19. #FromHeartbreakToHope – Rochelle Olsen’s Journey Through Baby Loss
Curious about the journey from heartbreak to inspiration?
In this episode, baby loss mentor Rochelle Olsen unveils the answer to the question: how one person’s story of loss can become a lifeline for others navigating the same path.
We look at the grief and pain surrounding newborn death and how it is something that is often less understood by others. Rochelle explains how her loss sparked a whole journey to assist others in their time of need.
Please note: In this episode we discuss infant death and miscarriage. If these topics bring up any issues for you, we encourage you to skip this episode and/or seek support.
In this episode we cover:
- Rural communities being more accustomed to grief
- Unexpected death of a baby
- Losing a child can feel like losing a future
- Learning from death as a great educator
- Emotions after losing a baby
- The physical pain of heartbreak
- Coping with other people’s reactions to infant loss
- Pregnancy after infant loss
- Struggling to bond with a newborn due to past loss
- Explaining baby loss to younger siblings
- Dealing with identity changes after a loss
- Creating a safe space for baby loss mums
- Commemorating baby loss in your own ways
- Communicating needs to family around gatherings and special occasions
- Improving literacy around infant death.
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
- #Hashtag Death Instagram: @hashtag_death
- Ways to work with Ingrid: forevernow.com.au
- Ingrid Reiger’s Facebook: @forevernowcelebrant
- Ingrid Reiger’s Instagram: @ingrid_forevernowcelebrant
- The Babyloss Mentor: www.thebabylossmentor.com.au
- The Babyloss Mentor Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebabylossmentor
- Pregnancy Loss Australia: https://www.pregnancylossaustralia.org.au/
- Lifeline: Call 13 11 14
More about #Hashtag Death
There are two certainties in life, death and taxes. Death may not come on the 30th of June, but it is something from which none of us is immune. So why not talk about it? Here at #Hashtag Death, we’re dying to talk!!
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At the end of a life, it goes quiet. Where do you turn?
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