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Sisters in Loss: Miscarriage, Infant Loss, and Infertility Stories

Sisters in Loss: Miscarriage, Infant Loss, and Infertility Stories

著者： Erica M. Freeman
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Sisters in Loss podcast spotlights faith filled black women who share their grief and loss stories and testimonies. Black women experience miscarriage and stillbirth four times more than white women according to the NIH and CDC. Whether you have experienced a miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, are trying to conceive or have an infertility diagnosis, you will learn about resources and strategies to heal, gain clarity, peace, hope, and find an empowering path forward after loss. Join Erica M. Freeman weekly as she interviews Sisters in Loss who have healed from such a painful and traumatic experience by sharing their testimonies to inspire and help others to turn their pain into their purpose.Sisters in Loss, LLC 人間関係 子育て 心理学 心理学・心の健康 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • How to Advocate for your Womb Health after Pregnancy Loss and Infertility with Dr. Kemi Doll

    How to Advocate for your Womb Health after Pregnancy Loss and Infertility with Dr. Kemi Doll
    2026/09/09
    In today's podcast episode, Dr. Kemi Doll, a 43-year-old double board-certified gynecologic oncologist and OBGYN, uterine cancer scientist at the University of Washington, coach for women of color in academic medicine, nonprofit founder supporting Black women with womb cancers, and author of A Terrible Strength, discusses Black womb health and the "terrible strength" that leads Black women to normalize heavy bleeding and pain, endure gynecologic disease, and delay care. She shares her personal history of lifelong painful, heavy periods, infertility labeled "unexplained," and a first endometriosis diagnosis during a C-section despite being a board-certified OBGYN, linking endurance to cognitive load and worsened outcomes. She addresses gynecology's history of experimentation on enslaved Black women and ongoing pain dismissal, and offers steps for healing and advocacy: making space for grief, learning family "womb stories," clarifying medical and physical goals, and bringing a "womb sister" to appointments, plus defining medically and spiritually safe support. Steps for Healing & Medical Advocacy Dr. Doll outlines actionable strategies for Black women to navigate the healthcare system safely and advocate for their reproductive well-being: StrategyActionable StepMake Space for GriefAllow yourself to grieve the time, fertility, or bodily peace lost to undiagnosed or dismissed pain.Learn "Womb Stories"Talk to maternal relatives to uncover family histories of fibroids, heavy bleeding, infertility, or gynecologic cancers.Clarify Your GoalsDetermine both your medical goals (e.g., pain management, fertility preservation) and your physical goals (e.g., daily energy, comfort).Bring a "Womb Sister"Never go to critical appointments alone. Bring a trusted friend, family member, or doula to act as your advocate and take notes.Define Safe SupportActively seek out healthcare providers who offer both medically safe clinical care and spiritually safe emotional support. 🔗 Important Links: Learn more about Sisters in Loss and our Doula Training: sistersinloss.com/course Take the Healing Archetypes Quiz: HAQuiz.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok: @sistersinloss Join the private Sisters in Loss Facebook community: Join Us Timestamps 00:00 Meet Dr. Kemi Doll 02:11 Book Praise And Chapter Nine 05:18 Why She Told Her Story 08:14 Infertility And Endometriosis 11:41 Defining Terrible Strength 17:02 Medicine And Black Pain History 22:00 Puberty Pain And Grief Space 26:24 Survival Guide To Healing 27:17 Grief And Emotions 28:03 Family Womb Stories 30:03 Medical Goals And Questions 32:19 Define How You Want Feel 33:21 Bring A Womb Sister 36:08 Building A Safe Village 37:05 Medical Trust And Expertise 39:44 Spiritual Safety And Support 41:47 Her Own Village 44:28 Encouragement And Next Steps 46:44 Where To Find Dr Kemi 48:36 Final Book Recommendations
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    52 分
  • Tending to Your Womb: Pelvic Floor Therapy, Grief in the Body, and Pregnancy After Loss with Anietie Tia Ukpe-Wallace

    Tending to Your Womb: Pelvic Floor Therapy, Grief in the Body, and Pregnancy After Loss with Anietie Tia Ukpe-Wallace
    2026/09/02
    In today's episode, Anietie Tia Ukpe-Wallace, a pelvic health physical therapist and author of Tending to Your Womb, shares how relocating from Northern California to Lisbon, Portugal will shape her continued work virtually and internationally. She recounts chronic infections and pelvic pain that led her to pelvic health, then details her first pregnancy in 2011 complicated by fibroids and ending in a 20-week loss, followed by a second loss six months later. She explains how grief can manifest physically through posture, breathing, reduced movement, nervous system effects, and pelvic floor tension, and defines pelvic floor therapy's functions and common symptoms. Wallace describes how pelvic therapy after loss may begin with external work (breath, abdominal touch/massage, education) before any internal exam, emphasizes finding therapists comfortable with loss, and discusses surgery, therapy, and practices that supported her later pregnancy and ongoing anxiety. She highlights body literacy as a core takeaway from her book and shares where to buy it and how to connect with her and her retreats. Key Takeaway: Body Literacy The core mission of her book, Tending to Your Womb, is to cultivate body literacy—empowering individuals to deeply understand, listen to, and advocate for their own reproductive and pelvic health. Connect & Learn More: Listeners can purchase Tending to Your Womb through major book retailers and connect with Anietie online to learn more about her virtual pelvic health consulting and upcoming international wellness retreats. 🔗 Important Links: Learn more about Sisters in Loss and our Doula Training: sistersinloss.com/course Take the Healing Archetypes Quiz: HAQuiz.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok: @sistersinloss Join the private Sisters in Loss Facebook community: Join Us Time Stamps 00:00 Meet Tia Wallace 01:00 Yoga to Pelvic Health 04:26 Loss and Fibroids Story 06:47 Grief Becomes Pelvic Pain 08:44 Books That Changed Everything 13:50 What Pelvic Floor Therapy Is 18:54 How Grief Lives in the Body 25:59 When to Seek Pelvic PT 29:21 First Visit What to Expect 32:58 Belly Work First 33:51 Pain Without Aggravation 35:30 Cranial Nerve Connection 36:42 Book And Body Betrayal 38:24 Touch And Pleasure Practices 42:22 Trying Again After Loss 43:15 Her Loss And Surgery Story 47:38 Readiness And Anxiety Tools 50:09 Body Literacy Takeaways 54:59 Where To Buy And Work 57:56 Rapid Fire Reflections 01:00:39 Connect And Closing
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  • Can you imagine getting pregnant while on birth control? Surviving IUD Infection & Pregnancy After Loss with Jordan Johnson

    Can you imagine getting pregnant while on birth control? Surviving IUD Infection & Pregnancy After Loss with Jordan Johnson
    2026/08/26

    Can you imagine getting pregnant while on birth control? For United States Naval Officer Jordan Johnson, this rare surprise became a reality when she beat the statistical odds and conceived while her IUD was still in place.

    What started as a journey of unexpected joy—complete with a cross-country military relocation and a beautiful baby shower—tragically shifted just two weeks later. At 29 weeks, Jordan rushed to the hospital only to learn her son no longer had a heartbeat. 💔

    In our latest episode, Jordan bravely opens up about the traumatic reality of delivering her son breech, the severe PTSD she experienced in the delivery room, and the shocking clinical discovery that followed. Doctors found that her IUD had caused a silent infection in her womb, leading to a fatal hemorrhage around her son's umbilical cord.

    🎙️ Key Themes in Today's Episode TopicWhat You Will LearnIUD ComplicationsThe hidden risks of silent womb infections caused by intrauterine devices.Delivery Room TraumaNavigating the physical and emotional PTSD of a late-term stillbirth and breech delivery.Pregnancy After LossThe proactive, high-risk medical strategies doctors used to ensure the safety of Jordan and her daughter in a subsequent pregnancy.

    🔗 Important Links:

    • Learn more about Sisters in Loss and our Doula Training: sistersinloss.com/course

    • Take the Healing Archetypes Quiz: HAQuiz.com

    • Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok: @sistersinloss

    • Join the private Sisters in Loss Facebook community: Join Us
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    30 分
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