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Navigating Baby Loss

Jennifer Senn

127 episodes

1 week ago

Send Jen a Text Message New Year’s Eve. It’s supposed to be a celebration. A fresh start. A clean slate. But when your baby died this year, or any year, stepping into January feels more like betrayal than a new beginning. I remember this feeling so well. The pressure to toast at midnight, make resolutions, and somehow “move on” with everyone else. But all I could think was… how do I go into a new year without my baby? In this episode, I’m talking about that strange ache so many of us carry in...

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Send Jen a Text Message New Year’s Eve. It’s supposed to be a celebration. A fresh start. A clean slate. But when your baby died this year, or any year, stepping into January feels more like betrayal than a new beginning. I remember this feeling so well. The pressure to toast at midnight, make resolutions, and somehow “move on” with everyone else. But all I could think was… how do I go into a new year without my baby? In this episode, I’m talking about that strange ache so many of us carry in...

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Episodes (20/127)

Navigating Baby Loss

126: What If the New Year Feels Like Leaving Your Baby Behind?

Send Jen a Text Message New Year’s Eve. It’s supposed to be a celebration. A fresh start. A clean slate. But when your baby died this year, or any year, stepping into January feels more like betrayal than a new beginning. I remember this feeling so well. The pressure to toast at midnight, make resolutions, and somehow “move on” with everyone else. But all I could think was… how do I go into a new year without my baby? In this episode, I’m talking about that strange ache so many of us carry in...

1 week ago

16 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

125: A Christmas Message for Loss Moms

Send Jen a Text Message It’s Christmas Day. And whether you celebrate or not, this day has a weight to it that’s impossible to ignore. The quiet feels louder. The joy around you feels sharper. And the absence of your baby feels overwhelming. Today’s episode is not about fixing your grief or making today feel “okay.” It’s about sitting with you in it. Letting you know that you’re not wrong for how you feel, that your baby is remembered, and that there is room for all of it — anger,...

2 weeks ago

15 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

124: How to Cope When Family Doesn’t Get Your Grief

Send Jen a Text Message The holidays can bring so many mixed emotions after the loss of a baby. While everyone else is decking the halls and expecting you to be “back to normal,” you might be wondering how to get through one more day pretending to be okay. In this episode, I’m sharing what to do when the people you love — your partner, your family, your friends — just don’t understand the weight you’re carrying. And I’ll give you the words I wish someone had given me in those early days when ...

3 weeks ago

15 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

123: Jealousy at Holiday Gatherings After Baby Loss

Send Jen a Text Message If you’ve ever sat in a room full of babies and felt invisible, jealous, or furious that everyone else seems to have what you lost, this episode is for you. I’m sharing real, raw stories from my own life and from my clients about what it's like to be surrounded by baby joy while you're carrying baby grief—especially around the holidays. I want to help you navigate these family gatherings without feeling like you're unraveling. You’ll learn how to name your feelings, pr...

4 weeks ago

13 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

122:How to Get Through December When it's Nothing Like You Imagined

Send Jen a Text Message The holidays are supposed to be magical, full of joy, family, and new traditions. But what happens when everything feels off—when all you feel is the gaping hole of what’s missing? In this episode, I’m getting real about the pressure of the holiday season and how it can feel like the rest of the world is celebrating while you're just trying to survive. Whether your loss was recent or years ago, the holidays tend to shine a blinding light on everything that’s changed. I...

1 month ago

14 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

121: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief with Melissa Hull

Send Jen a Text Message I sit down with grief educator and author Melissa Hull, who shares the unimaginable story of losing her 4-year-old son, Drew, in a tragic accident. Melissa takes us back to that devastating day and opens up about the shame, guilt, and heartbreak that followed. Through her story, she shows us how grief can become a catalyst for growth, and how one letter from a stranger changed the course of her life. Melissa also shares the heartbreaking journey through multiple pregna...

1 month ago

49 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

120: The Hidden Cost of Faking You're Okay

Send Jen a Text Message We say "I'm fine" because it feels easier than explaining the truth. But what happens when you're not okay—and you keep pretending that you are? In this episode, I’m talking about what it really costs us when we hide our pain, especially around the holidays, and how we can start being more honest about what grief really looks like. I share my own Thanksgiving story after losing my daughters and the moment I realized I was shortchanging my grief by trying to make everyo...

2 months ago

13 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

119: When IVF Doesn’t Work: Grieving the Loss of Hope

Send Jen a Text Message There are many ways to lose a baby, and today’s guest Sarah Osborne shares a rarely-talked-about story of IVF loss—and what it was like to go from a mom of three teenagers to deciding to start over again. As a seasoned doula with years of experience supporting others through pregnancy, birth, and loss, Sarah found herself on the other side of the story when her own fertility journey didn’t go as planned. In this honest and emotional episode, Sarah and I talk about what...

2 months ago

27 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

118: Guilt, Grief, and the 3AM Thought Spiral

Send Jen a Text Message In this second episode of the "Breaking the Silence of Stillbirth Guilt" series, I'm sharing something I struggled with deeply myself—those relentless 3:00 AM thoughts that make you feel like it's all your fault. If you ever find yourself retracing every moment of your pregnancy looking for what you missed, or blaming yourself for things that felt out of your control, this episode is for you. We'll talk about how trauma brain operates differently from logical brain, wh...

2 months ago

26 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

117: How Ashlie’s Embrace Is Helping Stillbirth Families Get More Time With Their Babies

Send Jen a Text Message Erin Maroon, the founder of Ashlie’s Embrace, a nonprofit that donates Cuddle Cots to hospitals across the U.S. Erin shares the heartbreaking story of losing her daughter Ashlie to stillbirth in 2015 after what was considered a healthy pregnancy. From the shock of those devastating words “Your daughter is dead,” to the raw, confusing hours that followed, Erin opens up about what it was like to hold her baby—and then be told that time was up. Through her own grief, Erin...

3 months ago

35 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

116: Breaking the Silence Around Stillbirth Guilt

Send Jen a Text Message Have you ever felt guilty… and couldn’t even explain why? That quiet heaviness in your chest, the weight behind your shoulders, the phrases you’d never say out loud: “I should’ve known…”“My body failed.”“What if I had done something differently?”In this episode, I’m peeling back the layers of the silent, suffocating guilt that so many stillbirth moms carry. Not the kind of guilt you can rationalize or even name out loud — but the emotional kind that sneaks in during th...

3 months ago

24 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

115: Rooted in Faith: Preparing for Birth After Baby Loss

Send Jen a Text Message In this episode, I'm joined by Lauren Murdock, a labor and delivery nurse with over 10 years of experience, childbirth educator, and the creator of the Rooted Birth Method. Lauren brings both professional wisdom and deeply personal experience as she shares her own journey with infertility and miscarriage. We dive into the unique grief that comes with being a nurse supporting families through stillbirth and what it looks like to walk with God through pregnancy after los...

4 months ago

26 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

114: Supporting a Mom After Stillbirth: Do's and Don'ts

Send Jen a Text Message When someone you love loses a baby, your instinct is to help—but what if the things you're doing to comfort them are actually making things harder? In this episode, I walk you through the 3 most common mistakes people make when trying to support a grieving mom after stillbirth or pregnancy loss—and what to do instead. I share real stories from my own loss and from moms I’ve supported, including what it really feels like when someone says "Let me know if you need anythi...

4 months ago

27 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

113: Dr. Kimberly Flemke on What Really Keeps Couples Stuck After Loss

Send Jen a Text Message After stillbirth, grief finds its way into every corner of your life. And one of the first places it often shows up? Your relationship. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Kimberly Flemke, a licensed couple and family therapist, trauma expert, and energy psychology practitioner. With nearly 30 years of experience, Dr. Kimberly brings a holistic lens to healing and connection, especially for couples navigating heartbreak. We dive into what really happens in a relationshi...

5 months ago

27 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

112: Why It Makes Sense That You've Lost Your Purpose

Send Jen a Text Message When your baby dies, it’s not just them you lose—it’s the version of you that was going to be their mom. So what happens when the path you were on suddenly disappears? In today’s episode, I’m sharing something that so many of us loss moms silently struggle with—the deep, aching question of purpose. Who am I now that I’m no longer the mom I was becoming? What do I even care about anymore? Whether you feel like you’re just going through the motions or you’ve completely l...

6 months ago

18 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

111: When Going Back to Work Feels Impossible After Baby Loss

Send Jen a Text Message You’re barely surviving most days, and now someone expects you to show up like your old self at work? Let’s be honest — returning to work after losing your baby is one of the hardest, most disorienting parts of life after loss. And it’s not just about grief — it’s about identity, exhaustion, pressure, and a complete reshuffling of what matters. In this episode, I’m sharing the real and raw truths about what it’s like to return to work after stillbirth — from my own exp...

6 months ago

18 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

110: The Father’s Side of Stillbirth No One Talks About: My Husband's Story

Send Jen a Text Message In honor of Father’s Day, I invited my husband, David, onto the podcast for a candid and unscripted conversation about what it was really like for us to survive the loss of our stillborn twins—and what that journey looked like for our marriage, for each of us as individuals, and for the family we were trying to hold together. We didn’t prep. We didn’t rehearse. He didn’t even really know what I was going to ask. It’s been 25 years since that loss, but the impact is sti...

7 months ago

36 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

109: Why Did My Baby Have to Die?

Send Jen a Text Message Have you ever looked around and thought, “Why me?” Or maybe more often, “Why not them?” In this raw and necessary episode, I’m talking about something that many of us feel but almost never say out loud: survivor’s guilt after stillbirth. That gut-punching question — Why was I allowed to live when my baby wasn’t? — doesn’t have easy answers, but you’re not the only one who’s asked it. I’ve asked it too. If your grief is tangled with guilt, shame, or that deep sense that...

7 months ago

13 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

108: How to Deal with the Loss of Friendships After Baby Loss

Send Jen a Text Message When you lose your baby, no one warns you that you might lose your friends too. The texts fade, the calls stop, and suddenly you're not just grieving your child—you’re grieving relationships you thought were solid. And that secondary loss? It hits hard. In this episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal and often overlooked part of baby loss—what happens when your friendships don’t survive your grief. I’ll talk about the awkward silences, the disappearing acts, and why it’...

7 months ago

10 minutes

Navigating Baby Loss

107: Are You Holding Onto Grief Because You’re Afraid to Let Go?

Send Jen a Text Message This one might hit a nerve… and I’m okay with that. In this solo episode, I’m gently (and lovingly) calling out something that I see a lot in my coaching practice — and that I’ve lived through myself. I’m talking about the hidden ways we can hold onto our grief, not because we want to suffer, but because it feels like the only connection we have left to our baby. Sometimes we say we want healing, but we’re not ready to let go of what’s keeping us stuck. And that’s okay...

7 months ago

17 minutes