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Birthing Instincts

#383 There Can Be Healing in Loss

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

Parenting, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

What if the moments of greatest sorrow could reveal the most profound truths about life? Join Dr. Stu and Blyss in a heartfelt discussion about stillbirth and loss as we navigate the complex emotions and challenges faced by families and healthcare providers alike. We promise to provide an understanding of the statistics and causes behind these tragic events while emphasizing the importance of compassion and communication in the healing process. Our journey includes personal reflections on loss, not only from a professional standpoint but also through poignant personal experiences, highlighting how grief shapes us and fosters a deeper connection to those around us.

We dive into the systemic issues within healthcare systems that can hinder open dialogue and emotional processing, advocating for supportive measures that promote healing. From navigating difficult medical decisions in the wake of a traumatic loss to finding meaning amidst grief, we examine how society's disconnect from natural life processes can impact our understanding and acceptance of birth and death.

We also provide practical ways of supporting grieving families and partners, offering strategies for comfort and thoughtful gestures that acknowledge their loss. By sharing human experiences and insights, we aim to foster an environment of open dialogue and understanding, encouraging listeners to embrace life's vivid contrasts and continue conversations about grief, resilience, and the enduring influence of those we've lost.

In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:

  • Navigating Infant Loss and Stillbirth
  • Dealing With Loss and Grief
  • Understanding Stillbirth and Causes
  • Decision Making After Loss
  • Honoring Memories After Loss
  • Supporting Grieving Families and Partners


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0:00.0

Hello, fellow travelers. It's Dr. Stu.

0:03.0

This is a very unusual way to start a podcast, but before we get into the music and start the podcast, we just want to let you know that this topic today is a very sensitive one.

0:11.6

It's on fetal loss and stillbirth, and it may be triggering for some of you.

0:16.0

So before you listen, you want to just consider that.

0:19.9

But we wanted to have this resource in our archives

0:23.1

so that at some point it's going to be very valuable to some people on this topic.

0:29.6

So for those of you who don't want to listen, we'll see you next week.

0:34.7

For those of you who want to listen, we appreciate you. We really, we really

0:39.2

appreciate you. So without further ado, here we go. Welcome to the Burling Instincts podcast.

0:48.3

I'm Dr. Stewart Fishbein, community-based practicing obstetrician and longtime advocate for birth

0:52.9

choices. And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife.

0:56.1

Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth.

1:00.6

Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, but we're happy that you're here.

1:03.8

So here we go.

1:08.0

Good morning. Good evening.

1:10.3

Good morning. I have my Weightfielders Right T-shirt on today.

1:13.5

Do you want to say more about what that means? Well, we had Andy on the podcast.

1:18.7

And it just means that everything he got chastised for 25 years ago or whatever was right.

1:26.3

And people knew it at the time, and it didn't matter,

1:28.4

because a lot of things that are right are suppressed,

1:33.7

and it seems more and more that that's happening.

1:35.8

So I was honored to be able to talk to him and Emmy on the podcast,

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