Let's Chat... Returning to work after pregnancy loss & infertility (with Jackie Mancinelli)

#051. Let’s Chat… about the challenges of returning to work for teachers after pregnancy loss and infertility. Educators don’t just have adult colleagues to navigate when going back to work after loss but also classrooms full of students. These Let’s Chat… episodes pop-up every now and then instead of one of our 101 different types of loss, as I (Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast) chat to a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat… I chat to Jackie Mancinelli in New Jersey, a high school English and ESL teacher, and founder of Start Healing Together - an organisation dedicated to supporting educators and teachers experiencing pregnancy loss and infertility. Jackie is passionate about advocating for rights in the workplace, to educate others on how to discuss pregnancy loss and infertility grief, provide helpful resources, and support educators when they return to work. She shares her own experiences of returning to teaching high school students after the loss of her son, Richard, as well as the different challenges when returning to teach younger age groups. In this chat you’ll hear about all the areas Jackie works in to help parents, including updating contracts for bereavement leave, developing individualised plans for returning to work and support services for students, as well as what employees and colleagues can do to help those around them in the workplace.You’ll also hear her written answer to the one question I wanted to know the answer to but forgot to ask during our chat.For more about Jackie and Start Healing Together visit: https://www.starthealingtogether.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starthealingtogether/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starthealingtogethersupport/And with each Let’s Chat… guest I'm building a whole tool shed (metaphorically), of tools to help you face and get through loss. So let’s see what Jackie adds to my growing list of tools. Send us Fan MailSupport the show-----thesilentwhy.com  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.comSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhySign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletterHow to talk to the grieving:  thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrievingReview the show: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  GoodpodsEpisode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.comThank you for listening.