A recent podcast episode featuring Libby Marler on The Joyful Morning podcast. The Morning is an incredible online resource that provides meaningful ways to help women connect with other moms who have experienced the loss of a baby as well as other helpful resources that will assist moms as they navigate their grief journey.

Ashlee Proffitt from The Joyful Mourning Podcast interviews one of The Counseling Collective’s counselors, Libby Marler, in this episode focused specifically on pregnancy after loss and how unresolved grief can affect a pregnancy after loss. We talk about why pregnancy after loss can be so incredibly difficult, the common emotions associated with pregnancy after loss, how grief and stress can affect a pregnancy and what steps we can take to deal with the grief and stress in a healthy way. If you have experienced the loss of a baby and are pregnant again, or would like to be pregnant again, this episode is a must listen. If you have ever asked the question, when is it the right time to try to get pregnant again, this episode is for you. And if you love someone who is pregnant after the loss of a baby this episode is an absolute must — it will help you understand what she is going through in a really significant way.

Questions We Answer (or try to answer) During this Episode

• What is traumatic bereavement?

• What are the aspects of trauma that occur after the death of a baby

• Why do you think pregnancy after loss can be so incredibly difficult?

• You described pregnancy after loss as “one foot in—one foot out”, what you mean by that and what are the repercussions of that mentality while pregnant?

• What are the common emotions that are experienced during pregnancy after loss?

• What does research have to say about unresolved grief during pregnancy? 

• Tell me about how grief and stress affect a pregnancy.

• So what do we do about this grief and the stress it is putting on our pregnancy?

• When is the right time to try to get pregnant again after experiencing loss?

Meet Libby

After personally navigating the death of my daughter due to a life-limiting diagnosis, I became passionate about providing counseling and support for women who are experiencing big life transitions, particularly the unique and difficult challenges of transitioning to motherhood. I specialize in women’s issues including maternal mental health, parenting, grief and loss, as well as anxiety issues.

Learn more about Libby by clicking here and click here to schedule an in-person or virtual counseling appointment today!