Confessions of a Grieving Mother

𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙠

Type of loss: SIDS More about this story: In this episode, we talk with Kristen Payne and Spencer Johnston to hear the story of their son, Derrik. Derrik was born happy

𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘿𝙮𝙡𝙖𝙣

Type of loss: Neonatal loss More about this story: In this episode of Confessions of a Grieving Mother, we talk with Kim Setterlund to hear the story of her son, Dylan,

𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿: 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮

More about this story: In this episode, we talk with Tabbitha Swisher about her journey to becoming a surrogate after experiencing the loss of her son, Rosco. After walk

𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙤

Type of Loss: Neonatal Loss More about this story: In this episode, we talk with Tabbitha as she shares the story of her son, Rosco Mack, and the unimaginable loss that

𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙞

Type of loss: Second trimester loss More about Jenna's Story: In this episode, we talk with Jenna Lotti as she shares the story of pregnancy loss and the profound grief

𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗸𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙣

Type of loss: stillbirth More about this story: In this episode, we talk with Kaitlynn Tempalski as she shares the story of her daughter Gianna Lynn. At 19 weeks pregn

𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀:𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖

Type of loss: Infant loss More about this story: In this episode, we talk with Olivia Hodge about the story of her daughter, Camila. Olivia's journey into motherhood be

𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙡

Type of loss: Life-limiting diagnosis, infant loss, twin loss More about this story: In this episode, we are honored to share the story of Emily Riggi and her beloved da

𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗷𝗲: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙊𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖

Type of loss: Stillbirth More about this story: In this episode, we talk with Kira Tietje as she shares the story of her daughter, Olivia. During what should have been

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻-𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚, 𝙍𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙣, 𝙃𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙡, 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙚

Type of loss: Early-term losses, Ectopic Pregnancy, Chemical Pregnancy, Blighted Ovum More about this story: In this episode of Confessions of a Grieving Mother, Julie t

𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

In this Father’s Day episode, Tracy and Julie hold space for a side of grief that is often quiet, private, and deeply felt—fatherhood after loss. Through a series of hea

𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀

In this episode, Julie and Falon explore one of the most tender and complicated parts of grief: identity after loss. Through honest reflection and shared lived experienc

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙨

Type of Loss: Early-term loss More about this episode: In this episode, we talk with Laura Moore as she shares her journey through pregnancy loss, infertility, and unexp

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮!

In this special birthday episode of Confessions of a Grieving Mother, Tracy and Julie are joined by a very special guest — Tracy’s mom, Jodi — as they come together to re

𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

In this special Mother’s Day episode of Confessions of a Grieving Mother, Tracy and Julie once again hold space for the voices of bereaved mothers by reading deeply perso

𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘆: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙀𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚

Type of loss: TFMR, Life-limiting diagnosis More about this episode: In this episode of Confessions of a Grieving Mother, we talk with Lucy Livesey, a mother whose love

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨

Type of loss: Stillbirth More about this story: In this episode we chat down with David Corvi as he shares the story of his son, Charles Martin Corvi. What begins as a

𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙂𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝

Grief has a way of changing everything, but within that change, there can also be space for growth. In this episode, we talk with one of our favorite guests Pamela Presl

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘆

All in for Allegheny is a special campaign dedicated to supporting families in our local community who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss. Our goal is to raise

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚

In this episode Julie and Khristina talk about what real support looks like after the loss of a baby. Drawing from their own experiences and the countless stories shared