by Sheri | Jan 30, 2020 | Mindset, Miscarriage
It takes some emotional guts to navigate through grief, regardless of what caused it. It takes courage to face all that sadness, anger, disappointment, frustration, blame. And it can take time before you’re ready to truly face and release those feelings. Our first...
by Sheri | Jan 23, 2020 | Fertility, Mindset, Miscarriage
I had a light bulb moment this week. I had heard that a lot of women feel guilty after a miscarriage. They feel as though they may have done something that caused it. I didn’t feel that way at all after my first miscarriage. My first pregnancy was a surprise. So yes,...
by Sheri | Jan 16, 2020 | Mindset, Miscarriage
When I got pregnant after my first loss, my heart was full of fear. Fear that I was going to lose the baby again. So much so that I couldn’t even let myself feel the joy of being pregnant. I remember the moment I told my therapist, who I’d been seeing...
by Sheri | Dec 6, 2019 | Fertility, Mindset, Miscarriage
I used to dread Christmas. Any family-oriented holiday, really. But Christmas, especially, is such a child-centric holiday, it seemed there was some sort of reminder of my childlessness around every corner. There were pictures of concerts, visits with Santa, and...
by Sheri | Nov 13, 2019 | Mindset, Miscarriage
When I was going through my losses, I felt a lot of anger towards some of my friends and members of my family. I remember telling a friend about how I was feeling just a couple of weeks after my third miscarriage. I came to the end of sentence and she completely...
by Sheri | Nov 7, 2019 | Mindset, Miscarriage
Society tells us all kinds of things about pregnancy loss. I’ve heard some of these words come out of my own mouth and cringed as I said them, as I knew deep down that they weren’t true. When you believe these myths, it keeps you stuck in your pain. Here...