Pregnancy Grief

Pregnancy loss is still a taboo subject with many women suffering in silence. Women don’t seek support for a variety of reasons and are left feeling so alone. This is a companion guide to assist you with tangible tools so you can access your own inner wisdom and healer.

It’s time to move beyond the politics of abortion. It's time to listen to the needs of those who are struggling with trauma, depression, grief, pain or other problems after abortion. It's time to break down the social taboos that stifle discussion of abortion-related feelings. Forbidden Grief is a haunting review of Dr. Theresa Burke’s experience in counseling hundreds of women for abortion-related emotional problems. She discusses the pressure and coercion faced by many women before abortion, the ordeal of the abortion itself and the obstacles in the way of resolving and healing from ...

She came home for Christmas with a swollen belly, an Englisch baby, and no right to ask for mercy. During rumspringa, Salome Beiler thought she’d found love and freedom with a charming outsider. Instead, she returns to her quiet Amish district alone, unwed, and expecting. The bishop’s discipline is gentle but firm, the gossip is sharp, and even her own family struggles to look her in the eye. Salome knows she’s broken every rule that mattered. All she can cling to now is a fragile prayer that her child will be welcomed, even if she is not. Micah King has loved Salome quietly for years...

By New York Times, USA TODAY & Amazon Top-15 Bestseller Marata Eros “Emotively moving – gripping, sensual, and impossible to put down…” ⭐️ “More than a lesbian romance novel...” ~ Libra Lover ⭐️ “Heart Stopper!” ~ Lynda L. Milner From the master of emotionally charged dark romance comes HER—a standalone WLW romantic thriller exploring grief, healing, and unexpected love where it’s least expected. 💔 A Story of Loss, Strength & Rediscovery First, there was Him—my anchor, my everything. And in one violent instant, he was gone. Rain. Blood. Pebbled asphalt. And ...

Three plain travelers. One lost daughter. A Christmas journey into the heart of New York City. Years ago, Lydia Stoltzfus ran from her strict Amish life toward the glittering promise of the Englisch world. She hasn’t written home since. Now, at twenty-one and heavily pregnant, she finds herself alone in a noisy city apartment, clutching a part-time job, a pile of unpaid bills, and a heart full of regret. The baby’s father has moved on. The skyscrapers that once felt exciting now crowd in like cold stone walls. Back in Lancaster County, a worn letter finally arrives. Lydia is alive, ...

When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you. In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense...this book will.

Pregnancy should be a time of joyous anticipation, but those forty weeks can feel very different if you are one of the many women who has previously lost a baby. In Pregnancy After Loss, Zoe Clark-Coates has created a compassionate and essential guide to lead you, day by day, through your pregnancy.

A startlingly large number of women who want to breastfeed have to stop before they are ready, leaving them feeling a range of negative emotions, including grief, anger, guilt, shame, and frustration. They often blame themselves. But in a society that places little value on breastfeeding and mothers' feelings, their painful stories are often swept under the carpet to the detriment of women's mental health and experience of new motherhood.

It was supposed to be just one night of escape. TALIA I was searching for a way to forget, even if just for a moment. Instead, I found a connection that shook me to my core. Now I'm a twenty-eight-year-old daughter still wrestling with grief, with an unexpected miracle growing inside me. I never thought I'd see him again. I didn't even know his real name. And then I walk into that hospital... Suddenly my past and future are colliding. The man I thought was a stranger holds more of my history than I ever knew. But can we build something real from a night meant to help us forget? JONATHAN I ...

Pippa Vosper tragically lost her son Axel in 2017, when she was five months pregnant, and has since written about baby loss online and in a series of pieces for Vogue. Beyond Grief: Navigating the Journey of Pregnancy and Baby Loss is the book she wishes had been available when her son died. It covers every aspect of pregnancy and baby loss at any stage, from the practical to the emotional, with advice from experts and stories from women who have experienced losses of their own.

Miscarriage Heartbreak is an empathetic and comprehensive resource designed to help you process the emotional turmoil of pregnancy loss and provide practical support to those in need. This book provides the essential steps for emotional healing, insights on the physical recovery process, holistic options to support your overall wellness, hopeful outlooks to rekindle your resilience and strength…and much more!

She's tempting, irresistible, and quite possibly the literal death of me. And I cannot resist. Hannah Jett. Sister of Mason Jett, the club's Sergeant-at-Arms, the most dangerous biker in the club. He watches over her like a hawk, promising to kill anyone who so much as touches her, let alone sleeps with her. When I first knew Hannah, she was shy, innocent, and timid. But in the years since I've seen her, she's grown into something else now. Fierce. Powerful. Hot as hell. And I must have her. I do not care what the consequences are. I do not care what the fallout must be. I only care about ...

We are so, so sorry that you’ve found yourself here. It’s the gang you’d never chose to join but it is also a community chock-a-block full of kind, supportive warrior women just like you. We are here to tell you that you are entitled to grieve and that your grief is not disproportionate to your loss. We are here to open up the dialogue around miscarriage, so we don’t perpetuate the shame, judgement and isolation so many of us feel following pregnancy loss. We are here to equip you with knowledge, tools and guidance to support and help you in whatever way you need.

She came home to stand by her friend's side, not to face the man she left behind or the truth that shattered them. Leah Hudson swore she'd never return to Kittering Creek. The small town held too many memories, too much pain, and one man she's never stopped loving. But her best friend's wedding leaves her no choice. As Maid of Honor, she must face Galen Kittering, the man she walked away from without a word. Galen built his life around family, faith, and responsibility. When Leah vanished without explanation, it broke something in him. Now she's back. She's conflicted, guarded, and as ...

In the sequel to Payback is a Mutha, old scores are settled and before long, new tensions arise. Still recovering from the suicide of her best friend, Shan now pregnant by a married man is forced to make major decisions in her life. Ready to leave the fast life behind, Shan believes a move to...

Pregnancy loss. Infant loss. Womb loss. Such losses are as valid as any other, yet these experiences and the individuals who endure them remain largely unrecognized and unsupported. To Tend and to Hold honors survivors and the depth of what they’ve gone through with a reverence that has, until now, been missing. Within this carefully crafted resource, Rosete emerges as a warm confidante, helping us articulate our experiences, understand our options, and tend to our unique needs as both postpartum and bereaved.

Read by the author. Find hopeful courage and peace of mind as you face pregnancy after losing a baby. Motherhood doesn't always look like “happily ever after,” and family planning doesn't always go according to plan. While pregnancy is widely regarded as one of the most joyful times in a...

More than a quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Experiencing this loss, you may wonder why it happened, what happens next, and what it means for your future. You may also feel incredibly alone. For more than 20 years, Dr. Kate has taken care of those navigating the physical and emotional pain of pregnancy loss. After experiencing two miscarriages of her own, she wrote Your Guide to Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss to offer others the same compassionate conversation she has with her patients.

She escaped with a suitcase, a sleeping child, and one desperate prayer. Coming home is only the beginning. Miriam Esh left her Amish community at nineteen, chasing love and independence with a charming Englisch man. Nine years later, the charm has curdled into control. Derek watches her phone, her money, her every move. One terrifying night makes it clear he will never change. Heart pounding, Miriam packs a bag, wakes her four-year-old daughter, and drives through the dark toward the only safe place she can imagine: the farm she once vowed never to return to. Ella remembers nothing of the ...

From an expert counselor, a compassionate, comprehensive guide to healing, conception, and pregnancy after loss of a baby. The challenges of having another pregnancy after loss can be extensive from a physical/medical standpoint alone, but no more so than the emotional and psychological hurdles...