Hope Blooms: Surviving Miscarriage Together

Send a text How do we heal emotionally after miscarriage? How do we heal physically after a miscarriage?  How do we understand our bodies during our fertility journeys? What happens to our hormones after miscarriage? How do women know their body is ready to try again.  Bekah is a Christian hormone and ovulation coach, FEMM Educator, and certified doula. She works to help women understand their fer...

Send a text EPLA hosted a lunch and learn at Hillsdale Hospital featuring Angie Winton of Metro Detroit Share. We hosted this event with the hope to help medical providers prepare women for home miscarriages. After the event Angie and Maria sat down to talk more.  Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylossassociation Twitter: @miscarriagecare Email:...

Send a text Often women and families who have suffered early pregnancy loss do not have the opportunity to honor their children through a public funeral service. But what is lost when we don't have a way to communally process our grief?  Rev. Adam Rick shares his experience leading Blue Christmas and Rachel weeping services for those suffering grief or child loss.  Rev. Rick is a priest in th...

Send a text In this week's episode writer, wife, and mother, Nadya Williams,  shares her stories of loss and the burial of her two sons on their private property. Years later a move across state lines and a significant shift in the law changes everything. Don't miss her original story at  Current.   Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylo...

Send a text Maria talks with Hayley Trotter, Director of Clinical Operations for Haven Miscarriage Clinic, a medical clinic designed specifically to serve miscarrying women that hopes to open next year in the Atlanta area. Maria and Hayley discuss the importance of miscarriage-specific medical care and how Haven will accompany women through pregnancy loss.  https://www.havenmiscarriageclinic.com/...

Send a text Women suffering early pregnancy loss are often unable to bury their babies, especially in cemeteries. This can be for many reasons sometimes they are unable to collect the body, the body was needed for testing, or they do not have the resources available bury their little one. Many women aren't even given the information necessary to move forward with how to proceed even if they w...

Send a text Miscarriage myths have always been out there. In this episode Emily and Maria tackle some current myths and misconceptions. Taking from this great article from Natural Cycles , Emily and Maria explore three prominent myths that should be eliminated and understood fully. This episode will offer the truth about treatment for miscarriage, the length of a miscarriage, and the physical expe...

Send a text Anne Bradstreet weathered the harsh New England Winters and the hard life of starting a society in the new world.  America's first poet, Bradstreet chronicles the joy and pain of her life experience. While she never lost any of her own children  - she suffered the grief of infant death losing several of her grandchildren.  Her poetry points to the pain and grief of losing a little...

Send a text While miscarriage is common it is often misunderstood. This is your primer for all of the basic definitions, medical jargon, and common phrases surrounding early pregnancy loss. Missed miscarriage? Spontaneous abortion? Dilation and Curettage? Molar Pregnancy? It is important to have a clear and simple understanding of each of these words, even if you have never experienced pregnancy l...

Send a text "I'll love you forever I'll like you for always..."  These words ring in our ears as we have likely heard them many times before. Robert Munsch's book has made its way into our hearts and minds. Many of us heard the book as children and now read the book to our children. Some people love, some people are bothered by persistence of what we might see as an overbe...

Send a text A miscarriage is a significant physical and emotional event for a woman and her family. Often under prepared and under informed women experience miscarriages without the right supplies or information. EPLA is committed to distributing our miscarriage care kits at no cost to families or providers . We seek to help bear the burden of grief for women and families suffering early pregnancy...

Send a text This week we sit down with Jamilah Robinson, the co-founder and Executive Director of Missing Pieces Support Group in Houston, Texas.  EPLA is excited to highlight this organization as our missions are quite alike! It is the mission of Missing Pieces to bring awareness to pregnancy loss by providing community support, resources, and care packages; forming a mindful community that bridg...

Send a text In this episode we briefly summarize what's in both sizes of our Miscarriage Care Kits (small for after a loss is completed or post-D&C or large for an expectant or at-home miscarriage). If you or someone you know would like a kit, please visit https://www.miscarriagecare.com/care-kit-request.html Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypr...

Send a text Early Pregnancy Loss Association's treasurer, Abby Strehle, tells the story of her miscarriage, which was also her first pregnancy, and how she was an EPLA "success story," as she was connected to our organization and provided with a Miscarriage Care Kit soon after her loss.  Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylossassoc...

Send a text Only a few weeks into her first pregnancy, Haley Naida was surprised to discover she was experiencing a Missed Miscarriage. The following days, weeks, months, and years brought grief and confusion as she and her husband muddled through the spiritual, emotional, and physical suffering. But they also experienced great hope and healing through the gift of friendship. Haley's wisdom a...

Send a text As we approach Mother's Day many mothers are left grieving the children they never knew. Miscarriage not only robs us of our child's life, but sometimes it feels like it can rob us of our motherhood.  You are a mother. Your motherhood began at conception. If you are suffering this time of year know that both Bereaved Mother's Day and Mother's Day are for you.  Suppo...

Send a text Ten years ago our co-host, Emily, discovered that her first child, affectionately known as Baby, no longer had a heartbeat. It was the end of April and she and her husband were looking forward to a new house, new job, and new baby, only to be told Baby had died.  While Emily has told her story before this episode specifically remembers that first miscarriage and her short time with Bab...

Send a text Emily and Steph talk about a world where no one suffers miscarriage alone. What does that look like? How do we help women and families? What can we do to make this world a reality?  Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylossassociation Twitter: @miscarriagecare Email: Miscarriagecare@gmail.com P.O. Box 179 Hillsdale, MI 49242 To request...

Send a text After suffering and recovering from miscarriage many women and families experience an urge to help others. In this episode Emily and Steph talk about ways to help your community, ways to help EPLA, and ways to meet the needs of other women and families suffering miscarriage around you.    Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylossassocia...

Send a text Grieving is hard and when our friends are grieving we often want to fix it. But does that really work?  So if we can't fix grief, how do we help women as they walk through miscarriage?  We personally loved this little video about grief:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zLCCRT-nE Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylossassociatio...

Send a text The holiday season is over and 2024 is now on a roll. Christmas trees have been cleaned up and the family rooms reset to their "normal" arrangement. But what if life doesn't feel normal yet? What if you aren't ready for it to feel normal. While we often look to a new year with hope and anticipation, this can be particularly difficult for women and families who suffe...

Send a text The emotional, spiritual, and physical burden of miscarriage are painful enough. Then, often as women are starting to feel a little better the bills start coming.  Medical expenses can start to add up quickly. Depending on the her physical needs a bereaved mother might face bills for ultrasounds, emergency room visits, surgery, ambulance rides, doctors appointments, labs, tests, and ev...

Send a text Steph Gordon joins us to share her story of loss. From the moments she started bleeding, to taking misoprostal, and the days and weeks afterwards, the memories remain clear for Steph even though her loss happened over a decade ago.  Support the show Find us any time: Hope Blooms Blog Facebook Instagram: @earlypregnancylossassociation Twitter: @miscarriagecare Email: Miscarriagecare@gma...

Send a text Grief can sneak up on us during what we might have always known as the happiest time of the year.  Emily and Maria remember their first Christmases after loss. Emily felt deep sadness missing her baby, Maria suffered missing her baby bump. Whatever it is something is missing and something is not right.  If you are grieving this year we encourage you to give that grief space, share your...

Send a text Anne Bradstreet weathered the harsh New England Winters and the hard life of starting a society in the new world.  America's first poet, Bradstreet chronicles the joy and pain of her life experience. While she never lost any of her own children  - she suffered the grief of infant death losing several of her grandchildren.  Her poetry points to the pain and grief of losing a little...