Unheld: Our Unspoken Stories - Breaking the silence of miscarriage and loss

Emily Summers
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I carried mine alone—no funeral, no flowers, and no answer for how many children I truly have. If that silence sounds familiar, this is your permission to name, to honor, and to speak the unspoken. Here, the "unspoken" is finally given a voice. Miscarriage is demystified, raw stories are shared. Feel seen and understood. Because you matter and your baby matters. Somehow I survived six pregnancies that ended too soon. Each one took a part of me. Discussing miscarriage has been taboo for too long. The only way to stop this is by speaking up.

Episodes

  1. Aug 21

    The Forgotten Griever: A Father’s Perspective on Loss

    Grief following a pregnancy loss is so often focused solely on the person who carried the pregnancy—leaving partners and fathers to process their pain in total isolation. In Episode 2 of Unheld: Our Unspoken Stories, Emily sits down with her husband of 19 years, Nathan, to break the silence around partner grief, societal expectations, and fatherhood after loss. Together, they share their personal story of raising three earth-side children while honoring six unseen babies lost through miscarriage over a 13-year period. Nathan offers a rare, honest look into a father's heart—from the "double helplessness" of the ultrasound room to the quiet ways he holds his children's memories. In this episode, we explore: The Immediate Reaction: How a father’s grief evolves over multiple losses and missed milestones. Double Helplessness: Navigating hospital rooms, medical settings, and the drive to protect your spouse. The Forgotten Griever: Why society expects men to "get back to normal" and how friends can truly show up for grieving dads. Parenting Through Loss: Guiding living siblings through grief while holding space for your own broken heart. Honoring Angel Babies: Meaningful family traditions—and a personal poem from Nathan on grieving what you never got to know. If you are a partner who has felt invisible, or someone who wants to learn how to support a grieving father, this episode is for you.

  2. Aug 14

    I Don't Belong Here

    In the waiting room of a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist, surrounded by high-risk pregnancies, host Emily Summers felt like an imposter. Having survived three miscarriages at the time—alongside daily blood thinner injections, severe anemia, a diagnosis of Gastroparesis, and overwhelming ultrasound PTSD—she still told herself she didn't belong there. In this deeply raw and intimate opening episode of Unheld: Our Unspoken Stories, Emily looks back on her 33-year-old self with compassion and uncovers the silent isolation of pregnancy after loss. She shares the harrowing physical and emotional weight of surviving six pregnancies that ended too soon, raising her three living children, and carrying a grief that felt frozen in time. If you have ever felt out of place in your own body or isolated by loss, this episode is for you. You don't have to carry it all alone—welcome to the fellowship. In this episode, we explore: The imposter syndrome that often accompanies high-risk pregnancies and grief. Navigating severe physical complications alongside emotional loss. The real, lingering reality of ultrasound PTSD after miscarriage. Reclaiming your space in "the fellowship of the grieving." Connect & Share: Tune in to feel seen, understood, and reminded that your story matters.

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    Trailer: Unheld: Our Unspoken Stories - Breaking the silence of miscarriage and loss

    "I carried mine alone—no funeral, no flowers, and no answer for how many children I truly have. If that silence sounds familiar, you've found the right place." Unheld: Our Unspoken Stories is your invitation to name, to honor, and to speak the unspoken. Join us as we break the silence of miscarriage and loss. Here, the "unspoken" is finally given a voice, miscarriage is demystified, and raw, real stories are shared so you can feel seen and understood. Because you matter, and your baby matters. Hosted by Emily Summers—who survived six pregnancies that ended too soon—this space was created by someone who knows firsthand how heavy the taboos and quiet grief can be. Together, we share personal journeys and sit down with bereaved parents and professionals to explore what truly happens during and after pregnancy loss. Follow Unheld: Our Unspoken Stories today on your favorite podcast app. Join us as we break the silence, one story at a time. Leave a review, share this trailer with someone who needs it, and remember—your story deserves to be heard.

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I carried mine alone—no funeral, no flowers, and no answer for how many children I truly have. If that silence sounds familiar, this is your permission to name, to honor, and to speak the unspoken. Here, the "unspoken" is finally given a voice. Miscarriage is demystified, raw stories are shared. Feel seen and understood. Because you matter and your baby matters. Somehow I survived six pregnancies that ended too soon. Each one took a part of me. Discussing miscarriage has been taboo for too long. The only way to stop this is by speaking up.

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