who shares her infertility journey, infant loss story of daughter Anaya, and starting the Anaya's Project foundation.  Sanita is a wife, business owner, non-profit CEO of Anaya's project, and the mom of 4 children (3 boys and 1 princess) and 1 Angel Baby named Anaya.  Sanita shares in this episode how having her tubes removed gave her 10-12% chance of bec...

In today's episode we have Jennifer Robertson who shares her 2nd trimester  losses due to cervical incompetence and her memory boxes called Memorize Forever.  Jennifer experienced 3 miscarriages including the loss of her twin boys Kyrie and Karson at 17 weeks due to an incompetent cervix.  The loss of her twins inspired her to start working on memory boxes that holds memories forever.  She then ex...

In today's episode we have Jewel Carey-Smith who shares her stillbirth story with daughter Darielle Ava.  She started her youtube and facebook community She Rises from SIDS to educate around Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS and create a safe haven for other parents to express themselves, and to impart knowledge for those parents who have walked down this road.  Jewel shares in this episode how...

In today's episode we have Mych'laya Alexandar who shares how being diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and struggling with infertility led to her starting the Womb Keeper blog and community.  Mych'laya struggled with infertility for many years and had 3 miscarriages.  She is determined to encourage and support those who have struggled or is struggling with infertility and pregnancy loss. ...

In today's episode we have Lindsey Boxie who shares her stillbirth journey with us.  Lindsey was diagnosed with Endometriosis in middle school and told her that because of the way her uterus was shaped she would have difficulty getting and staying pregnant.  After college she was able to conceive and around 36 weeks she went into labor arrived at the hospital and found that her baby passed away. ...

In today's episode we have Courtney Arlesia who shares her 2nd trimester miscarriage and how she is being patient in the wait.  Courtney is a native of Murfreesboro, TN and creator of Endless Love.  She started this in 2012 to motivate and inspire all women to get in tune with themselves and find solace in their creator.  In this episode Courtney shares how her 2nd trimester miscarriage affected h...

In today's episode we have Jeanae Hopgood-Jones who shares her IVF journey and loss of twins due to PPROM and how Adoption chose her for motherhood.  Jeanae and her partner had been trying to conceive for four years they decided in February 2017 to do a round of IVF and were able to conceive their twin daughters on the first round.  They lost their twins due to PRROM and in this episode we talk ab...