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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.

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

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:

Reproductive Loss Can Cause Grief – Elaine Allen-Emrich

NORTH PORT — When treating someone for addiction or helping them out
of homelessness, many don’t think to ask questions like has the person
experienced any type of reproductive loss in their past.
While it would seem there’s no correlation, California author Michaelene
Fredenburg says the impact of reproductive losses like miscarriage and stillbirth can be deep rooted for
some and greatly impact life choices….

Read the full article here:

Hope and Healing for Reproductive Loss – Giving Back Magazine

Jillian Early, a licensed therapist who specializes in women’s reproductive mental health at UCSD and in her private practice, says she hears stories of reproductive loss every day. Adding to the sadness of these events is the fact that, because so many of us don’t know how to talk about these kinds of losses, those who are hurting end up feeling alone. Jillian is taking steps to change that. She recently completed a continuing education course run by Life Perspectives, a nonprofit that offers training to equip leaders and healthcare professionals to become “safe places” for hurting people to open up and begin healing…

Read the full article here:

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