Latest Pregnancy and infant loss Podcast Episodes
S3 E4 Guided Relaxation for Holiday Stress
Birth Ease Loss Support - December 09, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis time of year can bring a sense of magic and joy and at the same time, the holidays can also bring feelings of overwhelm and stress. Michelle shares this special holiday guided meditation which is designed to help release the stress and strain you may be feeling and gain a sense of clarity ...
S2 E12 Guided Relaxation for Holiday Stress
Birth Ease Loss Support - December 09, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis time of year can bring a sense of magic and joy and at the same time, the holidays can also bring feelings of overwhelm and stress. Michelle shares this special holiday guided meditation which is designed to help release the stress and strain you may be feeling and gain a sense of clarity r...
S2 E11 Different Types of Grief
Birth Ease Loss Support - November 25, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPregnancy and infant loss can often be the first experience of grief that parents face. Because we live in grief illiterate culture, we often lack the experience and knowledge of what is normal and expected as someone grieves and mourns. Education helps to provide a roadmap through the rocky terr...
S3 E3 Different Types of Grief
Birth Ease Loss Support - November 25, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPregnancy and infant loss can often be the first experience of grief that parents face. Because we live in grief illiterate culture, we often lack the experience and knowledge of what is normal and expected as someone grieves and mourns. Education helps to provide a roadmap through the rocky ter...
S2 E10 Understanding the Six Stages of Grief
Birth Ease Loss Support - October 28, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAs a Certified Grief Educator with David Kessler and Grief.com, Michelle explains the Five Stages of Grief™️- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance as well as the sixth stage- meaning through the lens of pregnancy and infant loss. She shares that unfortunately over the years the 5...
S3 E2 Understanding the Six Stages of Grief
Birth Ease Loss Support - October 28, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAs a Certified Grief Educator with David Kessler and Grief.com, Michelle explains the Five Stages of Grief™️- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance as well as the sixth stage- meaning through the lens of pregnancy and infant loss. She shares that unfortunately over the years the ...
S3 E1 Good Grief Parenting with Michele Benyo
Birth Ease Loss Support - September 30, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichele Benyo, founder of Good Grief Parenting shares with Michelle the 4 keys for parents with young children navigating perinatal loss. These 4 keys are self-care, accurate words describing death, inviting conversation, and honoring child-sized grief. She also explains why we need to avoid tel...
S2 E9 Good Grief Parenting with Michele Benyo
Birth Ease Loss Support - September 30, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichele Benyo, founder of Good Grief Parenting shares with Michelle the 4 keys for parents with young children navigating perinatal loss. These 4 keys are self-care, accurate words describing death, inviting conversation, and honoring child-sized grief. She also explains why we need to avoid tell...
S2 E8 Renew- Compassionate Breathing for Healing after Abortion
Birth Ease Loss Support - August 26, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAnna Humphreys, co-director of Calm Birth, and Michelle explain the last practice in this series of 3 meditations for healing during or after an abortion. This meditation, Renew, is based on the practice of Giving and Receiving, a practice from ancient wisdom. It is tong len, compassionate breath...
S2 E7 Restore- Progressive Relaxation for Healing after Abortion
Birth Ease Loss Support - August 19, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAnna Humphreys, the co-director of Calm Birth, shares why this project of healing meditations for abortion is essential. Restore, the second meditation in the series is based on the practice of opening, a healing progressive relaxation meditation. The method is based on Progressive Relaxation te...
S2 E6 Connect- a Healing Meditation for Abortion
Birth Ease Loss Support - August 12, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichelle shares the first of 3 meditations intended for healing during or after an abortion. This first meditation, Connect, is based on the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Vase Breathing or Complete Breathing. It's an invitation to tune into the body, recognize the tendencies of the mind, and rel...
S2 E5 I Love You Still: A Memorial Baby Book with Margaret Scofield and Ann Pearson
Birth Ease Loss Support - July 22, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAnn Pearson and author Margaret Scofield share with Michelle the journey behind the much-needed book I Love You Still: A Memorial Baby Book, which was inspired by the loss of Ann's daughter, Riley, due to miscarriage. I Love You Still is a first-of-its-kind baby memory book made for moms experie...
Is Healing Possible After The Loss of Your Baby? SE2 EP19
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - June 28, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDo you believe that healing is possible after the loss of your baby? The definition of healing can be elusive as most of us are so overwhelmed in the midst of our grief. Today we are talking about what healing IS and what it might look like in your life. We also talk about what healing is NOT as...
S2 E4 Why is Mommy Crying: Explaining Early Pregnancy Loss to Children with I. Cori Baill, MD
Birth Ease Loss Support - June 24, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDrawing upon her experience as an OB/GYN and as a mother that has felt the sorrow of pregnancy loss, Dr. I. Cori Baill shares with Michelle the journey of writing her beautiful and much-needed book, "Why is Mommy Crying-explaining early pregnancy loss to young children". Dr. Baill provides sugge...
What Are Some of The Myths Of Grief? SE2 EP18
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - June 21, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhat messages and tools have you been taught to deal with death and loss? Are they helpful? Today's podcast discusses the different myths surrounding grief. We also address whether these myths are helpful tools when dealing with death, loss, and disappointments. CONTACT US! ====================...
What Are Some of The Myths of Grief? SE2 EP18
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - June 21, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhat messages and tools have you been taught to deal with death and loss? Are they helpful? Today's podcast discusses the different myths surrounding grief. We also address whether these myths are helpful tools when dealing with death, loss, and disappointments. CONTACT US! ====================...
What is Grief!? SE2 EP17
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - June 08, 2022 23:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCan you define what grief is? How do you know when you are grieving? Do you know how to deal with grief so that you can get over it? Today, Geoff and Toni Brabec are going to define what grief is, how you know you are grieving, and what steps you can take to get to completeness with what is grie...
What Is The Grief Recovery Method? SE2 EP16
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - May 31, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsToday, we will introduce to you the Grief Recovery Method and share with you what it is. The Grief Recovery Method is a structured program that teaches you the tools not taught to us in our childhood needed to understand what grief really is. GRM will empower you to move beyond death, divorce, ...
S2 E3 Children- The Forgotten Grievers with Laura LaBelle
Birth Ease Loss Support - May 27, 2022 21:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLaura LaBelle and Michelle discuss how children are often overlooked as grievers when death and loss occur. They remind us when death and loss occur children are learning how to manage their grief and that they must adjust to a new identity that this loss brings. Laura stresses the importance of ...
How Do You Know When You Are Ready To Help Others Through Their Grief? SE2 EP15
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - May 17, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsToday we will talk about (4) items to consider before helping others with their grief. You may be at a point of your journey where you are asking yourself, “Am I ready to start helping others create a pathway to find healing and hope from their loss?” Stick around to the end of the podcast where...
How can telling your story and sharing about your baby bring healing and hope? SE2 EP14
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - May 10, 2022 12:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow do you heal while grieving the death of your baby? In this week's podcast, we reveal how telling your story through sharing about your baby can bring about hope and healing. CONTACT US! =============================== 🌷- MEET THE FOUNDERS OF OUR LITTLE SPARROWS 📝- SPARROW BLOG ☎️- HOTLIN...
What Does A Good Support Network Look Like While Grieving? SE2 EP13
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - May 03, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGeoff and I (Toni) are sharing how connecting with others and creating a network of support can help you find hope in healing after the loss of your baby. ***If you are dealing with difficult feelings and emotions from the death of your baby, we encourage you to reach out and connect with othe...
Grief, Your Brain and Your Body. SE2 EP12
Our Little Sparrows Podcast - April 26, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsToday, Geoff and I are going to discuss how grief can affect your brain and your body and what you can do to help yourself think and feel more clearly. Have you ever felt like you’re living your life in a fog? Do you have difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and keeping track of thin...
S2 E2 International Bereaved Mother's Day
Birth Ease Loss Support - April 23, 2022 03:35 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMother’s Day can be quite painful for those who have lost their mom or for those that have struggled to become pregnant, experienced pregnancy and infant loss, or the death of a child. For many, the day may bring feelings of sadness, isolation, loneliness, unworthiness, and pain. They may feel le...
S2 E1 The Grief and Loss of Placing a Child for Adoption with Sunni VonMutius
Birth Ease Loss Support - March 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichelle and Sunni VonMutius discuss a type of pregnancy and infant loss in which the grief and loss may go largely unacknowledged: that of placing a baby for adoption. Sunni shares her experience of becoming pregnant as a teenager and placing her son for adoption. Together they explore how the p...
S1 E33 Bible Verses for Grief and Loss
Birth Ease Loss Support - February 04, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhen we are facing the loss of a baby, it isn't unusual to question one's faith. All the truths that we thought we believed can feel like a lie. We may even feel abandoned or punished by God. When grieving, reminders of God’s Word can soothe the emotions and thoughts surging through our hearts an...
S1 E32 Breast Cancer, Hospice, and Keeping Your Sense of Humor with Vicky Kramer
Birth Ease Loss Support - January 28, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichelle and her sister-in-law, Vicky Kramer, have a heart-to-heart conversation about Vicky's experience with breast cancer and the decision to enter into hospice care. Vicky shares some of the things that well-meaning folks may say to a cancer patient that can be quite hurtful or offensive. She...
S1 E31 Navigating Grief and Loss During the Pandemic with Susan Dascenzi
Birth Ease Loss Support - January 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this very personal episode, Michelle and Susan Dascenzi, Licensed Psychotherapist, discuss the implications of the pandemic as it relates to grief and loss. While this episode was originally recorded in September 2020, Susan's wisdom regarding the journey of grief is just as relevant now espec...
S1 E30 The Messiness of Grief with Sarah Dickey
Birth Ease Loss Support - January 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichelle shares her heartfelt conversation with Sarah L. Dickey, grief recovery specialist and fellow Calm Birth Teacher. Together they discuss the importance of holding space for the messiness of grief. "What if we created ways in which we trusted our ability to grieve?"— Sarah L. Dickey
S1 E29 Calm Birth Meditations for Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Birth Ease Loss Support - January 07, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMichelle is a certified Calm Birth Teacher. She explains the Calm Birth meditation practices and shares samples of the meditations the organization designed for pregnancy and infant loss.
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