Finding Hope After Loss – Sarah Cox

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month—a time that can bring comfort, connection, grief, and a lot of complicated emotions for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss.

In this short solo episode of Finding Hope After Loss, we talk about the pressure that can come with Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, October 15th, and the Wave of Light. Whether you want to share your baby's story, say their name, light a candle, attend an event, or quietly step away and protect your heart, there is no right way to participate.

Grief after pregnancy and infant loss looks different for everyone, and it can change from year to year. However you choose to remember and honor your baby this October, what feels right for you is enough.

What does healing after pregnancy loss actually look like? Finding hope after miscarriage, stillbirth, or pregnancy loss doesn't mean reaching a point where you're suddenly okay with what happened—or that you stop missing your baby.

In this short solo episode of Finding Hope After Loss, we talk about grief after pregnancy loss, the pressure to “move on,” and why having a hard day months or even years later doesn't mean you're going backward. You can experience joy, build a life you love, and still wish your baby were here.

Healing doesn't have to mean leaving your baby behind. Sometimes it's learning how to carry grief and hope at the same time.

Pregnancy loss doesn't only change the way you see pregnancy, grief, and the future—it often changes your relationships as well.

In this solo episode of Finding Hope After Loss, we're talking about the complicated ways miscarriage and pregnancy loss can affect friendships, family relationships, and your relationship with your partner. From the people who don't show up the way you expected to navigating pregnancy announcements and baby showers, grief can change how you connect with the people around you.

We also talk about setting boundaries, feeling left behind, supporting someone after pregnancy loss, and finding connection with other loss parents who understand. Whether you're coping with miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss, infertility, or navigating pregnancy after loss, this is a conversation about relationships, grief, and finding hope when life—and the people around you—may feel different after loss.

What is the mental health impact of early pregnancy loss and miscarriage—and how long can that impact last? New research examining pregnancy loss before 24 weeks brings together evidence from 18 systematic reviews, 379 studies, and nearly 192,000 people.

In this solo episode of Finding Hope After Loss, I break down what the research found about grief after miscarriage, miscarriage grief, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and the emotional impact of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and molar pregnancy. We also talk about invisible loss, disenfranchised grief, why early pregnancy loss is so often minimized, and how pregnancy loss can change the way someone views themselves and future pregnancies.

Whether you're coping with pregnancy loss, navigating pregnancy after loss, supporting someone after an early miscarriage, or trying to understand your own grief, this episode offers research-backed insight, validation, and a conversation about finding hope while still honoring your loss.

What role can genetics play when you're planning for a future pregnancy—and how does genetic testing compare to embryo testing during IVF?

In this episode of Finding Hope After Loss, I sit down with the founders of Reticular to talk about the evolving science of genetics, fertility, and pregnancy loss. We discuss genetic testing before pregnancy, genetic factors related to embryo viability, and how Reticular's approach differs from embryo genetic testing during IVF, including PGT-A.

We also talk about what these different types of testing can and cannot tell you, who may want to consider genetic testing, and how having more information can help individuals and couples make informed decisions as they navigate infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, IVF, or trying to conceive after loss.

This conversation offers a closer look at reproductive genetics and the options available for families looking toward a future pregnancy while navigating grief, healing, and finding hope after loss.