How to show LOVE out loud to Families Navigating infant loss—with Elizabeth Benton - EP228

Donate to the Dagny Foundation! Please visit http://www.loveoutloudgiving.org/ Secure your ticket to my Live Out Loud Live Event 2022! https://bit.ly/lolliveevent22 Join my Ignite Membership!! https://bit.ly/ignitelol22 APPLY NOW to work with me! https://bit.ly/LOLApply thefaithfreebie.com Join Brooke’s mental wellness team: https://bit.ly/MyAmare Follow Brooke on Social Media  www.brookethomas.com www.facebook.com/LiveOutLoudwithBrooke www.instagram.com/liveoutloudbrooke Elizabeth Benton’s daughter, Dagny, was born on March 6th, 2020. On March 20th, Dagny passed away. Listen in as Elizabeth shares the unimaginable experience of losing a child and explains how you can support families navigating infant crisis and loss by participating in The 2nd Annual Dagny Foundation 5K run or walk! In this episode, you’ll learn about… [0:31] Love Out Loud’s partnership with the Dagny Foundation [2:24] Elizabeth’s story of losing her daughter when she was just 2 weeks old [5:00] Experiencing infant loss without support in March 2020 [7:49] What inspired Elizabeth to start The Dagny Foundation 5K to help families navigating infant crisis and infant loss [9:30] What we can do to provide the emotional and financial support families need to heal from infant crisis and loss [12:18] Brooke’s CTA to organize a Dagny 5K wherever you are in the world [14:02] Why people don’t share stories of infant loss and how that impacts our communities [16:08] What Kari Jobe’s ‘The Blessing’ means to Elizabeth [17:31] How Ephesians 3:20 is playing out in Elizabeth’s life now Show Notes After an unremarkable, healthy pregnancy, Elizabeth Benton had her daughter, Dagny, on March 6th, 2020. Two weeks later, she was in an ambulance, rushing her baby girl to the hospital in Boston. And on March 20th, Dagny passed away. How did Elizabeth survive the unimaginable trauma of losing a child—amid a global pandemic? And what is she doing now to support other families navigating infant crisis and loss? On this episode of The Live Out Loud Show, Elizabeth joins me to share Dagny’s story and describe what inspired her to start The Dagny Foundation 5K, an annual run and walk to support families dealing with the death of an infant child. Elizabeth explains why people are hesitant to share their stories of infant crisis and loss, exploring what we can do to provide the emotional and financial support these families need to heal. Listen in for insight around Love Out Loud’s partnership with The Dagny Foundation and learn how to impact families like Elizabeth’s by organizing a 5K wherever YOU are in the world! Connect With Elizabeth Primal Potential Primal Potential on Instagram Primal Potential Podcast The Dagny Foundation 5K Resources The Live Out Loud Tribe on Facebook Ephesians 3:20 ‘The Blessing’ by Kari Jobe