Landscape of Loss: Haven the Podcast

Caring for the One in Four with Margaret Scofield and Ann Pearson Episode 11: Show Notes. Welcome back to Haven the Podcast. During today’s episode, we are joined by two guests. When Margaret Scofield learned about her friend, Ann Pearson’s pregnancy loss, she was moved to offer her meaningful comfort. Having failed to find any relevant books on the market with which to do that, she felt motivated...

The Guilt That Follows The Grief with Sara Schultz Episode 10: Show Notes. Losing a child is the most painful thing you can experience and the guilt that follows during the grieving process can come as a surprise! Joining us on Haven the Podcast is Sara Schultz. Sara is a mother of 5 and is also a planetarium director. Today we discuss the loss of Sara’s fourth child, Ruby, to Trisomy 18, how Sara...

Episode 9.2: Show Notes In part one of our conversation with Ashley Thompson, we covered a lot of ground on the subject of her daughter, Addie, and heard our guest's reflections on her continued journey with grief. Here, Ashley joins us again, and we switch the lens a little, focusing more on her professional life, how her work as a mental health professional has influenced her path, and the...

Episode 9.1: Show Notes. Each mother is different and every experience of loss can bring out sides of ourselves we might not have expected. No assumptions can be made about what an individual needs during a traumatic and trying time, and the space and acknowledgment of that can make all the difference to someone who is struggling. Here on the show today to talk about her daughter Addie, is Ashley...

Episode 8: Show Notes. We need to create a world where we respect the way in which everyone deals with loss and grief. Today we are joined by Andrea Krejci Paradis to discuss the importance of holding space for grief and discussing the taboo topic of death. Andrea is a ‘rest specialist,’ yoga instructor, and end-of-life doula (tune in to find out more!) She has experienced three miscarriages and w...

Episode 7: Show Notes Today, we hear a story of love, loss, and hope from Kenzie Pavek, a mom, wife, and realtor from just outside of Fargo. In this episode, Kenzie speaks candidly and vulnerably about losing her son, Rhett, at 25 weeks pregnant and provides a vulnerable account of the days that followed, from her final goodbyes to living through what she describes as the ‘ugly waves’ of grief. Sh...

Episode 6 Tiffany Plutowki’s first daughter, Alivia, spent the entirety of her short life on hospital grounds. Even though she is no longer on this earth, her presence is so strong that Tiffany, her husband, and her two living children refer to themselves as a family of 5. Despite a heart defect, a blood clot in her umbilical cord, a chromosome disorder, two open-heart surgeries, and a fungal infe...

Episode 5: Show Notes In today’s episode, we are joined by Kaylee Jaeger, who shares her story of finding joy after loss. When her first baby’s heart stopped beating only a few days after his due date, Kaylee didn’t believe that it would be possible for her to find meaning in this tragedy. While there were many difficult days that followed, she ultimately realized that it was up to her to create m...

Episode 04: Show Notes. Today’s guest, Jackie, had both the benefit and the disadvantage of being a medical professional with more in-depth knowledge of the situation when she lost her third child Cooper. She joins us to share the story of how she first discovered her pregnancy, how things progressed normally, and how she first realized that something was wrong. She explains how having already had...

Bereavement Photography with Michelle Warren Episode 3: Show Notes. Memories play such an important and powerful role in the way we deal with loss, and how we move through our lives with grief. Bereavement photography is one avenue that families can explore to honor, remember, and cherish memories, and here on the show today to talk about this sensitive subject is Michelle Warren. Michelle is an a...

Sharing and Writing about Experiences of Loss with Nikki Hillman Episode 2: Show Notes. Tragedy and loss have many scars, and no one can know the full effects of losing a child until we experience it ourselves. Today on the show, to bravely share her journey after losing her daughter Marly, is Nikki Hillman. After getting acquainted with Nikki's family, work-life, and some of her background,...

Show Notes: Some people shy away from conversations about loss. This podcast has been created to share the stories of people who are working through their grief and it is our hope that it will help listeners work through some of their own feelings without having to engage in direct conversation. Please note that this podcast carries a trigger warning as we’ll be discussing miscarriage, pregnancy,...