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MOTHER’S DAY, QUARANTINE AND REPRODUCTIVE LOSS

MOTHER’S DAY, QUARANTINE AND REPRODUCTIVE LOSS

MOTHER’S DAY, QUARANTINE AND REPRODUCTIVE LOSS

How to Help Those Impacted by Miscarriage, Abortion and Reproductive Loss on this Unusual Mother’s Day

SAN DIEGO  – Life Perspectives,® the global leader in training, research, expertise and support after reproductive loss including miscarriage and abortion, today offered advice to help those impacted by reproductive loss during this unusual Mother’s Day.

“Mother’s Day can be a difficult day for those impacted by miscarriage, abortion and other reproductive loss,” said Michaelene Fredenburg, CEO of Life Perspectives. “This Mother’s Day, the feelings of isolation typically felt by those impacted will likely be intensified, as our COVID-19 quarantine makes this one of the most unusual Mother’s Days that we’ll experience in our lifetime.”

Are you experiencing reproductive loss? Do you know someone who has experiencing reproductive loss?  Life Perspectives offers these tools and tips to help you process your 2020 Mother’s Day.

Keep in mind the 3 keys to helping someone through a reproductive loss: (1) Be there (2) Listen and (3) Support. “You don’t need magic words or a secret formula to help someone through their reproductive loss,” said Fredenburg. “You just need to be there and focus on them.”

If you are impacted by miscarriage, abortion or other reproductive loss, or want to support someone who has, Life Perspectives offers many tools to help you.

  • MiscarriageHurts.com® is a website created by Life Perspectives that offers an anonymous outlet for those impacted by miscarriage. The site offers healing pathways and opportunities for expression for anyone impacted.
  • AbortionChangesYou.com® is another website created by Life Perspectives. It too offers anonymous, healing pathways for those impacted by abortion.
  • Michaelene Fredenburg, CEO of Life Perspectives, has authored a series of books to help those impacted by reproductive loss. Hard copies are available on the Life Perspectives website, with most of these books available digitally through Kindle at a low cost, or free with a Kindle Unlimited Subscription. Many of these books are offered in English, Spanish and other languages.
  • Life Perspectives’ online store offers a range of products to help those impacted, including sympathy cards, healing kits and memorial jewelry. As Life Perspectives is a nonprofit, all proceeds go back into helping those impacted.

“The feelings experienced by those impacted by abortion and miscarriage can be deep and devastating,” added Fredenburg. For a glimpse into these raw and emotional experiences, see the anonymous stories posted on Life Perspective’s sites, AbortionChangesYou.com and MiscarriageHurts.com.

“A reproductive loss can be new, or years old, and still be just as painful on this Mother’s Day,” added Fredenburg. “It’s important to be there for those who are impacted and need our help.”

 

About Life Perspectives

Life Perspectives® is the global leader in training, research, expertise and support after reproductive loss including miscarriage and abortion. Life Perspectives provides training and other resources to health professionals including hospitals, medical professionals, therapists, social workers and pregnancy centers, as well as community and faith leaders. Life Perspectives is approved by the National Association of Social Workers, the California Board of Registered Nurses and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to provide continuing education. Life Perspectives is at the forefront of creating impartial and impactful research to understand the way individuals process reproductive losses, and to establish global standards for offering compassionate care. Life Perspectives also offers a safe place, without religious or political affiliation, for those impacted by miscarriage and abortion at MiscarriageHurts.com® and AbortionChangesYou.com.® For more information on Life Perspectives, visit www.lifeperspectives.com.

Divine Mercy University to Host Reproduction Grief Care Training

Learn skills to help men and women who have experienced the loss of a child

Sterling, VA (April 29, 2020) — Divine Mercy University has partnered with Life Perspectives to offer a virtual reproduction grief care training on Saturday, May 2 from 12pm ET to 1:30pm ET. The purpose of this event is to teach participants how to support women, men and families who have experienced reproductive loss. 

Life Perspectives provides training, research and expertise to health professionals and other care providers to offer support after reproductive loss including miscarriage and abortion. Life Perspectives is approved by the National Association of Social Workers and California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to grant continuing education units for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs, and maintains responsibility for its programs. 

In this training, participants will 1) broaden their understanding of grief and loss after miscarriage and abortion, 2) gain essential knowledge and empathetic listening skills, 3) learn how to be a safe place for hurting men and women, and 4) provide healing resources and next steps.

Michaelene Fredenburg, President and CEO of Life Perspectives, will serve as the instructor. She is a well-known expert on reproductive loss and the founder of Life Perspectives. Interviewed on more than 100 radio and television programs, Fredenburg is author of the book Changed: Making Sense of Your Own or A Loved One’s Abortion Experience (available in English, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Ukrainian) and the booklet “Hope After Loss” that discusses miscarriage. Fredenburg is also editor of Grief and Abortion: Creating a Safe Place to Heal and has written numerous articles about reproductive grief and loss.

“There are so many people who live with deep, unresolved wounds, as a result of one or multiple pregnancy losses,” said Fredenburg. “Life Perspectives is here to make it culturally acceptable to acknowledge and listen to men and women who are impacted by reproductive loss. While there is no magical formula for grieving, research shows that acknowledging the loss and offering support lays the foundation for a healthy grieving process. With our training, mental health professionals and others affiliated with Divine Mercy University will learn how to be a safe haven for past and future losses.”

According to Life Perspectives, 2 million couples experience reproductive loss in the U.S. each year – with one out of four pregnancies ending in miscarriage and one out of four women undergoing an abortion by the age of 45. Although each of these losses occur very differently, the grieving experience is similar and widespread, affecting women, men, family members, and friends.

“We’ve partnered with Life Perspectives to help provide healing to countless families who are suffering from the pain and trauma of pregnancy loss,” said Fr. Charles Sikorsky, LC, JD, JCL, president of Divine Mercy University. “Divine Mercy University has been blessed to be able to partner with Life Perspectives, a wonderful organization dedicated to both helping people through reproductive grief and training others to do the same. I believe that our mission at DMU aligns with their goal to provide refuge and compassion for women and families; all while respecting their dignity and mental wellbeing. This training is an excellent opportunity for therapists and others who want to help those whose experience this unfortunate, yet common, experience.”

This training is open to the general public. To register, visit divinemercy.edu/training-general-public/. For more information, please email communciations@divinemercy.edu. 

 

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About Divine Mercy University

Divine Mercy University (DMU) is a Catholic graduate institution of higher education offering degree programs in psychology and counseling. Founded in 1999 as the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, the university is dedicated to the scientific study of psychology with a Catholic understanding of the human person, marriage, and the family. The university offers Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Psychology and Counseling, and a Doctoral (Psy.D.) degree in Clinical Psychology.

Divine Mercy University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award masters and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Divine Mercy University.

The IPS doctoral program in clinical psychology (Psy.D.) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA). *Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202)-336-5979 / Email: apaaccred@apa.org / Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

 

About Life Perspectives

Life Perspectives provides training, research and expertise to health professionals and other care providers to offer support after reproductive loss including miscarriage and abortion. Life Perspectives specializes in training caregivers, including hospitals, medical professionals, therapists, social workers, pregnancy centers and the clergy, to support others through our certified gold standard of care. 

Life Perspectives is at the forefront of creating impartial, factual research to understand the way humans process abortion and miscarriage. Life Perspectives also offers a safe place, without religious or political affiliation, for those impacted by miscarriage and abortion at MiscarriageHurts.com and AbortionChangesYou.com. 

For more information on Life Perspectives, visit www.lifeperspectives.com.

Digital Resources during Social Distancing

During this time of uncertainty, Life Perspectives remains committed to providing comfort, hope, and healing to those who have been impacted by reproductive loss. In fact, our digital healing resources miscarriagehurts.com and abortionchangesyou.com become more important than ever during this period of social distancing and self-isolation.

Additionally, recognizing that in-person training will not be possible for the next few weeks, Life Perspectives is offering multiple live webinars starting Tuesday, March 31 at 2:30 pm (PST) with Compassion Fatigue hosted by Dr. Premala Jones.

Please visit LifePerspectives.com/training for a full list of virtual training opportunities.

We also encourage you to watch our 13-minute discussion between LP CEO/President Michaelene Fredenburg and Certification Coordinator Tricia Lewis about the impact of reproductive loss and how we can become a safe person for family, friends, and clients who feel isolated and alone in their grief. Introduction to Grief Care

“This is an excellent course for any nurse.”

March is typically a very busy month at Life Perspectives and 2020 is no exception!

Last week alone LP instructors taught nurses, social workers, therapists, seminarians, and
deacons at six different trainings in San Diego, New York, and New Orleans. Not to be outdone,
this week four more trainings are being conducted for pregnancy center and social service staff
in Idaho, Alabama, and Colorado with a final presentation on Saturday for 160 deacons in
Denver.

Additionally, two leaders from Florida and New York began the process of becoming certified
instructors in LP’s 2-day intensive Train the Trainer course!

We are delighted by the continued interest in LP’s reproductive grief care training from the
healthcare, social service and church communities.

And we are so pleased to partner with you to expand our ability to work with community leaders
who in turn will bring hope, healing, and comfort to the men and women whom they serve.

With gratitude,
Michaelene

One in six women suffer from PTSD symptoms a year after suffering the heartbreak of a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy

One in six women suffer from long-term PTSD symptoms following a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, research suggests.

Scientists quizzed 650 women who lost their baby about their psychological state following the heartbreaking news.

Almost a third of women suffered from post-traumatic stress a month later. Others were plagued with anxiety and depression, as well as feelings of guilt and shame.

And 18 per cent of women studied still had PTSD nine months later, reliving their devastating loss through nightmares and flashbacks.

To read the full article, click here. 

LP’s Medical Department Continues to Grow

Welcome to 2020 and our newsletter! We appreciate your interest in our work to offer support after reproductive loss including miscarriage and abortion.

Today, we’re focusing on our exciting, new Medical Department.
LP is proud to have received accreditation through the California Board of Registered Nurses in
record time! The ability to train nurses – who are often the first point of contact for couples
experiencing a reproductive loss – is a powerful complement to LP’s ongoing mental health
programs.

We’ve already begun our training! We have three training sessions for nurses and other medical
professionals in this month alone! We’ve also been accepted for presentation at three upcoming
national and international conferences: the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the
Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing, and Heartbeat International.
In addition to training medical teams, we’re also starting to participate in medical and scientific
conversations. Our abstract, entitled “Fostering Vicarious Resilience for Perinatal Palliative Care
Professionals,” has been accepted for submission by the Frontiers in Pediatrics Journal.
We appreciate your continued support as we work to expand our reach into the health care
community.

With gratitude,
Michaelene
CEO

The Holidays Can Be Very Hard After a Loss

While the holiday season is usually viewed as a joyous and happy occasion to be spent and celebrated with family and friends, it is important to recognize and remember that someone you know may be grieving the loss of a child from miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion. If you – or someone you know – is grieving during this holiday season, please know that you are not alone.

This article has been very helpful to me:

How to Survive the Holidays After a Miscarriage   

Also keep in mind that Life Perspectives provides safe, anonymous healing websites for those hurting after a miscarriage or an abortion.

http://miscarriagehurts.com/

http://www.abortionchangesyou.com/

Finally, it is important to remember that we can all be a ray of light, hope, and healing to those grieving.  

https://www.lifeperspectives.com/

-Katie Geppert Gonzalez

A Day to Remember Lost Little Ones – Michaelene Fredenburg

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan dedicated October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Since then, over a dozen states and the House of Representatives have marked Oct. 15 as a special day of remembrance for infants lost prior to birth.

This is undoubtedly a good thing, yet there remains a general silence and lack of support for those who have lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion. As a result, millions of bereaved men and women are left isolated and alone in their grief….

Read the full article here:

Meghan McCain on Why She Opened About Her Miscarriage Despite Being ‘Petrified’

A day after publishing an essay detailing her “horrendous” miscarriage in The New York
Times, Meghan McCain opened up further about the tragedy in a powerful social media
post.

In Friday’s piece, titled “Meghan McCain: What I Learned From My Miscarriage,” the
daughter of late Senator John McCain discussed how and she and her husband, Ben
Domenech, had lost their baby. McCain said that she found out the news the same day
she had to put on a smile for a magazine cover shoot…

Read the full article here:

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