TWGGE Minis E6 | Guilt and Shame
In this episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, hosts Bex Gunn & Laura Buckingham talk about guilt and shame around baby loss and miscarriage. They discuss feeling ashamed of their bodies and feeling like they have let themselves and their partners down. Laura talks about feeling embarrassed telling people about her miscarriages. They talk about feeling guilty when getting pregnant again after loss and feeling like they are replacing the lost baby. Bex shares how her mother's words helped her change her perspective on her body after loss. They also talk about the difficult emotions around loss that are often not discussed and how opening up can help alleviate shame. In this episode you will hear: How feelings of shame and embarrassment can appear after miscarriage Ways you may internalise blame after losing a baby The assumptions made about fertility and womanhood How to deal with feelings of guilt and shame The Warriorship is a membership to help you navigate life after baby loss. It covers every stage of the recovery pathway, and provides support, advice, and a range of emotional tools to help you through this difficult time. This is more than a support group. For more information and to join The Warriorship go to: https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/ The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices