Losing a baby is an unimaginable and deeply devastating experience for couples, leaving them in profound grief and emotional turmoil. Navigating this painful journey requires immense support, understanding, and compassion. By acknowledging the unique challenges faced by grieving couples, providing a safe space for expression, and offering guidance on coping strategies, it is possible to offer a lifeline of hope and healing, enabling couples to navigate the complex emotions and find solace amidst the overwhelming grief of losing a precious child.

In this episode, I am joined by Julianne Curtis, a Birth and Bereavement doula serving Northern Colorado and the creator of Be Still, an award-winning short film that is about a family grieving the loss of a child. Julianne shares how people can help couples navigate the grief of losing a baby. She explains how she honors the families and babies that she helps, how people can understand grief, and the different ways couples can use to navigate grief. She also advises non grievers on how they can walk through the loss of someone that they love. Tune in to learn more about this and other exciting topics!

Timestamps

[01:47] Julianne Curtis’s background information

[04:26] What does a bereavement doula do? And how is Julianne helping women in their journey to becoming mothers?

[10:00] Ways to get through our grief

[13:03] How Julianne honors the babies and families she helps

[15:48] Be Still, the short film that Julianne created

[21:04] How people can understand grief

[23:07] Julianne’s plans to expand the Bereavement doula education

[25:08] Ways to address the loss of a baby

[31:04] How Julianne supports dads in grief

[38:00] Relationships coming to an end

[41:02] Advice for the non-grievers to walk through the loss of someone that they love

[44:02] The book: It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok

[48:23] What Julianne would tell her younger self

• “When we lose our loved ones, that pain never goes away.”
• “The only way we can get through our grief is by feeling it and sitting on it.”
• “If everybody understood grief, then our culture wouldn’t be so uncomfortable with it.”

The book: It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok

Website: https://juliannecurtis.com/

Be Still: https://bestillshortfilm.com/

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