As we enter into the depths of the holiday shopping season, I am so excited to bring you a mini series of conversations with friends and small business owners who have HUGE hearts. These women are making ripples and waves and moving and shaking in the world of small business!

I always love to get to know the person behind the shop, brand, business, etc. do you do too?! Well, you will get an inside scoop and behind the scenes on the next few podcast episodes!

Today I am bringing you a conversation with my friend, Leah, the owner & founder of Polished Prints. I have always admired Leah's cool style, her savvy business owner moves, her genuine shares on motherhood and how she spreads kindness and empathy through her brand, designs and products. She uses her voice and inspires others through her work and words. In this conversation, we talk about how "shopping small" can make subtle impacts in the lives of others and how much founders and owners TRULY appreciate when you spend your dollars and time promoting our endeavors! 

ALSO, Special Holiday Shopping 2022 promos at Polished Prints: 30% off sitewide, free shipping & special freebies to the first customers!! Happy Shopping!

Website: https://polished-prints.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/polishedprints

Oh yeah, and my shop has some deals going on right now too; 15% off your order of $50+ (code 'thankyou') and as always, free shipping over $100. Happy Shopping!
https://www.unwaveringloveco.com/

When you experience a life-changing loss, the loss of your child, time stands still for awhile. And then at some point as you walk forward, time just feels so incredibly empty. Tune in today to meet my new friend Autumn. Wife, Mama, Creative, Co-founder of the nonprofit Still Loved Foundation and soon-to-be: AUTHOR! Autumn shares her story and what she did with the time that felt so incredibly empty after they lost Bastion to a full-term stillbirth in March 2020. She was grieving Bash’s death, navigating how to explain that to her oldest daughter and eventually navigated a rainbow pregnancy and welcomed their youngest into their lives. I am so inspired by her and how she proclaimed “I’m not going to let fear win!”

You can follow all of Autumn’s incredible endeavors at the links below!

You can learn when & where to buy her baby loss journal on her website - www.babylossbook.com. Sign up for her email list & you’ll be the first to know when preorders are available! The first 100 preorders gets the cutest, exclusive sticker designed by Stephanie at Little Teardrop Co.

www.still-loved.org

www.babylossbook.com

Thank you for donating to Still Loved Foundation and following along to see what Autumn does next, in memory of sweet Bash!

Today we welcome Dr. Harvey Kliman to the podcast. He graciously spends time with us diving into why his research is important to those who have experienced infertility, or pregnancy and infant loss, why it's not often not prioritized in the world of research and what he feels like are large barriers in our healthcare system today. Thank you to Dr. Kliman for coming to the podcast to share the data, science and research that gives loss families information, and at times, closure, when they otherwise had none. We are so thankful for your work in the world, Dr. Kliman. 

Harvey J. Kliman is an MD, PhD graduate in Medicine and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Chicago. He is currently a Research Scientist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, and the Director of the Reproductive and Placental Research Unit with a special interest in infertility and pregnancy complications. He has over forty years of anatomic pathology training and he has over ten patents. 

In addition to his research and teaching activities at Yale, he also consults with doctors, patients, and lawyers to evaluate complicated cases of unexplained infertility, pregnancy loss, and poor pregnancy outcomes.

An extensive website with articles, abstracts, lab activities, and past and present students and staff can be found at: klimanlabs.yale.edu

If you have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and would like to contact Dr. Kliman and his team to investigate your case further, you can find more information here: https://medicine.yale.edu/obgyn/kliman/placenta/pregnancyloss/