Awakening Worth in Childless Women

Sabrina Fletcher, like me, turned her pain into a business that serves other women who are going through the same thing she went through.  She's the TFMR Doula and Pregnancy Loss Doula at The Undone path.  Sabrina had a pregnancy loss due to a medical termination.  I know there are women out there who have had this kind of loss, but she was the first person I’ve met who’s had a termination fo...

I did a lot of things wrong after my miscarriages.  I did a lot of things right too, by the way.  But it took me a long time to realize what I was doing wrong. In fact, most of these things were still in check after my second and then my third miscarriage. I didn’t really learn until later.  You might be just a few days or weeks after your miscarriage or perhaps it's been years.  What I’ve le...

After 3 miscarriages and 6 years of infertility, my husband and I have embraced an unconventional life. It's one without children of our own, but it's full of love and happiness. In this episode, I'll teach you how to recognize and follow the path that was meant for you, no matter how unconventional and live a life you absolutely love. References from this episode: Episode 21: 3 Sec...

My last miscarriage was 5 years ago.  3 years later, I shifted my business toward helping women recover emotionally and spiritually from grief following a miscarriage. Since then, I've been holding in a few secrets. I was afraid of what you'd think if you knew these secrets. But in this episode, I'm opening up my heart and sharing all. References from this episode: link to the show...

After I had my first miscarriage, I didn't join a support group.  I didn't look for online resources for navigating grief after a miscarriage.  I didn't go to therapy, at least not right away and not because I thought I needed help recovering from my miscarriage.  I did nothing to try to help myself heal. In this episode, I'm going to tell you why I didn't do any of these...

One of the complaints I here most often after a miscarriage is how challenging it is to keep your relationship together.  It might feel like your partner is moving forward more quickly than you after your miscarriage.  Or at least grieving very differently.  And it can lead to misunderstandings and resentment. But your partner may need more support than you realize. In this episode, I dig into som...

Cassie Vesey-Wells, shares some expert advice with us this episode.  She's a trained counsellor with a practice focused on fertility, grief and loss. Cassie starts by sharing her own story and experience with 3 miscarriages, which I know you are going to resonate with. She then shares the simplest of simple strategies for emotional healing that have helped her and her clients.  These strategi...

Do you have emotional triggers that keep you feeling angry or hurt by friends or family?  Of course!  We all have them after a miscarriage. Most women just navigate through the grief wishing people would stop triggering them, waiting for the grief to go away, believing that it's out of their control. But it's not.  If you can heal the pain that's underneath your triggers, you won&ap...

Society tells us all kinds of things about how best to heal from miscarriage.  Many of them are myths and don't actually help at all. Kirsten Frey, an expert on grief, had her own experience with loss and realized many years later that she had buried her grief instead of healing from it.  In this episode, she dives into the 6 myths that prevented her healing and shares how to bust through the...

I share with you my absolute best tools for healing after a miscarriage or infertility in this episode.  I call them miraculous because they really are.  They changed my entire life.  And drastically. After my first miscarriage, I had no idea how to heal emotionally from my loss.  I did what I'd heard others say to do: keep busy, get back to work, avoid talking about it.  And none of that wor...

In this episode, I tell the story of my second miscarriage, which was entirely different from my first, physically and emotionally.  Each one came with its own emotions, its own lessons, its own grief.  If you've had a miscarriage, you'll definitely be able to relate as I tell the story of how it all went down.  I'll share the lessons I learned along the way too so that you might le...

Mother's Day has gotta be one of the hardest days of the year if you've had a miscarriage or if you're struggling with infertility.  It certainly is for me. After 3 miscarriages and 6 full years of infertility, I discovered some easy strategies for getting through the day with grace and I'm going to share 6 of them with you in this episode. https://sherijohnson.ca/ Where to fin...

Find out how to know when it's too soon to go back to work.  Most women go back too early and there's a good reason why.  I'm going to share those reasons with you, as well as the reasons you shouldn't go back too soon. I also have a special meditation download for this episode that focuses on healing and comfort before you go back to work. sherijohnson.ca Where to find Sheri:...

If you've had a miscarriage, you'll know that it's a lonely experience.  But it can be so healing to hear someone else's story.  A story a bit like your own. With the same struggles, the same heart break.  It took me a bit of courage to go as deep as I did when I told my own story in this episode.  I revealed some parts of my story that I hadn't told anyone before and some...

I was so naive when I had my first miscarriage and I received no guidance from the doctors or nurses who treated me, from friends and family.  From anyone.  I had to navigate through my miscarriage, and the grief afterwards, alone. Then I made my way through a second miscarriage, and then a third.  And by the end of all of that, I had learned a thing a two.  All things that would have helped had I...

We all expect to feel a deep, deep sadness after a miscarriage. We've seen other people go through grief and we've watched them experience that sadness.  But have you noticed that you feel all kinds of other emotions besides sadness? I sure did after my 3 miscarriages.  Jealousy, emptiness, numbness, anger...the list goes on.  Grief isn't an emotion itself, it's a process that...

It feels a bit like we've lost sight of everyone's problems in the world except for the massive one that no one can stop talking about.  COVID19 is kind of all-consuming and I think it's left a lot of people in the lurch. People like you.  Women who are on a fertility journey and now have to wait even longer for a treatment.   Women whose biological clock is ticking and they just wa...

Why do we think staying busy will help us feel better after a miscarriage?  Think about it.  It might take your mind off your grief for a brief period of time, but it just resurfaces, and sometimes at the worst possible moments. In this episode, I'll explain why keeping busy won't make your grief go away and share 4 tools for actually helping you feel better. sherijohnson.ca Where to fin...

Most of what we've heard during these crazy times is fear and negativity.  But there are actually ways that you can take advantage of the quarantines and isolation and allow your body, mind and spirit to heal.  You might even give your fertility a boost or prepare your body for your next pregnancy. Have a listen to find out how. sherijohnson.ca Where to find Sheri: Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoa...

Questions like, "so when are you having kids?" can bring up a lot of anger in someone who's struggling with infertility or has just had a miscarriage.  I know it does.  I see a ton of posts about it on social media and I hear about it from my clients. But what if I told you that there's a way to feel comfortable with these types of questions?  That you could answer them with ea...

After a miscarriage or while on a fertility journey, there are so many decisions to make.  It can get overwhelming and impossible to figure out the direction to go.  You get "stuck".  Paralyzed.  And can't move forward.  Here's how to change that. sherijohnson.ca Where to find Sheri: Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching Website: sherijohnson.ca

Your marriage or partnership can take a beating after a miscarriage or a period of infertility.  Use these 6 tips to make sure your relationship stays rock solid through tumultuous times. sherijohnson.ca Where to find Sheri: Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching Website: sherijohnson.ca

When you've been through a miscarriage or months of infertility, your body starts to feel broken.  Listen to this episode to find out how to release frustration towards your body, or your female body parts, so it can heal and you can move on to your next pregnancy. sherijohnson.ca Where to find Sheri: Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching Website: sherijohnson.ca

Many women feel a sense of guilt after a miscarriage or prolonged infertility.  As though they might have been able to prevent the loss or improved their chances of having a baby somehow.  Perhaps if they'd done something differently, things would have been better.  I felt this way too.  Listen to this episode to find out how to let it go. sherijohnson.ca Where to find Sheri: Instagram: @sher...