Amid the joy and celebration that others are experiencing, you’re navigating grief and unsure of what to expect from your future. It’s hard to relate to others when you’re in a season of struggling so setting boundaries is essential for protecting your emotional well-being during this trying time.

Read all about our founder, Arden Cartrette’s thoughts and experiences through two back-to-back miscarriages following an infertility journey.

From the moment we pulled into the parking lot, I could feel that things were getting worse. The pain was more intense and the sensation was all too familiar, probably because I had experienced my first miscarriage only four months prior

Navigating pregnancy loss is difficult whether you were pregnant for a few days or months. Handling each aspect of loss takes a lot of validation (from others and yourself) and patience as you move forward. Being a bereavement doula focusing on miscarriage, I see the grief journey broken into three stages; before, during, and after.

There is nothing quite like being a dad. The journey to having my sons, however, was taxing and strenuous; humbling and disheartening; painful, numbing and traumatizing. The first time that I was an expectant dad the pregnancy ended in miscarriage.