Podcast Episodes
“Grief Changed Us” — Mahaley & Ravi Patel on Infant Loss, Marriage, and Pregnancy After Loss
Mahaley and Ravi Patel join me to share the story of their daughter, Saachi. After complications during birth led to meconium aspiration, Saachi spent five days in the NICU before her parents said had to say goodbye.
“I Thought 12 Weeks Meant We Were Safe” — Alexa Conlon on Stillbirth, Grief, and Motherhood After Loss
Alexa Conlon joins me to share the story of her son, Kayde, who was stillborn after a pregnancy that appeared healthy and full of hope.
“Our Hearts Were Already So Invested” — Deanna on Miscarriage and the Long Road to Pregnancy After Loss
In this episode, Deanna shares the story of her miscarriage during an already emotionally heavy season — planning a wedding in the middle of COVID, navigating infertility, and finally seeing two pink lines.
“We’re Not Meant to Disappear” — Dr. Gertrude Lyons on Motherhood, Loss, and Reclaiming Self
In this episode of The Rainbow Connection, Kristin sits down with Dr. Gertrude Lyons for a rich, grounding conversation about motherhood, identity, and what so many women quietly grieve after becoming mothers.
“I Didn’t Know Life Could Change This Fast” — Alana Fear on Stillbirth, Grief, and Pregnancy After Loss
In this episode of The Rainbow Connection, Alana Fear shares the story of her son, Warren, and the shock of experiencing stillbirth after a healthy pregnancy. She reflects on how quickly life can change, the grief that follows when the future you imagined disappears, and how loss reshapes your relationship with hope.
“There Was No Safe Zone” — Kristen Dunbar on Stillbirth, Faith, and Pregnancy After Loss
Kristen Dunbar shares the story of losing her baby to stillbirth at 38 weeks — a loss that arrived suddenly and changed everything she thought she knew about pregnancy, motherhood, and faith.
“When Hope Feels Terrifying” — Lindsay Jackson on Navigating Recurrent Loss, Stillbirth, and Life After Amelia
In this tender and emotional episode, Lindsay Jackson shares the story of her daughter Amelia, who was born still just one week shy of seven months. Lindsay walks us through her pregnancies — a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, and finally her long-awaited baby girl — and the moment everything changed at her anatomy scan.
“You Don’t Know About the 1% Until You Are the 1%” — Joy Harrington on Infant Loss and Pregnancy After Loss
In today’s episode, I’m joined by mother and coach, Joy Harrington, who shares the powerful story of her son, Sterling — a beautiful baby boy who died shortly after birth from early onset Group B Strep.
“I Had to Learn How to Hope Again” - Bethany Womack on Stillbirth, PTSD, and Birth After Loss
In this deeply moving episode, Bethany Womack invites us into her decade long journey through recurrent miscarriage, preeclampsia, emergency birth, postpartum PTSD, NICU trauma, and the heartbreaking loss of her son Gabriel.
“Where My Motherhood Began” — A Solo Episode with Kristin Mundy on Miscarriage, a Health Crisis, and Grief
In this solo episode of The Rainbow Connection, Kristin Mundy shares more of her personal motherhood story — including her first miscarriage, a significant health crisis, and the early experiences with grief that shaped who she is today.
“Every Pregnancy Was a Happy Pregnancy” — Carmen Grover on Miscarriage, TFMR & Finding Joy Again
In this episode of The Rainbow Connection, I sit down with Canadian mom and pediatric nurse, Carmen Grover, to talk about her eleven pregnancies — including early miscarriages, TFMR, the second-trimester loss of her daughter Kaia Bell, and the long, complicated road of pregnancy after loss.
“Every Ounce Mattered” — Colleen Meehan on Pregnancy Loss, Preeclampsia, and Life After Kyleigh
In this episode of The Rainbow Connection, Colleen shares the story of her daughter, Kyleigh, conceived after years of infertility and IVF. Her pregnancy — filled with hope, anxiety, and countless ultrasounds — took a sudden turn when decreased cord blood flow and rapidly escalating blood pressure revealed severe preeclampsia.
“She Arrived Almost to the Minute He Left” — Krista Wilson on Preterm Labor, Saying Goodbye, and Welcoming Her Rainbow
In this deeply moving episode, grief coach and mother of three, Krista Wilson, shares the story of her son, Harrison, who was born at 23.5 weeks after an unexpected preterm labor during a winter trip to Whistler.
“The Baby Who Saved My Life” — Channing Hart on Loss, Love, and Pregnancy After Loss
In this powerful episode, Channing Hart shares the heartbreaking story of losing her sons—Leo, who she and her husband lovingly chose to release at 16 weeks after a Jacob syndrome diagnosis, and Oliver, who was stillborn at 26 weeks following severe intrauterine growth restriction, reverse blood flow, and rapid decline.
“I Needed to Be a Mother” — Laurel Schaffman on NICU Loss, Fetal Growth Restriction, and Pregnancy After Loss
In this tender episode of The Rainbow Connection, Laurel Schaffman shares the heartbreaking and beautiful story of her son Miles, born at 24 weeks after severe fetal growth restriction and complications that led to his passing just two days later.
“Heaven Felt So Close” — Julie Wells on Losing Her Son Gabriel and Navigating Pregnancy After Loss
In this tender and faith-rooted episode, Julie Wells shares the story of her son Gabriel, who she lost at 14 weeks after a traumatic and mishandled ER experience. She walks us through the early joy of his pregnancy, the sudden shift into contractions, her water breaking in the hospital hallway, and the heartbreaking moment she delivered him after a sneeze.
“She Was Loved Every Second” — Kristine McNeil on the Loss of Her Daughter Banks and the Path to Her Rainbow Baby
In this tender and courageous episode of The Rainbow Connection, Kristine McNeil shares the story of her daughter Banks, the profound loss that reshaped her life, and the emotional landscape of navigating miscarriage, trying to conceive after loss, and pregnancy after loss.
“He’s Still Here” — Shelby Corallo on Grief, Signs, and the Journey to Hope
Shelby Corallo shares the story of her son, Luke, born at 22 weeks after a long and deeply hoped-for pregnancy following two years of IVF. In this episode, Shelby invites us into the joy of finally becoming pregnant, the sudden and traumatic turn that led to preterm labor, and the sacred hours she and her husband spent holding their baby boy.
“The Wisdom in the Waiting” — Tallia Deljou on Grief, Healing, and the Path to Her Baby
Tallia Deljou shares the story of her son, born at 22 weeks, and the transformative journey that followed — through miscarriage, grief, and the slow reimagining of what motherhood could look like after loss.
“Loving Him Meant Letting Him Go” — Sue Balaz on Adoption, Reunion, and Becoming a Mother Again After Loss
Sue shares the extraordinary and deeply human story of becoming a mother at just 17, and the impossible, selfless choice she was forced to make — to give her baby up for adoption.