Pregnancy Loss and Motherhood Podcast

What's next? You start doing it little by little with these little moments, it will happen without you even knowing at first before you start to become more aware of it. You'll have moments when you are grieving or crying and you will have these small clips or visions or glimmers if you will .These little moments of hope, joy, love, or dreams. You will see the light, the sun, you will see beyond t...

 The first week you think about all you have lost. The future you imagined, the dreams you had for your baby, yourself and your family, that included them. You think about how unfair it is. You question your faith or spirituality because who would make this a part of our “destiny” something we HAVE to go through to become who we are meant to be. You start thinking about having another baby, y...

If you want to know more about me... your host, Vallen, this episode has it all. I figured it was time to connect with you all in a different way. Sharing who I am, who I was and where I am going! Pregnancy Loss Education Course... Learn more HERE! www.vallenwebb.com for free resources, the blog and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vallen89/message

Prioritize your self-care. When you are grieving and in a place of deep despair and sadness, it is physically hard to move to even do the most mundane of tasks. It is essential that you try your best to take care of yourself physically, emotionally, and mentally. Grief can be draining, so make sure you're getting enough rest, eating well, and finding ways to cope with your emotions in healthy ways...

There are a few things that can get us through this devastating loss. Two of these things are goals and purpose. A lot of us try and find purpose after stillbirth or miscarriage. Some of us discover and create goals to keep us on an upward path. These two things help bring hope back in the picture. Something to look forward to and work towards. I also believe it helps speed up the healing process....

Helping children navigate grief is a sensitive and crucial task. Here are evidence-based strategies to support them during this challenging journey: 1. Open Communication: Encourage children to express their feelings and thoughts about the loss. Create a safe space for open discussions and validate their emotions. Be patient; sometimes they may not immediately understand or articulate their feelin...

Normalizing pregnancy loss involves making the conversation around stillbirth and miscarriage more common and accepted within society. The goal is to create an environment where individuals can openly discuss their experiences without fear of judgment or shame. It's interesting that we're trying to normalize something as profound as death, which society often tries to distance itself from due to i...

This is such a good episode. I give you 10 actionable ways to love yourself after pregnancy loss. Using self-care, self-aware(ness) and self-love. Sometimes after a stillbirth or miscarriage, we neglect ourselves because we blame ourselves. But I want to remind you, you did nothing wrong and that loving yourself isn't hurting the memory of your baby or make you a bad mom. Sometimes we feel like we...

to exploring the complexities of anxiety and how it can manifest in our lives after experiencing pregnancy loss. Anxiety is a common struggle for many of us, and while some may have coping mechanisms, the aftermath of a painful event can bring forth a whole new set of fears, worries, and intrusive thoughts that can be daunting to navigate. In this podcast, we talk about my personal journey after e...

Jon headed back to work after 5 weeks of paternity leave... Here is what happened! I had a really hard week and I wanted to share some of my thoughts with you!!! I tried to be so intentional with my week and lower my expectations because I knew it would be difficult. Boundaries were violated and I was upset and just realized how important it is that we really hold our boundaries and make sure we a...

Every year there is a month we all may dread, be saddened about or is bittersweet. Maybe some are excited to celebrate their sweet babies and look forward to it. Where ever you are on that scale, there is no right or wrong. Sometimes I have ALLL the feelings- you know what I mean. One minute we are filled with love and feel blessed to know our babies are always with us and we can still celebrate t...

One thing that gets affected after pregnancy loss is our marriages or relationships with significant others. It's not something we think about until it happens to us and we are forced to deal with it.  What I have learned is you can either grow apart or work hard on growing together. I find grief is a powerful force to make the greatest change. Sometimes we need things to be completely broken...

Grief can be so heavy. It can also make you believe so many things that are not true by creating intrusive thoughts, that we can often put on loop in our brains. Grief can create these lies that we start to believe and I see this so often- especially in my own story. I share my story and the thoughts that my grief tried getting me to believe and how to change them. We have to be intentional in the...

I'm so excited to have Katie on the show today! You will see like I did, how much love and kindness just radiates from this woman. I'm beyond blessed to have such a beautiful conversation with this mama.  Katie Joy Duke is an author, mindset coach for women, transformational speaker, and mom of 2 daughters...one living and one in spirit. She practiced social justice law for 9 years before her...

I've recently learned that gender disappointment actually goes really deep. It is not a surface-level issue that comes up. There are so many things including your upbringing, your experiences, social interactions, and much more that go into feeling gender disappointment.  I've gone through gender disappointment twice after my full-term loss because all I wanted was another girl since that is...

Maternal Mental Health is actually considered a crisis these days. Which is disheartening and scary. But now we are ALL going through something even if things look close to perfect on the outside. The last few weeks have been SO challenging for me as I'm shifting internally and externally. Working on my mindset, limiting beliefs, and constant thoughts about missing my daughter and being pregnant h...

Have you ever become aware of a limiting belief you didn't even know you had?! Well I did recently and I wanted to share my experience and what I did to start to change that messaging in my head! I hope you love this episode and I hope you'll leave a comment so we can chat more about this! Have a great week.  xx Vallen --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valle...

Are you pregnant after a loss or trying to be? This episode is for you.  I've had some pretty interesting experiences after loss with providers. I know how it feels to "suck" it up and just deal with however you get a referral or just don't know how to switch or don't know who else you can choose. You don't have to stay with an OB provider if they are not meeting your needs, allow you to feel...

I wanted to give an intro to who I am and the story behind what I do. My heart is centered on helping moms live after loss with intention, purpose, and joy.  Here is my story about my daughter Evelyn who was born July 20th 2019, still. She died the day before at 40 weeks and 4 days. I share my story in hopes that you feel less alone and less scared about sharing your story. I've become the go...

As a mom do you ever feel like your confidence has somewhat slipped away from you? Like you don't know who you are or what you are doing and lack the intention it takes to build it back up? But also have no fricken idea where to start or how to build confidence? Then this episode is for you love! You will learn about confidence and how you get it. You will learn that in every new version of yourse...

Holidays are iconically wonderful parts of the year that are full of family, traditions, food, and fun. But what if it's not? What if you don't have a family? What if you don't have the will or energy to create a spectacular holiday for your kids? Are you still a good mom? Will your kids be mad at you? Let me just say, I think it is MORE common for a lot of us to struggle during the holidays than...

Every get stressed about a new year coming up? You have goals, ideas, celebrations, dreams that you want to come alive, but don't know where to start? Come chat with me about easy, actionable ways to plan a joy filled year!!!!! I know especially after losing my baby girl, Evelyn, this time of year is just a bit harder. But there can be joy found for the new year! Let's talk about intentions, livin...

Friendships are a huge part of our lives. One of the most important, especially for moms. We depend on our friendships to give us hope, save our sanity, love each other, and mostly to share our chaotic lives with.  When we have friendships that don't light us up anymore but we are too scared to end them, that can really hurt us in the long run.  We will talk about friendships, when it is...

THere are so many different reasons we can be stressed during the holidays, whether it's financial, relationship issues, family drama, health issues, etc. Listen to hear a few ways you can counteract the inevitability of Murphy's Law and stress during the holiday season!!!! SO happy your here, please leave a comment or review if you loved the show. If you have any ideas you'd like to share about w...

No matter how long ago your loss was holidays can be a particular trigger or just a very sad time for moms and dads who have lost a baby. I wanted to share 3 things you can do to help support your physical and mental self. You deserve to take care of you. You matter, you are worthy.  I hope you find the joy in even the littlest moments mama,  xx Vallen --- Send in a voice message: https:...