#202 Hope After Miscarriage with Allison Schaaf, RD Miscarriage Hope Desk

This week we kick off National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with Allison Schaaf from Miscarriage Hope Desk. Allison so bravely shares her personal story of recurrent miscarriages and her journey to healing. She offers real advice from a sincere place of understanding. Allison talks about Miscarriage Hope Desk, the Moving Forward Program, and how she's now helping so many through a difficult time.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Allison's personal story and struggle with pregnancies and recurrent miscarriages
1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage
Navigating a blood clotting disorder and pregnancies
Adoption story
Fertility clinic exploration- IVF
lack of support for women struggling with recurrent loss/ multiple miscarriages
Miscarriage Hope Desk launch
Testing begins after 3 miscarriages, some Doctors will after 2
Sperm/Male factors involved in miscarriages
Stress suppressing progesterone and "stealing from" thyroid
Importance of addressing emotional health/support
EMDR therapy- help for trauma
Trauma Together- how it is to deal with this together in a relationship

GUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:

Take time and space to grief
Healing- Physical-Testing/lab work, Relationship, Emotional
Testing/lab work to request with multiple miscarriages- take control of your health
Emotional- Decreasing stress during a very stressful time
"Sit with the feelings"
Physical Healing- pause to recoup, eat nutritiously dense foods, don't overdue workouts
It's ok to feel angry with your body- just something to work through
Emotional Healing-therapy, supper helpful to do it with your spouse/partner
Daily support for emotional healing- intentional activities to just be, journaling, gratitude, support with others

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Miscarriage Hope Desk
Moving Forward Program
Moving forward checklist

ABOUT GUEST:

Allison is the founder of Miscarriage Hope Desk, a friendly resource she wished she had during her years-long struggle with infertility, including a total of 5 miscarriages.

She lives in Dripping Springs, TX with her husband, 2 sons, 2 cats, 2 puppies, a goat, lots of chickens, and a few beehives.

WHERE TO FIND ALLISON:

Miscarriage Help Desk

https://miscarriagehopedesk.com/

@miscarriagehopedesk on IG

Private FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1617075958466247

WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:

Personalized functional medicine with Christa Biegler:

http://www.lessstressednutrition.com

On IG: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionist

Less Stressed Life Podcast:

http://www.lessstressedlife.com

Less Stressed Life Facebook Page:

https://www.fb.me/christabieglerrd/

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Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

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#202 Hope After Miscarriage with Allison Schaaf, RD Miscarriage Hope Desk