The Glimmer Podcast Dr Ashleigh Smith

Samantha Payne (CEO and founder of Pink Elephants) engages Tahyna MacManus in a discussion about the grief of miscarriage, creating the documentary 'Misunderstandings of Miscarriage' and hopes for women in the future. The two professional women reflect on their own pregnancy loss' experiences and the need for letting go of shame and disenfranchised grief.  

Links: 

Websites: 
https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/
https://www.mumdocumentary.com/

Instagram handles: 
- glimmer_project 
- pinkelephantssupport 
- tahynamacmanus 

Special thank you's to Samantha Payne for hosting this season of The Glimmer Podcast and Corey Green from transducer audio for editing and audio production. 
https://www.transducer-audio.com/

A miscarriage doula is someone who provides knowledgeable guidance and support to people who experience pregnancy loss at any gestation in pregnancy. They provide emotional and mental support through grief coaching and are trauma-informed individuals.

Samantha Payne (CEO and founder of Pink Elephants) engages Arden Cartrette in a heartfelt and compassionate discussion about the grief of miscarriage. The two women  have personal and professional experience working in the pregnancy loss space  and together they share wisdom and insights from their own journeys. 

Links: 
Websites: 
https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/
https://themiscarriagedoula.co/

Instagram handles: 
- themiscarriagedoula 
- glimmer_project 
- pinkelephantssupport 

Special thank you's to Samantha Payne for hosting this season of The Glimmer Podcast and Corey Green from transducer audio for editing and audio production. 
https://www.transducer-audio.com/

Sarah Roberts is a grief councilor, creator, teacher and healer. She is the founder of ‘The Empty Cradle’ which supports women who have lost the opportunity for motherhood. The Empty Cradle is a place where mourning, complexity, spirituality, hope, ambition and lifestyle collide. 

Samantha Payne (CEO and founder of Pink Elephants) engages Sarah in an interview about the identity grief of involuntary childlessness, identity annihilation  and societal perceptions. Sarah is a wealth of knowledge both personally and professionally. She leaves the listener with hope for feeling whole and nurtured. 
Important links:    
WEBSITE -  www.theemptycradle.com 
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/involuntarychildlessness/ 
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/theemptycradle/ 
LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-roberts-9606b0b/ 


Special thank you's to Samantha Payne for hosting this season of The Glimmer Podcast and Corey Green from transducer audio for editing and audio production. 
https://www.transducer-audio.com/
IG handle: glimmer_project  
Host Samantha Payne linked in: https://au.linkedin.com/in/samanthapaynepesn

Fatima El-Assaad and Amanda Pain join Glimmer to share their experience of how their cultural and religious backgrounds have shaped their pregnancy and baby loss journey.

 Links:
https://www.theglimmerproject.com/ 
https://bluehearts.com.au/the-cause.html 
https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/

www.thestillnest.com


 
Special thank you to: 
- Corey Green (podcast editor - Transducer Audio)  https://www.transducer-audio.com/
- Coby Grant (Winter Bear backing sound track)
- Ashleigh Smith (Producer and creator of The Glimmer Project, Podcast and Online group)
 
Social media: 
@glimmer_project
@thestillnest.au 
@bluehearts_au
@stillbirthfoundation
 

The online Glimmer program’s beloved specialist bereavement midwife and fellow warrior Mum Liana Quinlivan joins this episode of The Glimmer Podcast to talk about putting the jigsaw of your life back together after baby loss. Liana runs the online Glimmer Program groups and has been a midwife for 15 years. Caitlin Crowley interviews Liana in this heartfelt episode of the Glimmer podcast.  
 
After Liana’s baby ‘Dot’ died due to a skeletal malformation disorder, she felt like everything in her life had being shattered. There was so much disbelief. Liana speaks of the irony of “being the bereavement midwife with the dead baby” and feeling the need to hide from that identity. She explains the mixture of pride, love and awe of Dot and the powerful connection she shared with her. 


She talks about wanting to fast forward those early days and struggling to let go of Dot while tyring to maintain a connection. 
 
 
 
Links:
·       https://www.theglimmerproject.com/ 
·       https://bluehearts.com.au/the-cause.html 
·      https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/  
 
Social media:
·      @glimmer_project
·      @bluehearts_au
·      @stillbirthfoundation
 
 
Special thank you to: 
- Corey Green (podcast editor - Transducer Audio)  https://www.transducer-audio.com/
- Coby Grant (Winter Bear backing sound track)
- Ashleigh Smith (Producer and creator of The Glimmer Project, Podcast and Online group)

Rachel Whalen joins us in this episode of the Glimmer Podcast to discuss preeclampsia, stillbirth and maternal near-death experience in pregnancy. Caitlin Crowley interviews Rachel and asks her what it was like dealing with catastrophic grief while facing her own mortality. 
Rachel is a preeclampsia loss mum and social media influencer who heads the Instagram @unexpectedfamilyouting. She is a writer, mother, griever and advocate. Rachel speaks about just wanting to go home and start the grieving process when Dorothy had died, however her medical condition was very serious. 
There was a sense of ‘why hasn’t the world just stopped? Because my world has stopped. It’s standing still.’ Rachel shares her two prior miscarriages, her diagnosis of HELLP syndrome, preeclampsia and factor V Leiden mutation and the sense of needing to ‘keep going’ because she’d been through 3 pregnancies but still didn’t have a baby alive in her arms. She embarked on her rainbow pregnancy, constant monitoring and a sense of wanting to be empowered but not worried. She explains having a letter in the chart and setting the stage for how she wanted healthcare professionals to interact with her and discuss her past and current pregnancies. 
Rachel explains mentally compartmentalizing during her rainbow appointment and focusing on the ‘right now.’ Caitlin expresses how hard it is to switch off the fear and try to ‘enjoy’ the moment and the rainbow pregnancy.  
Rachel gives her 2 ultimate pieces of advice to the listener. She also explains how she answers people when they ask her how many children she has. Rachel explains about the relay race and ‘flying the flag’ for women who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss and severe pregnancy complications. 
 
 
Links:
https://www.theglimmerproject.com/ 
https://bluehearts.com.au/the-cause.html 
https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/  
 
Special thank you to: 
- Corey Green (podcast editor - Transducer Audio)  https://www.transducer-audio.com/
- Coby Grant (Winter Bear backing sound track)
- Ashleigh Smith (Producer and creator of The Glimmer Project, Podcast and Online group)
 
Social media: 
@glimmer_project
@bluehearts_au
@stillbirthfoundation
@unexpectedfamilyouting