The Limitless Pregnancy Kimberly McFerron

If you're looking for the ultimate maternity gift look no further! Today we're talking with Maria Berglund, founder of the not for profit gift box company In-Kind Boxes. She shares her experiences giving birth in two different countries and how that led her on a mission to provide better support for the postpartum experience. She has expertly curated her gift boxes with everything you need in the first days, weeks and months of postpartum with really thoughtful, quality, eco-friendly products for both parents and babies. And the best part- for every box purchased one is donated!

Grab a box (or two) with a 10% discount courtesy of TLP: LP10

If you would like to purchase a gift box:

https://inkindboxes.org/shop/baby-shower-gift/

Or make a donation to their charity:

https://inkindboxes.org/donations/donate/

For postpartum support and encouragement please follow along on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/inkindboxes/

Kicking off our holiday gift guide series we revisit the clean skincare conversation with Allie Eagan, Founder & CEO of Veracity Skincare. In our first episode she shared about the importance of knowing what you put on and in your body and the direct correlation to overall health. This time, I tried out Veracity's skincare test and we discuss the results and what they mean not just for my skincare but for my hormones and overall health. We also go a little deeper into why clean skincare is exceptionally important in pregnancy and how your skincare needs shift throughout pregnancy and postpartum and Allie shares a ton more information in general about toxic ingredients in our every day products, how to spot them, and what you can do to clean up your care routine. 

Get your own customized skincare test with a 20% discount courtesy of TLP: Limitless20 (this code is good for all products as well)

https://veracityselfcare.com/en

https://www.instagram.com/veracityselfcare/?hl=en

In the final episode of our grief series we speak with Joanne Zerdy, educator and co-founder of Inviting Abundance. We discuss the many paths to healing after loss, not just pertaining to loss of a child but the losses we experience both alone and collectively as we move through life. Joanne and her husband began Inviting Abundance after the loss of their son Finlay, and focus on the spectrum of loss from loss of a loved one to chronic illness, heartbreak and countless other painful life experiences. They work with individuals as well as medical providers and birth workers through education as well as various other tools and methods. 

Connect with Joanne here:

www.invitingabundance.net

https://www.etsy.com/shop/finlaysgarden

https://www.facebook.com/invitingabundance/

https://www.instagram.com/invitingabundance/



Thank you so much for holding space with us through this important series. If you have found value in these episodes please do share with friends and loved ones. The only way we can erase the stigmas around grief is to normalize the conversation. Because no one should have to suffer through loss alone.

In our third episode on Pregnancy & Infant Loss we hear from Michelle Valiukenas, Founder of The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation. In this two part episode we spend the first half hearing Michelle's story of her journey to parenting, from her struggles with pregnancy loss and infertility to finally becoming pregnant with Colette, being admitted to the hospital half way through her pregnancy, Colette's early arrival and her stay in the NICU for her nine days of life. In the second half of the episode we get into the very real operational challenges for parents who experience high risk pregnancies, births and babies. From issues like how to keep your job when you've been admitted to the hospital indefinitely to managing compounding hospital bills to daily hospital commutes when your baby is in the NICU but you have been sent home, Michelle experienced first hand the many unfair challenges parents face every day and set out to create a support system with her foundation. (TW: miscarriage, infertility, pregnancy trauma, infant loss)

Resources from Michelle:

www.colettelouise.com

https://www.facebook.com/colettetisdahl

https://www.instagram.com/colettelouisetisdahl/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-colette-louise-tisdahl-foundation

https://twitter.com/TheTisdahl

Newsletter Signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/colettelouisetisdahl

Donation Link: https://colettelouise.com/donate

Following the episode we are joined by Melo Garcia, grief specialist and founder of After Chloe, to help us process the episode and provide tools for coping with grief and loss. Melo has provided the following resources:

hello@afterchloe.com

HTTP://afterchloe.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1604294739807881/

https://www.intsagram.com/AfterChloe

https://www.facebook.com/AfterChloe

Reslience of Grieving Podcast with Melo Garcia

I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558612882/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_NWXRTWD0Z9976YJW3W9Q

Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764237713/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_4RHADXG8YTHNEK309ND8

For the next two weeks of our series on pregnancy and infant loss we hear real stories of loss and grief from parents in the community. Today's episode is shared with us by Lindsey, a mom of two who experienced loss at 36 weeks gestation. Her story is raw and difficult and she shares with us in a beautifully authentic way. In sharing this story today we are able to honor Louella Mae's life, Lindsey's grief and widen the doorway to allow for more stories to be shared. Loss should never be dealt with alone and if we can reach even one person with the sharing of this story it will be worth it. (TW: pregnancy loss, infant loss)

Resources from Lindsey:

Grieving Moms of All Stages and Ages

Placental Abruption Awareness and Support

PALS - Pregnancy After Third Trimester Loss

Following the episode we are joined by Dr. Jane Shomof, founder of Bloome Wellness & Recovery, to help us decompress and process the episode. If you or anyone you know has experienced loss, Dr. Jane has provided the following resources:

www.momsinbloome.com

www.instagram.com/momsinbloome/

drjane@momsinbloome.com

www.miscarriagehurts.com

www.rachelsgift.org

www.postpartum.net

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month and we are starting off our grief series with Michaelene Fredenberg, Founder and CEO of Life Perspectives. Michaelene and I discuss pregnancy loss, how to cope and how to support. She shares many practical tools for parents, family members and support people, health care providers and more on how to navigate the complicated layers of the loss of a pregnancy. It's commonly known that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, we're just here to normalize talking about it. (TW: miscarriage, pregnancy loss, infant loss)

You can connect with Michaelene here:

www.lifeperspectives.com

https://www.instagram.com/lifeperspectivesofficial/

https://www.facebook.com/LifePerspectives/

A note from Michaelene:

Want to help anyone impacted by pregnancy and reproductive loss? See Life Perspectives' Top 10 Terrific Things To Say And Do for great ways to help, along with their Top 10 Terrible Things That Caring People Say to learn what to avoid. Life Perspectives also offers a Helpful Toolkit for Everyone, which includes a special toolkit for women who have miscarried, as well as toolkits for men, family & friends, and ways to memorialize a loss . Share your story on social media with #ForgetMeNot2021. Visit LifePerspectives.com for sympathy cards and memorial items, along with more tips and tools on how to help anyone impacted by any kind of pregnancy or reproductive loss.