17 - Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss with Rachel Lewis

<p>Join us for "real talk" on pregnancy loss with Rachel Lewis, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unexpecting-Real-Talk-Pregnancy-Loss/dp/0764237713/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XYFZP5A27MTL&amp;keywords=unexpecting&amp;qid=1643221664&amp;sprefix=unexp%2Caps%2C932&amp;sr=8-1"><strong>Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss</strong></a>. Rachel has five children in Heaven and regularly writes about life after loss. She is the founder of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bravemamas/"><strong>Brave Mamas</strong></a>, an online community for grieving mothers.</p><p>Rachel shares about her new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unexpecting-Real-Talk-Pregnancy-Loss/dp/0764237713/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XYFZP5A27MTL&amp;keywords=unexpecting&amp;qid=1643221664&amp;sprefix=unexp%2Caps%2C932&amp;sr=8-1"><strong>Unexpecting</strong></a>, which walks grieving moms through loss, lament, love, and legacy after the loss of a baby.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we discussed:</strong></p><ul> <li>Birth trauma and PTSD after pregnancy loss</li> <li>Foster care and grief following reunification</li> <li>Wrestling with doubt and finding authentic faith</li> <li>The Book of Job</li> <li>Heaven being "home" and familiar</li> <li>Continuing Bonds grief theory and how bereaved parents grieve differently</li> <li>Ways to create a legacy for your baby in Heaven</li> <li>How to parent your baby in Heaven in community</li> <li>Mount St. Helens and an analogy of finding beauty from ashes</li> <li>Turning the question after loss from Why? to What Now?</li> <li>All about her book, Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss</li> </ul><p><strong>EPISODE SHOW NOTES, FULL TRANSCRIPT, &amp; FREE PDF HOPE GUIDE:</strong><br>www.bridgetscradles.com/post/episode17</p><p><strong>CRADLED IN HOPE PODCAST WEBSITE:</strong><br>Sign up here to receive email updates and hope-filled resources<br>www.bridgetscradles.com/podcast</p><p><strong>CRADLED IN HOPE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY FOR GRIEVING MOMS:</strong><br>www.facebook.com/groups/cradledinhope</p><p><st