#5 Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Choosing Happiness with Emma Jefferys Footprints On Our Hearts

In Episode 5 of Footprints on our Hearts, I talk to Emma Jefferys about her daughter, Amelia, finding hope in grief and volunteering with Sands.
Emma is a life and business coach who also volunteers with Sands to provide bereavement support for parents who’ve lost a child. Her daughter, Amelia, was stillborn in 2012 and she has a living child, Ophelia, who is six.
In the interview we talk about:
Emma’s experience with miscarriage and stillbirth (6:38)
Her grief journey after Amelia’s death and how her friends and family helped her through this (26:02)
The lowest point of grief, reaching the crossroads and how she chose happiness (30:40)
The rollercoaster of pregnancy after loss (33:43)
Why Emma decided to volunteer with Sands (39:20)
How her experience of losing Amelia led to her quitting her job to work for herself (44:41)
You can find out more about Emma’s coaching business at Action Woman (https://www.actionwoman.co.uk/) and connect with her on Instagram @action__woman.
In the interview, I talk about Brené Brown’s book Rising Strong and her popular TED talks on shame and vulnerability.
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