Anxiety, Fear & Faith After Pregnancy Loss & Pregnancy After Loss | Episode 195 with Mary Holloman

PodcastGrief

Mar 16

Written By Ashlee Proffitt

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Episode 195

In this episode Mary Holloman joins me to talk about her motherhood and grief journey. She shares about her experience with consecutive first trimester losses, what surprised her about grief and the very practical ways she navigated the grief of that season. Then we spend time talking about pregnancy after loss where we discuss questions like:

Making the decision to try to grow your family after experiencing multiple losses, the most challenging aspect of her pregnancy after loss and what it looked like to navigate those challenges.

Throughout our time together Mary gives wisdom, encouragement and practical help for navigating the anxiety, the fear and the angst that comes from the constant ‘what-ifs’ that so many of us experience after loss and in a pregnancy after loss. Mary wrote a children’s book all about this that is such a wonderful picture of what this looks like in our life. Her book is The Anxious Lily and she shares about this helpful resource as well.

If you are feeling anxious, if you are navigating a pregnancy after loss, if you have questions about faith, if you have wondered if your 1st trimester loss counts – this episode is for you.

PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS / GROWING YOUR FAMILY AFTER LOSS RESOURCES

Free Pregnancy After Loss Community – it’s a private group and conversation within our main community where you can feel the freedom to have honest conversations about the unique journey that is pregnancy after loss. themorning.com/pal
Free Download: 40 Verses for 40 Weeks - this download includes 1 verse to meditate on, pray, or memorize for every week of your pregnancy. themorning.com/pal
All of our best and most helpful blog articles and podcast episodes about growing your family after loss into one place. themorning.com/pal

*free* coping tools workbook

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in this episode

What has surprised you the most about loss and grief?
What was the most challenging aspect of navigating life after the loss?
What do you wish others understood about experiencing a 1st trimester loss?
What kinds of practical tips would you give a grieving mom about navigating grief and life after loss?
What it was like to make the decision to try to grow your family after experiencing multiple losses?
What was the most challenging aspect of your pregnancy after loss?
What are some practical, healthy ways to respond to the anxiety we can often experience in a pregnancy after loss?
You said: “the angst of ‘what if’ kept me from enjoying present moments and threatened to steal my joy – what would you say to a mom who is in that spot right now?
Tell me about your book The Anxious Lily.
You said: “God is trustworthy and faithful even in the darkest valley.” What would you say to a woman who is having a hard time believing that right now?

Meet Mary

Mary Holloman is passionate about communicating deep truths through story-driven writing. Her first children's picture book, The Anxious Lily, released March 7, 2023. She is a contributing author for three other books, and has written for many online publications, including Her View From Home, Lifeway Research, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Charisma Magazine, and the Christian Broadcasting Network. She and her husband have three beautiful children and live in the Triad of North Carolina. She loves to create rhymes, act silly with her kids, and eat dark chocolate. You can follow along with her at maryholloman.com.

`Read more from Mary:

Get Mary’s Book: The Anxious Lily here.

Connect with Mary on Instagram: @marytholloman