Love, Life and Loss
by missdoylely
For far too long Baby loss has been a taboo subject that most people feel uncomfortable to talk about, but not us! Please join us while we talk about our Love, Life and Loss. Help break the silence around baby loss at all stages. Listen while we share our stories and encourage others to do the same. We try to look at all aspects of baby loss, covering as many topics as we can. There is laughter and tears throughout as we celebrate our children and tell the world about them. The hope is we can all learn and heal together!
Episodes
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48. Sita’s Story! Meconium, Baby Loss & An Avoidable Death
In honour of Baby Loss Awareness Week, today I’m sharing Sita’s story and remembering her beautiful son, Arjun. Arjun was born at full term, but Sita’s life changed forever when he died shortly after birth. An investigation later concluded that, had the hospital acted sooner, Arjun would have...
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47. Wunmi’s Story! From Jaundice to Sepsis to Brain Injury | Black Maternal Mental Health Week
This month, you will hear Wunmi’s story. As we mark Black Maternal Mental Health Week, this conversation feels particularly important. When we talk about baby loss, we also need to talk about the impact it can have on a mother’s mental health, relationships and life. Wunmi’s son, Kayode, was born...
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46. Alice’s Story! Stillbirth, Missed Opportunities & The Fight for Change
This week you will hear Alice’s story. As we approach National Grief Awareness Day later this month, I hope this conversation encourages us all to listen more closely to bereaved families, to understand the lifelong impact of baby loss, and to recognise why every parent’s voice matters. Alice’s...
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45. Madhuri’s Story! Group B strep, South Asian Baby Loss and finding purpose working with Sands.
This week, you will hear Madhuri's story. As we mark South Asian Baby Loss Awareness Week, this episode shines a light on the realities of baby loss within South Asian communities and the importance of ensuring that every bereaved family feels seen, heard and supported. After unsuccessful rounds…
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44. Audrey’s Story! The Waiting Room! Navigating Fertility, Loss and Hope
This week you will hear Audrey's story! In this episode we honoured Audrey, and her newly released book “The Waiting Room”. The Waiting Room is a powerful collection of real stories from men and women who have navigated the often unseen and misunderstood world of fertility struggles, miscarriage,...
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43. Rachel’s Story! Placental Abruption, Preeclampsia & Black Baby Loss
This week, you will hear Rachel’s story. Rachel’s first daughter was stillborn following a placental abruption after experiencing preeclampsia during her pregnancy. A devastating loss that changed her life forever. When Rachel became pregnant again a few years later, she was advised by the same...
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42. Keelie’s Story! Black Maternal Health Week!
This week, you will hear Keelie’s story. As we recognise Black Maternal Health Week, this is a time to confront the realities faced by Black women and birthing people and to have honest conversations about what must change, especially here in the UK. Keelie is an ED&I midwife and the founder of…
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41. Stacy’s Story! Ellie’s Gift!
This week you will hear Stacy’s story. Stacy shares what it was like becoming a mum at 18 when she had her first son. It was only after his birth that she learned his dad had been struggling with a drug addiction, and sadly he passed away when her son was just a few months old. Stacy reflects on...
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40. Audua’s Story Part 2! MIM Movement is Medicine
This week’s episode is Part Two of my conversation with Audua. In Part One, we honoured the story of her daughter, Erica, and the experience of stillbirth at 25 weeks. In this episode, we turn gently toward what came next, not moving away from grief, but exploring what has supported Audua within...
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39. Audua’s Story! Part 1, Stillbirth at 25 weeks.
This week you will hear Audua’s Story. Part One of a two-part conversation with Audua, and in this first part we focus on the story of her baby, Erica, who was stillborn at 25 weeks. Audua shares what happened, what those moments were like, and how life changed in ways she could never have...
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38. Maëla’s Story! Part 2 Every Loss Matters: An Open Conversation on Grief
This week, we return to my conversation with the incredible Maëla in Part 2 of her story. In Part 1, she courageously shared her journey through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, termination for medical reasons, and the terrifying moment during her rainbow birth when doctors believed she had died…
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37. Maëla’s Story Part one! Termination for medical reasons (TFMR)
This week, I’m joined by the incredible Maëla, a mother and midwife whose journey has been filled with courage, heartbreak, and hope. Maëla opens up about her path to motherhood, sharing her experiences of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and a termination for medical reasons (TFMR). She speaks...
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36. Mars Lord’s story! The journey of a Doula!
In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Mars Lord, a highly sought-after life coach and birth activist. Mars is a triple award-winning doula, mentor, educator, and coach, known for her powerful voice in birth equity and her unwavering commitment to supporting families and professionals…
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35. Andrea’s Story!
This week you will hear Andrea’s story. Andrea lives in the America and is a paediatrician who specialises in child abuse, a profession that speaks to her lifelong commitment to protecting children. Yet, when it came to her own journey into motherhood, Andrea faced challenges that few could have...
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34. Emily’s story!
This week you will hear Emily’s story. Emily was told she would never have children naturally and yet, against the odds, she fell pregnant unexpectedly. She was shocked, nervous, and full of mixed emotions and if she’s honest, terrified, But her nerves soon turned into joy when she gave birth to…
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33. Chris’s Story!
This week you will hear Chris’s story! A father, husband, musician, and brave storyteller. Chris shares his deeply personal journey of loss, love, and healing, after the heartbreaking loss of his twins and supporting his wife through an early miscarriage. But this is also a story of hope. Chris...
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32. Peter’s Story!
This week you will hear Peter’s Story. Today is Father’s Day, and in this episode, we honour the grief, strength, and voices of fathers. Peter is a courageous father who shares the heartbreaking story of losing his son at just 25 weeks into the pregnancy. After hours in hospital while his wife…
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31. Alexa’s Story! From Heartbreak to Healing
This week you will hear Alexa’s Story – From Heartbreak to Healing Shared as part of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week At just 20 weeks pregnant, Alexa experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. After seeking help when she felt something wasn’t right, she was told everything was fine. But later…
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30. Zion’s Mum and Dad on his 5th Birthday!
This week is a special episode. Today Sunday 27th April is Zion’s birthday, and he would have been five this year, I still can’t believe it’s been five years since I gave birth to our beautiful baby boy. As a tribute to his birthday Zion’s dad and I are sitting down together to reflect on the...
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29. Aisha’s story! Life after infertility without children!
This week you will hear Aisha’s story. Aisha is the founder and creator of mind body revival coach and so much more. Listen as Aisha takes us on her journey of life after infertility without children. Aisha has spent most of her life suffering from endometriosis, spending years not being believed...
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28. Illiyin Morrison’s Story! Mixing up Motherhood
This week you will hear Illiyin’s story. Illiyin Morrison is the founder and creator of mixing up motherhood. Listen as Illiyin takes us on her journey from being a midwife to becoming her own boss. Illiyin has many vocations from public speaking to birth debriefings. From Advocacy to cooking....
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27.Bella’s story! The Child’s perspective!
This week you will hear Bella’s story. The child’s perspective! So far, we have heard from parents and professionals. In this episode you will hear what it is like for a child to lose a sibling. Bella is a very special quest today. She is my youngest daughter and she was two years old when her...
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26. Tara’s story!
This week you will hear Tara’s story. Tara is the founder of Mother’s of Angels. Listen as she talks about losing her son fourteen years ago and the impact that still has on her life to this day. Tara opens up about the battles she faced including the dreaded Mother’s Day. After many years of...
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25. Helena’s story!
This week you will hear Helena’s story. Listen as she talks about the stillbirth of her daughter Maila. Helena takes us on her journey of navigating baby loss and she talks about what she has done to keep her daughters memory alive and all the lost babies. Since losing her daughter Helena now...
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24. Trish’s story!
This week you will hear Trish’s story. Listen as Trish talks about losing her twins. She goes into detail about the impact it had on her and the people around her. During this interview you will hear all about Trish’s following pregnancy with her rainbow baby. And her need to fulfil her hopes and...
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23 A story of a young lady!
⚠️Trigger warning ⚠️ Termination of pregnancy topic. This week you will hear a story of a young lady when she found herself in a difficult situation not knowing what to do. Some people may find this episode upsetting as we talk about abortion or induced miscarriage as I prefer to call it. On this...
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22. Barry’s story! The Male Perspective!
This week you will hear Barry’s story. Barry talks for the first time about his son Mason who was diagnosed with peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD), Zellweger Syndrome at just four months old, when he was only given a year to live. Listen as Barry talks about his journey caring for his son and...
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21. Steffi’s story!
This week you will hear Steffi’s story! Steffi is a mum of three, with two angel babies and one rainbow baby. Listen as Steffi’s takes us on her journey, which started when she was just 11 years old. When she was diagnosed with two different types of cancer. Steffi was told she would be infertile...
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20. Erica’s story! part 2 of 2
This week you will hear part 2 of Erica’s story. Erica lost her baby 40 years ago on the 29th May, baby Shane sadly passed away. Erica is a mum of 4 and a grandmother. Listen as Erica takes us on her journey of the last 40 years and what that looks like for her. You will hear her talk about her...
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19. Erica’s story! part 1 of 2
This week you will hear Erica’s story. Erica lost her baby 40 years ago today 29th May, baby Shane sadly passed away. Listen as Erica takes us on her journey of the last 40 years and what that looks like for her. Erica is a mum of 4 and a grandmother. Listen as she talks about baby loss from both...
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18. Jess’s story!
This week you will hear Jess’s story. Listen as Jess tells us what it was like to loose her babies. Jess opens up to us and takes us on her journey. You will hear how Jess’s parents made the difficult decision on her behalf to have a medical termination when she was just a teenager and since then...
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17. Alicia’s story! Black baby loss awareness week
This week you will hear Alicia Burnett’s story. Alicia is the co founder of black baby loss awareness week. The first ever black baby loss awareness week is this week 15- 19th May 2023 and it’s only fitting that we hear Alicia’s story. Listen as Alicia talks about her passion for what she does…
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16. Zion’s Birthday! 💙
Happy Birthday Zion 💙
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15. Jan’s story! part 2 of 2
This week you will hear part 2 of Jan’s story. Listen as Jan continues to take us on her journey of what it was like to lose her son after a number of miscarriages and years of trying. You will hear how Jan was determined to use her own grief to help others. Jan use to work for a charity called...
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14. Jan’s story! part 1 of 2
This week you will hear Jan’s story. Listen as Jan tells her story of what it was like to lose her son after a number of miscarriages and years of trying. You will hear how Jan was determined to use her own grief to help others. Jan use to work for a charity called Sands for around 10 years and…
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13. Malin’s story!
Malin Anderson is an author, a motivational speaker and an advocate for a number of good causes including mental health, body image and women’s rights. As well as baby loss. Some of you may also know her from love island. Listen as Malin talks about the complications she experienced in her first...
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12.Cara’s story! part 2 of 2
Cara is a mum of 4 she has 3 beautiful children with her and 1 angel baby. *warning this episode shares some graphic details that might upset some listeners* Listen this week as Cara tells her story! She was just 17 years old when her first born son was still born. Cara lost her son over 20 years...
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11. Cara’s story! part 1 of 2
Cara is a mum of 4! She has 3 beautiful children with her and 1 angel baby. Listen this week as Cara tells her story! She was just 17 years old when her first born son was still born. Cara lost her son over 20 years ago and she went on to have 3 more beautiful children. Listen as Cara tells us...
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10. Call the midwife! Grace’s story! part 2 of 2
Call the midwife! Listen to Grace tells us what it is like from a midwife’s point of view. Grace is a mum, a singer, a midwife and a woman. Listen as Grace tells us about her experiences as a midwife and why she entered into this profession. We talk about the impacts on women of colour and we…
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9. Call the midwife! Grace’s story! part 1 of 2
Call the midwife! Listen to Grace tells us what it is like from a midwife’s point of view. Grace is a mum, a singer, a midwife and a woman. Listen as Grace tells us about her experiences as a midwife and why she entered into this profession. We talk about the impacts on women of colour and we…
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8. Lily’s story! part 2 of 2
Listen as my dear friend Lily tells her story. She talks honestly and openly about her journey as a mother. Listen as Lily talks about the complications in both of her pregnancies and the miscarriage she experienced in between them. Lily opens up her heart and gives us her honest truth. In this...
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7. Lily’s story! part 1 of 2
Listen as my dear friend Lily tells her story. She talks honestly and openly about her journey as a mother. Listen as Lily talks about the complications in both of her pregnancies and the miscarriage she experienced in between them. Lily opens up her heart and gives us her honest truth. In this...
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6. Safia’s story! part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2. Safia is a mum of two and an experienced equity and inclusion practitioner and facilitator. Her work is guided by principles of collaboration, compassion and curiosity. With a history of positive agitation and disruption. Safia is committed to working alongside people with lived...
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5. Safia’s story! part 1 of 2
Safia is a mum of two and an experienced equity and inclusion practitioner and facilitator. Her work is guided by principles of collaboration, compassion and curiosity. With a history of positive agitation and disruption. Safia is committed to working alongside people with lived experience of...
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4. Dawn’s story! part 2 of 2
Part 2. Dawn Morton-Young a mum of four as well as a successful business woman. She started as Louisa’s co-host but unfortunately Dawn will only feature in the first few episodes as she has now started her own podcast...
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3.Dawn’s story! part 1 of 2
Dawn Morton-Young a mum of four as well as a successful business woman. She started as Louisa’s co-host but unfortunately Dawn will only feature in the first few episodes as she has now started her own podcast...
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2. Louisa’s story! part 2 of 2
Welcome to the podcast Love, Life and Loss. This is part 2 of the first episode! Listen while Louisa tells her story to Dawn, starting from her first pregnancy, right up to her seventh pregnancy. Louisa talks about having three consecutive miscarriages and how she coped or didn’t with that. We...
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1. Louisa’s story! part 1 of 2
Welcome to the podcast Love, Life and Loss. This is the first episode! Listen while Louisa tells her story to Dawn, starting from her first pregnancy, right up to her seventh pregnancy. Louisa talks about having three consecutive miscarriages and how she coped or didn’t with that. We learn about...
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Intro!
Listen as Louisa introduces the podcast Love, Life and Loss. She gives a brief explanation as to why she has started the podcast. In memory of her son Zion, Louisa along with her co-host Dawn have created a safe and comfortable place for people to tell their story and others to listen, learn and...
About this show
For far too long Baby loss has been a taboo subject that most people feel uncomfortable to talk about, but not us! Please join us while we talk about our Love, Life and Loss. Help break the silence around baby loss at all stages. Listen while we share our stories and encourage others to do the same. We try to look at all aspects of baby loss, covering as many topics as we can. There is laughter and tears throughout as we celebrate our children and tell the world about them. The hope is we can all learn and heal together!
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missdoylely