Monique Ross is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. Hosts Liana and Amy learn about this practice and how people grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal death and child loss can benefit from Nature Bathing. "Nature bathing is a mindful way to support your health and wellbeing, connect with nature, and wash away the stresses of the modern world — no water necessary! Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, it involves slowing down, and...
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Monique Ross is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. Hosts Liana and Amy learn about this practice and how people grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal death and child loss can benefit from Nature Bathing. "Nature bathing is a mindful way to support your health and wellbeing, connect with nature, and wash away the stresses of the modern world — no water necessary! Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, it involves slowing down, and...
Friendships change after pregnancy loss. Season 5 introduces hosts Liana Quinlivan and Amy Larsen. These women work in the grief and loss space and are long-term friends who navigated a terrible tragedy that threatened to ruin their friendship. Filled with honesty, warmth, wisdom, the hosts put words around what many of us have experienced - you are going to treasure this episode. Links: Home - Red Nose Australia Brisbane Grief Counselling Home - Amy Larsen specialis...
Associate Professor Fran Boyle shares the MAJOR research findings for improving care for parents and families after perinatal loss. Fran is a Principal Investigator with the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth where she co-leads the Care after Stillbirth program. Her research addresses the psychosocial impacts of perinatal loss and is committed to improving outcomes for women and families through the implementation and evaluation of best practice parent-centered perin...
Liana Quinlivan and Amy Larsen discuss strategies, boundaries, emotions and communication options for bereaved mums who can feel really vulnerable returning to work. Special thank you to: - 3P Studio Hosts: Amy Larsen and Liana Quinlivan Podcast Producer and Glimmer Project Founder: Dr Ashleigh Smith Caroline Renshaw, Fiona Jordan, Courtney Amato and all our special guests for this season Social media: @glimmer_project @daydot_midwifery @brisbanegriefc...
Monique Ross is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. Hosts Liana and Amy learn about this practice and how people grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal death and child loss can benefit from Nature Bathing. "Nature bathing is a mindful way to support your health and wellbeing, connect with nature, and wash away the stresses of the modern world — no water necessary! Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, it involves slowing down, and...
Faith, traditions and spiritual beliefs can be shaken or strengthened in the wake of pregnancy loss/stillbirth/TFMR/miscarriage/child loss. Amy and Liana (season 5 hosts) talk about complexity between the layers of grief. Special thank you to: - 3P Studio Hosts: Amy Larsen and Liana Quinlivan Podcast Producer and Glimmer Project Founder: Dr Ashleigh Smith Caroline Renshaw, Fiona Jordan and all our special guests for this season Links: Home - Red Nose Australia...
How can you support yourself after perinatal grief and loss after miscarriage/stillbirth/neonatal loss/TFMR/neonatal loss? Liana and Amy discuss ways of: - connecting with your baby that has passed - continuing bonds - integrating this loss into your life - learning about yourself Special thank you to: - 3P Studio Hosts: Amy Larsen and Liana Quinlivan Podcast Producer and Glimmer Project Founder: Dr Ashleigh Smith Caroline Renshaw, Fiona Jordan and all our spe...
A miscarriage doula is someone who provides knowledgeable guidance and support to people who experience pregnancy loss at any gestation in pregnancy. They provide emotional and mental support through grief coaching and are trauma-informed individuals. Samantha Payne (CEO and founder of Pink Elephants) engages Arden Cartrette in a heartfelt and compassionate discussion about the grief of miscarriage. The two women have personal and professional experience working in the pregnancy loss s...
Samantha Payne (CEO and founder of Pink Elephants) engages Tahyna MacManus in a discussion about the grief of miscarriage, creating the documentary 'Misunderstandings of Miscarriage' and hopes for women in the future. The two professional women reflect on their own pregnancy loss' experiences and the need for letting go of shame and disenfranchised grief. Links: Websites: https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/ https://www.mumdocumentary.com/ Instagram handles: - glimmer...
Sarah Roberts is a grief councilor, creator, teacher and healer. She is the founder of ‘The Empty Cradle’ which supports women who have lost the opportunity for motherhood. The Empty Cradle is a place where mourning, complexity, spirituality, hope, ambition and lifestyle collide. Samantha Payne (CEO and founder of Pink Elephants) engages Sarah in an interview about the identity grief of involuntary childlessness, identity annihilation and societal perceptions. Sarah is a wealth o...
Fatima El-Assaad and Amanda Pain join Glimmer to share their experience of how their cultural and religious backgrounds have shaped their pregnancy and baby loss journey. Links: https://www.theglimmerproject.com/ https://bluehearts.com.au/the-cause.html https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/ www.thestillnest.com Special thank you to: - Corey Green (podcast editor - Transducer Audio) https://www.transducer-audio.com/ - Coby Grant (Winter Bear backing sou...
The online Glimmer program’s beloved specialist bereavement midwife and fellow warrior Mum Liana Quinlivan joins this episode of The Glimmer Podcast to talk about putting the jigsaw of your life back together after baby loss. Liana runs the online Glimmer Program groups and has been a midwife for 15 years. Caitlin Crowley interviews Liana in this heartfelt episode of the Glimmer podcast. After Liana’s baby ‘Dot’ died due to a skeletal malformation disorder, she felt like everyth...
Rachel Whalen joins us in this episode of the Glimmer Podcast to discuss preeclampsia, stillbirth and maternal near-death experience in pregnancy. Caitlin Crowley interviews Rachel and asks her what it was like dealing with catastrophic grief while facing her own mortality. Rachel is a preeclampsia loss mum and social media influencer who heads the Instagram @unexpectedfamilyouting. She is a writer, mother, griever and advocate. Rachel speaks about just wanting to go home and start the ...
This episode of the Glimmer Podcast is all about returning to work after miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss or TFMR (termination for medical reasons). It gives helpful lived experience and advice to the listener on how to navigate interactions with colleagues, clients and everyone involved in the workplace. This episode also gives helpful advice to employers and we recommend this episode to every work place whose staff may experience this type of loss. Our guest is Ann-Maree Imrie, ...
Meagan Donaldson joins The Glimmer Podcast to talk about TFMR (termination of pregnancy for medical reasons), the importance of language and finding joy again after such heartache. Meagan is the author of ‘Still a Mum,’ which shines a spotlight on the stigma that still exists around pregnancy loss, TFMR and its impacts; not just for the parents but for other family members as well. Meagan Donaldson was 23 weeks pregnant when tests confirmed her unborn baby had a rare condition. Told the progn...
Edwina Symonds is a red nose volunteer support line worker whose son Sebby passed away due to a rare genetic disorder. She uses writing to help grieve and also to help those around her to understand the impact child loss creates. Caitlin Crowley interviews Edwina on her work as a volunteer for the Red Nose support line. Edwina explains that working at Red Nose feels like a legacy for Sebby and her contribution through that work is his gift to the world. Edwina reassures the listener to call t...
Priyanka Saha is many things – a pregnancy and baby loss survivor, charity founder, lawyer, and believer in hope. Having lived through a traumatic first pregnancy loss and then the death of her first born, Lily at 10 months old, Priyanka set up the Lily Calvert Fund (LCF). LCF raises awareness of grief and loss and runs a national music therapy program providing musical care kits to paediatric palliative care programs Australia wide. Priyanka shares her thoughts on parenting after loss and po...
Dr Ashleigh Smith of The Glimmer Project interviews 2 sub-specialist medical professionals in this episode of The Glimmer podcast - for women and their families who have experienced pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal loss or high risk pregnancies. Dr Alex Heazell is a consultant Obstetrician and leads a stillbirth research group in Manchester, UK. He works with Tommy's charity, The International stillbirth alliance and is father to Jack, his son who was stillborn 19 years ago. Dr H...
In this episode of The Glimmer Podcast, Dr Ashleigh Smith interviews Joy Hall. Joy offers a grandparents perspective to pregnancy loss and shares her experience as grandmother to Marley, who was stillborn earlier last year . Joy speaks about the multiple layers of her grief - the grief for her grandchild and then the added grief and anguish she feels for the pain her child and partner are experiencing. Joy talks about the first weeks after Marley was born and the added complicati...
Bec Sparrow and Mia Freedman formed a strong and long-lasting friendship over their shared experience of pregnancy loss. In this episode, Dr Ashleigh Smith asks them about how they became friends. How they helped each other through their grief. How they continue to support each other during the milestones and anniversaries. Bec that a week after losing Georgie, she felt strongly that her stillborn daughter was going to turn the light in her life up, not down. Even though Bec “wishes Geo...
Ann-maree Imrie joins Dr Ashleigh Smith and The Glimmer Podcast today as someone who knows the struggle of pregnancy-after-loss – also known as a ‘rainbow pregnancy’ or ‘rainbow baby.’ She is a Social Worker trained in grief and mother to Xavier who is her first child. He was stillborn in 2015 and Ann-maree has since gone on to have 2 subsequent rainbow babies named Kai and Jesse. Discussing the recent 6th anniversary of Xavier, the pair reflect on stillbirth and neonatal loss an...
Monique Ross is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. Hosts Liana and Amy learn about this practice and how people grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal death and child loss can benefit from Nature Bathing. "Nature bathing is a mindful way to support your health and wellbeing, connect with nature, and wash away the stresses of the modern world — no water necessary! Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, it involves slowing down, and...
