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Can Counseling Help Heal Childhood Trauma, Grief and Loss? An Interview with Gaby Donnell
A licensed clinical social worker helps individuals and couples through the stresses of their childbearing years
Today SevenPonds is speaking with Gaby Donnell, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and co-founder of Motheroots Counseling, based in Portland, Oregon. Motheroots provides counseling services to adults in their childbearing years, helping them deal with issues around fertility, loss of pregnancy, … Continue reading
Cuddle Cots Give Parents of Stillborn Children More Time to Say Goodbye
New bedding technology keeps stillborn infants cool so parents can spend more time with them
Cuddle Cots are helping parents of stillborn babies say goodbye to their children in an unhurried, intimate and intentional way. Cuddle Cots are moses-style baskets with a built-in cooling system that allows parents to keep the body of their child … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
Tagged Basket, Cuddle Cot, Death, Flexmort, Infant, Mourning, Mourning a loss, Perinatal mortality, Pregnancy, Prenatal development, stillbirth
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Mother Donates Breast Milk to Honor Her Stillborn Son
Amy Anderson donated 92 gallons of breast milk and is shifting the law to help lactating women
Amy Anderson of Caribou, Maine, has two living sons and several other children who were lost to miscarriage. “Lost” isn’t quite the word for it, though, because Anderson continues to have a relationship with them — particularly Bryson, who was … Continue reading
A Little One Still Loved
Stephanie Paige Cole’s bereavement of a stillborn daughter blossoms into expression and compassion
Imagine preparing for the birth of your new baby with all the joy and anticipation of this new being in your life. Sweet reminders of her arrival turn up throughout your home in soft and cheerful colors: a stroller, blankets, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Bereavement, Grief, Grieving Mother, guidance, poet, stigma, stillbirth, Stillborn, support
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