WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Because feeling seen and heard starts with who’s listening.
MY APPROACH
Listen with Care
Recognize with Empathy
Support with Clarity
Suffering a miscarriage, at home in the middle of the night, was one of the hardest moments of my life. At that time, I kept thinking I wish I had someone to call because everything felt overwhelming and the lack of information shared with me made me feel all the more unprepared.
The day after that loss, something clicked in my mind and I knew that I needed to make a difference because as women, we deserve to know about the difficulties that we may (be) facing. I started with a fertility blog where I shared my personal experience in grave detail and invited others to reach out to me if they needed support. To my surprise, so many people reached out.
After two miscarriages within six months, we tried to conceive once more and became pregnant with who is now our first living child — he was born in February 2020 — and I realized that my grief didn’t disappear once he was born.
GET TO KNOW OUR FOUNDER
It’s nice to meet you — I’m Arden.
I’m located in North Carolina, USA where I live with my husband, two dogs, and two living children. Being a miscarriage doula is the most fulfilling work I’ve ever done but it’s also the job that I wish I never had.
The Miscarriage Doula was created with love and it’s the legacy of the two babies I’m missing from my family. My goal has always been to create something that providing information to prepare a person for pregnancy loss or validation as someone processes their experience.
To date, we’ve provided virtual services to over 2,000 people and have an online community of 33,000+ people. Arden hosts the podcast Miscarriage Stories with Arden Cartrette, shares free resources and content on Instagram (@themiscarriagedoula), and hosts support groups on various topics.
Moving On (Not Moving Forward): A Realistic Guide to Navigating Pregnancy Loss will be available to pre-order soon and published in May 2026!
LEARNING & GROWING
The Experience Behind Our Work
Background
Both Arden and Sarah have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss, reproductive health issues, and have living children after these struggles. It’s why we are as passionate as we are about pregnancy loss support.
Ongoing Learning
Arden is passionate about continuing education and continues to take courses that help us know grief, reproductive health, and more.
Certifications
Arden is a Certified Birth and Bereavement Doula through Sisters In Loss as well as a Certified Trauma Support Specialist through Arizona Trauma Institute. Sarah is a Certified Bereavement Doula through The Miscarriage Doula.
Ethics & Morals
At The Miscarriage Doula we love and support the LGBTQ+ community and welcome all families into our services. We are also advocates for the social injustices that occur against people of color all over the world.
MEET SARAH!
Meet my friend and partner-in-doula — Sarah.
Located in Washington state where she lives with her husband, two living children, two dogs, and two cats. Sarah became a bereavement doula following her own experiences with loss, after working in the fertility wellness space for 20 years.