Ghost Babies with Dianna Vagianos Armentrout

Dianna shares that she while she was pregnant and knew her daughter, Mary Rose’s, chances of survival were slim, she was planning a funeral while buying a preemie car seat. Life and death were closely woven together. In this episode Dianna brings voice to grieving parents, to ghost babies, and to so much more. DIANNA VAGIANOS ARMENTROUT’s memoir Walking the Labyrinth of My Heart: A Journey of Pregnancy, Grief and Newborn Death was published in 2016. Dianna’s poems appear in several lit journals and anthologies, including We Are the West, a Twenty Bellows Publication. She is sending her novel about her female Greek ancestors out to Indie publishers this year. Dianna is the founder of The Labyrinth of the Heart Center, where she supports grieving families and practices Classical Homeopathy. She is a member of the Colorado End of Life Collaborative, and believes that grieving in community is more sustainable for our tender hearts. For more information visit www.frontrangehomeopathy.com and www.diannavagianos.com The non-profit in Billings, Montana that pays for infant funerals in Montana to support grieving families is Kisses to Heaven: https://kisses2heaven.com/construction/ Thank you for letting us be in your ears. Coffee, Grief and Gratitude is a created by Anne Gudger and Maria Gibson, a mom/daughter duo who talk about grief. You can find them on Facebook at Coffee and Grief. Please join their private Facebook page: Coffee and Grief Community. You can also email Anne and Maria at: [email protected] Anne’s memoir, THE FIFTH CHAMBER, a memoir of loss and love, came out in September. You can buy it wherever you get your books. Please review THE FIFTH CHAMBER on Amazon and Goodreads. No matter where you bought your copy, you can review it on those sites. We so appreciate you taking the time to review Anne’s memoir. We’d love you to like and share the podcast!