Episode 25 - Nicola's Story Finding Glimmers in Grief

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Nicola McGlinchey, who many of you may know from her page Finding Glimmers in Grief.Nicola is a mum to three beautiful children.  Brógan herfirst love, Lorcán her forever baby in the stars, and Éabha, her little glimmer of light in the dark.Nicola is here today to share Lorcán with us and she does so with such honesty and openness. She talks about the amazing care she received in hospital, the language around grief, parenting after loss, and what finding glimmers really means, not as a way to move on, but as a way to keep going.Nicola also shares the work she does supporting other bereaved families through grief journals and bereavement packs, and the people and small acts of kindness that sit behind them.As always, please take care as you listen. This episode includes discussion of baby loss. Support resources are linked in the show notes.Connect with Nicola:https://www.instagram.com/finding.glimmers.in.grief/Connect with:Strong Mums NIhttps://www.instagram.com/strongmumsni/Wellness Therapy Sleep Blends https://www.instagram.com/joq87/Heartstrings NIhttps://www.instagram.com/heartstringsni/White Orchid Candle Co.https://www.instagram.com/whiteorchidcandleco/The White Butterfly Foundation https://www.instagram.com/thewhitebutterfly_foundation/Footprints: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joq87/⁠Book: Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You Connect with Me:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Findingspace_dk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: [email protected] & Support:Miscarriage Association of IrelandTel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 01 873 5702⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.miscarriage.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ectopicireland.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FéileacáinTel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠085 249 6464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.feileacain.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pregnancy and Infant Loss Ireland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pregnancyandinfantloss.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sands NIhttps://www.sands.org.uk/White Butterfly Foundationhttps://thewhitebutterflyfoundation.co.uk/Miscarriage Associationhttps://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/The Ectopic Pregnancy Trusthttps://ectopic.org.uk/Simbahttps://simbacharity.org.uk/Gateway Women⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gateway-women.com/bio/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.iacp.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Irish Fertility Counsellors Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fertilitycounsellors.ie/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Other Support Groups:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/woman-infants/bereavement-care/bereavement-support-groups/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music Credit to Purple Planet 55245402