In this episode I interviewed Roseanne Dominguez Nichols, she is a wife, step-mother, entrepreneur and fitness instructor. In this episode she shares her experience with two pregnancies that resulted in two losses at 8 and 20 weeks. It's her hope that by sharing her story she will open up communication for women to feel safe to speak to and share about their losses and know that they're not alone.
Takeaways from this episode:
✨Experiencing fear during a subsequent pregnancy post-loss
✨Allowing yourself to grieve after loss
✨Feelings of invalidation from others
✨Opening up the conversation to loss
✨Endometriosis diagnosis after loss
✨Importance of creating safety within the body
In this episode:
00:00 Pregnancy confirmed, experienced bleeding and panic.
06:51 Roseanne describes the emotional impact of a miscarriage and the struggle to overcome fear and stigma while trying for another pregnancy.
11:02 Loss, pandemic, grief, self-doubt, hypochondria.
14:16 Pregnant woman faced unsupportive supervisor, but had healthy pregnancy.
17:24 Patient had positive health outcomes after hard work, but experienced stress-related complication.
18:49 During previous month, the author had a small case of shingles. During second pregnancy at eight weeks, started bleeding again, without health insurance and was turned away from local clinic.
22:37 At 20 weeks, water broke, son had low chance of survival, chose not to terminate, went into labor shortly after.
29:59 Friend's baby triggered feelings of loss, ended friendship.
31:19 Miscarriage is not openly discussed, leading to lack of understanding and inappropriate comments.
38:04 Struggle with endometriosis and infertility.
42:13 The speaker discusses the emotional toll of infertility and miscarriage, and the difficulty of opening up to others due to fear of judgment.
44:17 Speaker shares holistic pregnancy approach, breaking barriers, healing through sharing, endometriosis hope for conceiving.
48:56 People are uncomfortable discussing this, but empathy and understanding are important.
52:51 Support and honor after pregnancy loss.
55:15 Complimenting Etsy store with helpful journals and affirmations for women's fertility journey.
Connect with Roseanne here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roseannedomingueznichols/
Instagram: roseanneolivia/
Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/ROCreationsPrints
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Dr. Katie Wood is a pharmacist and integrative fertility coach with over a decade of experience. She helps women over 30 to unleash their feminine fertility to accelerate their path to confidently conceive.
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