Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss with Psychotherapist Julia Bueno

In this episode we talked about: 

• Personal experience of miscarriage

• A new direction in life after miscarriage 

• Shifts in bereavement care

• Secrecy, shame and isolation after miscarriage

• The 12-week 

• Words matter- 

• Grieving after a miscarriage

• When should you seek counseling after a loss?

• Support groups and online support

• How to find a therapist

• ARC Antenatal Results and Choices - https://www.arc-uk.org/ 

• The need for more pregnancy loss services

• Cultural stigma of miscarriage

• Self-blame and loss

• Trauma and the body

• Spiritual beliefs and miscarriage

• The lack of research into experiences of miscarriage from non-Caucasian experiences

• High-profile influence of normalising miscarriage

• The poem ‘Ghost’ by Julia Copus, which inspired the title of the book

• What loved ones can do/ say to support someone in pain

Monthly support group in London http://www.juliabueno.co.uk/new-fertility-support-group-n16/

You can find out more about Julia by visiting www.juliabueno.co.uk

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