With Feathering the Empty Nest’s Elle Wright
*Trigger warning: This episode discusses baby loss*
What can you do to recover after a heartbreaking baby loss? How do you find the strength to go on? On this moving episode of the Work It Like A Mum podcast, Elizabeth talks to mum and powerhouse Elle Wright (Feathering the Empty Nest) about baby loss, miscarriage, pregnancy, and just keeping going.
Elle starts out by telling Elizabeth about her life before motherhood and then goes on to share some details about the sudden and tragic loss of her first baby, Teddy, three days after he was born. She walks Elizabeth through her overwhelming grief and offers thoughtful advice on how to support your friends and loved ones if they’ve just experienced a loss.
Elizabeth and Elle move on to talk about pregnancy after baby loss and how Elle channelled her emotions into blogging, campaigning and having another baby. There are plenty of helpful tips here for people going through pregnancy or parenthood after baby loss, and at the end of the episode, Elle shares some kind words of advice for people who are struggling.
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Timestamps
[3:40] Elizabeth introduces Elle to the episode, and Elle talks about her life before motherhood
[8:55] How do you carry on after losing a child?
[11:25] Breaking the news to friends and family
[12:39] “We’re awful at grief”: Losing friends after you’ve already experienced a loss
[14:17] Why you should never start a sentence to a grieving friend with “At least”
[15:35] Elle explains what it was like going back to work after losing Teddy
[18:25] How blogging became Elle’s outlet
[21:26] “You do get horrible people”: Coping with online trolls and receiving other people’s stories of baby loss
[26:19] Pregnancy and the pandemic: A blessing and a curse
[28:39] How Elle coped with getting pregnant again
[31:21] Elle’s work with Tommy’s charity
[38:48] The emotional rollercoaster of bringing a baby home and parenting after loss
[44:29] Elle, on talking to Olivia about Teddy
[47:18] A moving message from Elle to people experiencing baby loss
[50:42] Where to go to connect with Elle
Show Links:
Feathering The Empty Nest on Instagram
Elle Wright talking about baby loss on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast