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Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Sisters in Loss podcast spotlights faith filled black women who share their grief and loss stories and testimonies. Black women experience miscarriage and stillbirth four times more than white women according to the NIH and CDC. Whether you have experienced a miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, are trying to conceive or have an infertility diagnosis, you will learn about resources and strategies to heal, gain clarity, peace, hope, and find an empowering path forward after loss. Join Erica M…
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- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
What does Life After Baby Loss look like? Life after Lakhanya with Yonela Rasi
What does Life After Baby Loss look like? Feel like? Appear to be for everyone like today's guest. Yonela Resi is the mother of two angels. One baby she loss…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Why We Can't Heal Alone: Inside the Black Moms in Loss Support Groups
In this special solo episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of Sisters in Loss to share some exciting updates and dive deep into our life-changing grief…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Voting for Black Moms and Babies: Transforming Healthcare Policy
In the fight to eliminate racial disparities in maternal and infant health, true change demands both grassroots community holding and institutional…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Navigating Eight Pregnancy Losses, Endometriosis, and Finding Community with Deze
What does it mean to pursue motherhood while navigating repeated loss—and make space for the parts of yourself beyond fertility? In this episode of Sisters in…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesJourney to Never Healing Alone - Book Cover Reveal
It's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I'm finally revealing the cover of my debut book, Never Healing Alone. I share the meaning behind every…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
When Your Body Feels Like It Failed: Surviving PMOS, the NICU, and Infant Loss with Lianne Totty
What do you do when the road to parenthood spans a decade filled with grief, medical battles, and devastating loss? In today's deeply moving episode, we sit…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
PCOS is now PMOS, Empty Arms, and Reclaiming Joy in the Valley with Danielle Anderson
How do you mother when your arms are empty? In this deeply moving episode, we sit down with birth and bereavement doula Danielle Anderson to discuss the raw…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Finding hope when grief and health battles collide
Tiana's story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of advocacy, and what it truly means to hold onto faith when your body and your…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesHow to Advocate for your Womb Health after Pregnancy Loss and Infertility with Dr. Kemi Doll
In today's podcast episode, Dr. Kemi Doll, a 43-year-old double board-certified gynecologic oncologist and OBGYN, uterine cancer scientist at the University of…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesTending to Your Womb: Pelvic Floor Therapy, Grief in the Body, and Pregnancy After Loss with Anietie Tia Ukpe-Wallace
In today's episode, Anietie Tia Ukpe-Wallace, a pelvic health physical therapist and author of Tending to Your Womb, shares how relocating from Northern…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Can you imagine getting pregnant while on birth control? Surviving IUD Infection & Pregnancy After Loss with Jordan Johnson
Can you imagine getting pregnant while on birth control? For United States Naval Officer Jordan Johnson, this rare surprise became a reality when she beat the…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
The Raw Reality of Loss and Medical Trauma with Kennedy Marie
In this deeply emotional and urgent episode of Sisters in Loss, we sit down with Kennedy Marie, a 26-year-old yogini, doula, and artist from Houston, TX…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesTurning Pain into Poetry: Navigating Premature Ovarian Failure with Melissa Felix
In this inspiring episode of Sisters in Loss, we are honored to speak with Melissa Felix, an author, poet, storyteller, and the founder of Rhoyal Scribe, LLC…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories9 Years of Sisters in Loss – Replacing Silence with Storytelling
Today is an incredibly special episode because we are celebrating our 9-Year Anniversary! 🎉 Nine years ago, I took my pain and turned it into purpose…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesStillbirth, Postpartum Depression, Preeclampsia, and Serving in Pregnancy After Loss with Shanna Williams
Do you know what Stillbirth is? A stillbirth is the death or loss of a baby before or during delivery. Both miscarriage and stillbirth describe pregnancy loss…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Finding Joy and Strength through Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Therapy with Dr. Loree Johnson
Have you heard of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss? Recurrent pregnancy loss is historically defined as 3 or more consecutive pregnancy losses prior to 20 weeks…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesDiagnosed at 13 - Navigating Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, Bonus Motherhood, and IVF Hope with DaMarra King
Imagine being diagnosed with infertility before you even finish middle school. For DaMarra King, this isn't a hypothetical—it has been her reality since age…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesThe Sacred Pause: Knowing When to Step Away - Never Healing Alone Updates
We often mistake productivity for healing, but true self-care is knowing exactly when to close the laptop and walk away. In this intimate solo episode, Erica…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesFertile Ground: Navigating Secondary Infertility, Surrogacy, and a Natural Miracle with Quisha Umemba
"Just when I thought I had exhausted every medical, financial, and emotional option, a miracle took root." In this week's jaw-dropping episode of the Sisters…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesCultivating Community Bump & Beyond: Maternal Advocacy and Doula Sustainability with Alexia Doumbouya
"We are cultivating community to support moms Bump & Beyond!" In this week's episode of the Sisters in Loss podcast, we are sitting down with the phenomenal…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesEmbracing the "No" That Saved My Life: Infertility, IVF, and the Grace of Adoption with Angie Booker
"What if the 'no' you've been mourning was actually a shield of protection?" In this week's episode of the Sisters in Loss podcast, we sit down with Angie…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesSurviving Trauma and Miscarriage with Dr. Shayla Élise Walker
"How do we hold space for the miracle of survival while grieving the loss of a dream?" In this week's episode of the Sisters in Loss podcast, we sit down with…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesFaces of H.O.P.E.: Surviving PPROM, NICU, and Pregnancy After Loss with Nekia Mba
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." In this week's deeply moving episode of the Sisters in Loss podcast, we are…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesThe Oak of Justice: Stepping Out of Silence with Bertha Mowelle
Have you ever felt like you had to stand as strong as an oak tree in the midst of your grief? In this week's episode of the Sisters in Loss podcast, we are…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesFibroids, Infertility and Mommy in Waiting with Shana-Lee Scott
In today's episode, Author, Shana-Lee Scott, vulnerably shares her ongoing journey through infertility after being diagnosed with 33 uterine fibroids following…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesHighlight your Healing with Shannon Roane
In this episode, certified grief coach and podcast host Shannon Roane, shares her raw journey through an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in emergency surgery…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesJourney to Never Healing Alone - Introduction
This week, I'm doing something a little different. A little vulnerable. My debut book, Never Healing Alone: How to Navigate Grief and Find Community After…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Happy Bereaved Mother's Day - You are a Mother!
To the mother with empty arms this weekend: We see you. Your motherhood is real. Your love is valid. And your title is forever. 🕊️🤎 Sunday is Bereaved Mother's…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesRooted in Justice and Joy: Finding Healing in Community
Black women deserve more than just survival. We deserve a system rooted in justice, and a healing journey that leaves room for joy. 🤎✨ If you missed our…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesFrom Performance to Presence: How an Ectopic Pregnancy Led Rebecca Muriuki to Redefine Motherhood and Wealth
What happens when the life you've meticulously built—the six-figure corporate career, the high-achieving title, the constant striving—is shattered by a loss…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesHolding Onto Hope: Kamara Kennedy on Surviving a Year of Unspeakable Loss
In this deeply personal and courageous episode, we are honored to welcome Kamara Kennedy, who shares her story of navigating a year of unimaginable heartbreak…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesListen to Black Women! Clinically and Holistically with Dr. Eboni January
Selecting the right healthcare team is critical on our journey's to motherhood especially after loss or infertility diagnosis. In today's episode, Dr. Eboni…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Overcoming Endometriosis After Losing Ovary & Fallopian Tube with Bria Burrell
Have you ever suffered from painful periods? Today's guest Bria Burrell has always had painful periods, and in 2015 she found out there was an cyst on her left…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesMiscarriage and Pregnancy Loss due to Hydrops Fetalis with Ijeamaka Ogbonna
Today's episode is about miscarriage and pregnancy loss back to back, and the mental health concerns that come from these traumatic losses. Today's guest…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Endometriosis, Infertility, and Congenital Heart Disease and Infant Loss with Jamala Arland
Congenital heart disease is a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works. The term "congenital" means the condition…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) (PMOS) and Incompetent Cervix with Theresa Brown
In today's episode we are discussing polycystic ovarian syndrome and incompetent cervix. Theresa Brown has been on her journey to motherhood since September…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesHeld Here. Seen. Valued. Heard. by Erica M. Freeman
For years, Sisters in Loss has been a sacred space for storytelling, healing, and honoring life after pregnancy and infant loss. Today, I'm sharing something…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesPPROM and Gabriela Grace Foundation with Tabitha Pazmino
Today's guest experienced premature rupture of the membranes with her first pregnancy at 20 weeks gestation and was bedridden/hospitalized for 6 weeks to keep…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesRecurrent Pregnancy Loss and A Light After Nine with Rachel Dumas
On today's episode we discuss recurrent pregnancy loss and listening and trusting your body. Today's guest Rachell Dumas, shares her journey to motherhood…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesMoms in Focus: The Art of Pushing Thru with Keisha Reaves and RaQuita Weathers
Black mothers in America often navigate a path layered with anxiety, fear, and concerns for their own wellness in a system that has too often failed them. This…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesThis is your HEALING Year! Never Healing Alone Debuts April 2027
Today's episode is a solo episode where I am sharing my new publication date for Never Healing Alone. All the things happening with Sisters in Loss and Sisters…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
The Baby I Prayed For, the Angel I Received with Christina Williams
After experiencing three losses today's guest felt ashamed and guilty of her grief as she experienced secondary infertility with already having two children…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Overcoming Secondary Infertility with Jessica Hortman
After experiencing three losses today's guest felt ashamed and guilty of her grief as she experienced secondary infertility with already having two children…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Maternal Near Miss Survivor and H.E.L.L.P. Syndrome with Tomeka Isaac
Imagine being told that your baby had no fetal heartbeat one month from their due date? Today's guest Tomeka Isaac takes us back to that very moment where she…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Eliminating Shame, Guilt, and Regret with Post-Abortive Women with Latoya Mathews
In the medical world miscarriages are called spontaneous abortions, and in this community we have to learn how to extend grace to individuals who electively…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Losing a Baby during the Holidays with Janelle Jones
From middle school to high school to adult hood who knew losing babies would bring friends together. Today's guest is my friend from middle school and high…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Twin Loss and Life After Loss Non Profit with Tiara Nicole
Grief during the Holidays is difficult. Imagine losing one twin in utero followed by the loss of the other is what today's guest was faced to overcome. Tiara…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Pregnancy after Miscarriage with Sherita Thompson
Pregnancy after a miscarriage can be filled with many fears, anxious thoughts, and nervousness that you may lose another baby. Today's guest shares how her…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Incompetent Cervix and Baby Loss with Shalika Bethel
How do you learn how to build life after loss? Today's guest is doing exactly that learning how to rebuild her life after loss by God's grace. Shalika Bethel…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Blighted Ovum and Secondary Infertility with Angelica Gunn
Have you heard of the term blighted ovum? A blighted ovum happens when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall, but the embryo does not develop…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Infant Loss with Laura Gooch Brown
October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This month is special because…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Thyroidectomy, Infertility, and Miscarriage with Shanicka Vail House
October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This month is special because…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesI wrote a Book! Never Healing Alone!
Today's episode is a solo episode. I finished my manuscript for Never Healing Alone: For Black Women Silenced by Pregnancy Loss When Being Strong Isn't Enough…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! High Risk Pregnancy and Miscarriage with Kayanna Mooreland-Law
October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Imagine experiencing two…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Ectopic Pregnancy Loss, and Secondary Infertility with Anesha Stanley
October is Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss Awareness Month. All month long we will honor our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Have you heard of recurrent…
Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility StoriesMiscarriage and Pregnancy Loss due to Hydrops Fetalis with Ijeamaka Ogbonna
Today's episode is about miscarriage and pregnancy loss back to back, and the mental health concerns that come from these traumatic losses. Today's guest…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Mother Old Baby Young (MOBY) and the Colorless Womb with Kimberly Gowdy
Have you heard of the term Mother Old Baby Young or MOBY for short? It is used to describe women who became moms after the age of 35, not only the initial…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Turning Child Loss into Sunsets with Ariane Oyere
Motherhood is what today's guest calls a "Rites of Passage" to the best hoods on Mother Earth. Ariane Oyere is a wife and mother of 7. She experience the lost…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) with Hadeer El Hindawi
Have you heard of the term Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)? Termination for Medical Reasons, or TFMR, is when a pregnancy is terminated due to a…
- Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
Miscarriage Survivor and the Power of Healing with Simbi Animashaun
After having suffered multiple miscarriages for two years due to Fibroids, today's guess used her faith and determination to heal from her losses and continue…