Slaying the STigma Podcast

Slaying The Stigma is a series focused on changing the narrative of pregnancy and infant loss, one mother at a time. We highlight women who vulnerably share their perspective, their heart and their stories. By normalizing the conversation of pregnancy loss, we are collectively encouraging women in their healing journey and educating others who are unfamiliar with the issues surrounding miscarriage & infant loss.

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Slaying the Stigma - Season 3

Slaying the stigma - season 2

Season 2, Episode 21


Meet Betsy Beaman! In her episode today, we talk about her story, the moment she discovered she had a son, anxiety and the importance of mental health, normalizing the conversation surrounding miscarriage, and the most helpful tools in her healing journey.

Season 2, Episode 19

Natasha talks about stuffing her pain down inside for almost 20 years and how bringing the hurt and pain into the light of a safe community helped to process her suffering. We discuss how the power of presence, not advice or opinions, is sometimes what's needed most in helping another grieving person.

Season 2, Episode 17

Listen to this genuine, honest and heartfelt interview with Crystal Webster and find out how this oxymoron plays a role in the relationships between loss moms. She also shares what it's like to build a legacy and parenting your child after they've passed away. You'll also hear Crystal address topics like joy, happiness and resilience.

Season 2, Episode 15

Welcome Allie Demes, a postpartum and bereavement doula! Allie values transparency, openly sharing her journey to beauty from ashes, after the loss of her daughter, Calvary. She shares about the Lord's nearness as she travels through her healing journey about how her experience has led her to a passion for ensuring other mamas never walk alone.

Season 2, Episode 13

On today's episode, we welcome Chelsea Schnell, as she shares with us how she combined the love of her children, Ava and Orion, with her entrepreneurial spirit to create Evermore Blooms. She will share the details of walking through baby loss and how her faith grew as she journeyed. You don't want to miss this honest, heartfelt interview.

Season 2: Episode 11

We’re kicking off our second year of Slaying The Stigma with author and two-time Gathering Hope speaker, @sarahlphilpott! We dive into her personal experience with miscarriages, talk about the sacredness of safe spaces for our stories, where she finds hope, why stigmas around loss still exist, and how we can overcome this together.

Season 2, Episode 20

Meet Stefani, one of the women you will meet at Gathering 2022!

“Just getting to go share my story with a table of other women who had also experienced loss was the icing on the cake and exactly what I needed to help propel me through my healing.”

Season 2, Episode 18

Settle in for the intimate story of Justina Oldehoff and her son, Carter. Born fighting, Carter's life was the catalyst for Justina to care for other NICU and bereaved families. In this interview, Justina is normalizing the complex feelings of bereaved moms. Listen as she honestly shares how brutal grief can be, while weaving hope into her story of trauma & loss.

Season 2, Episode 16

In honor of Father's Day, we invited Clint Watkins to join us for a conversation about bereaved fatherhood. Clint also points to misconceptions of masculine grief, using Biblical examples of lament. This conversation doesn't shy away from the gutting sorrow that comes with child loss, and how this experience can lead to questioning God.

Season 2, Episode 14

Taking a departure from our normal interview with loss mamas, we invited Emily Morehead, a Licensed Professional Counselor & co-owner of The Couch Therapy to educate us on all things mental health. We talk about how to find a therapist, what to expect during your first appointment, & how to establish whether they are a good fit for you.

Season 2: Episode 12

On this episode, we welcome Dr. Cindy Haggerton, who bravely talks about her son, Evans and his impact on her life. We talk about grieving differently than your spouse, the new people that become part of your life after the heartbreaking loss of a baby, what has surprised her most about grief, her adoption journey, and where she finds hope.

 

Slaying the Stigma - Season 1

Season 1: Episode 9 - Jenny Albers

Jenny Albers is a mother to two children on earth and two in heaven. After experiencing an ectopic pregnancy and a stillbirth, she found purpose in sharing her story with other women who have experienced loss. Jenny is the author of Courageously Expecting, a memoir meets devotional on the topic of pregnancy after loss. She is the founder of the Still Loved community, which exists to amplify the voices of loss parents and provide a community for those grieving the loss of a baby. Jenny calls South Dakota home, where she lives with her husband and two living children.

Season 1: Episode 7 - Hallie Scott

Even if we can’t see beyond the anger and deep sorrow right now, we CAN make it through this experience. Hallie Scott, MFT shares the story of her daughter Abby’s death, her healing process afterward and the challenging search for professional counseling. Once you hear her story, it’s no wonder she’s shifted her own counseling practice to helping couples navigate the unique grief of bereaved parents.

Season 1: Episode 5 - Alishia Anderson

Alishia shares her story with us, starting from the very beginning of her journey from engineer and newlywed, to stillbirth survivor & pregnancy loss advocate. We talk about where she's found hope, the role that her faith has played in her healing journey, the online community she found along the way and her role in fostering a welcoming atmosphere for those who are searching for other mothers like themselves.

Season 1: Episode 3 - Pamela Henkelman

We’re honored to have author, speaker and coach, Pamela Henkelman return to share her story. Pamela is an enthusiastic encourager who believes all of life flows from our intimacy with God. She helps weary, discontent, Christian women build a deep bond with God and understand his love.

Season 1: Episode 1 - Dr Quantrilla Ard

Meet The PhD Mamma! Our guest today is Dr. Quantrilla Ard, a recent transplant to the Atlanta area. A passionate creative at heart, she has answered the call to encourage women in all stages of life and of various backgrounds through empathy, transparency, and love. She is a faith-based personal and spiritual development writer and speaker who believes in the power in collective strength, community and fellowship. {No wonder we love her!!} You will find our conversation compelling as we explore her miscarriage experience as well as her advocacy work, with a focus on Black maternal and infant health and mortality.

Season 1: Episode 10 - Anna Kettle

Anna is a podcaster, speaker, award-winning marketing professional and author of ‘Sand Between Your Toes: Inspirations for a Slower, Simpler, More Soulful Life’. She is also the co-founder of SPACE, a miscarriage and infertility support network that provides space for women to connect, grieve and heal together.Having experienced multiple miscarriages herself, Anna can now be found regularly writing and speaking about miscarriage, infertility, grieving and holding onto hope when things are hard.

Season 1: Episode 8 - Candi Summers

TODAY, we invite you to explore the possibility that your unique experience and survival story could be exactly what another woman needs to hear as she navigates her own journey. Candi Summers shares personal story with miscarriage, mental health and her healing process. Plus, you’ll learn more about her work combating infant & maternal mortality, and how the experience of grieving her daughter Olivie Juliana then traveled across the world to minister to another mother in Liberia.

Season 1: Episode 6 - Leslie Goehring

Meet Leslie! She is a collegiate hall of fame soccer player who never saw the trials of motherhood coming. Today, she’s a nurse, a teacher and a mom of 3 beautiful children. During our interview, you’ll hear the story of her journey through a complex diagnosis, mourning the loss of her beautiful son, Hayes and the intricacies of navigating through pregnancy after loss.

Season 1: Episode 4 - Rachel Lohman

Listen as Rachel Lohman shares her story of how she and her husband Mark lost their first baby to miscarriage. When she shared her miscarriage story publicly, Rachel was amazed at how many women of all ages and backgrounds came forward with their own stories of grief and finding the road to hope again. Since then, she has been passionate about empowering women to share their stories, and holding their hands as they find hope again.

Season 1: Episode 2 - Mallory Morgan

We invite you to listen to our conversation with Mallory Morgan as she talks about her recurring miscarriages & infertility, while believing God is in every step of the journey to growing her family.

In our series, Slaying The Stigma: Changing the Narrative, One Mother at a Time, we highlight women who vulnerably share their perspective, their heart and their stories. By normalizing the conversation of pregnancy loss, we are collectively encouraging women in their healing journey and educating others who are unfamiliar with the issues surrounding miscarriage & infant loss.