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Sisters in Loss: Miscarriage, Infant Loss, and Infertility Stories

Sisters in Loss: Miscarriage, Infant Loss, and Infertility Stories

By: Erica M. Freeman
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Sisters in Loss podcast spotlights faith filled black women who share their grief and loss stories and testimonies. Black women experience miscarriage and stillbirth four times more than white women according to the NIH and CDC. Whether you have experienced a miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, are trying to conceive or have an infertility diagnosis, you will learn about resources and strategies to heal, gain clarity, peace, hope, and find an empowering path forward after loss. Join Erica M. Freeman weekly as she interviews Sisters in Loss who have healed from such a painful and traumatic experience by sharing their testimonies to inspire and help others to turn their pain into their purpose.Sisters in Loss, LLC Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
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  • 403 - Turning Child Loss into Sunsets with Ariane Oyere
    Sep 3 2025

    Motherhood is what today’s guest calls a “Rites of Passage” to the best hoods on Mother Earth. Ariane Oyere is a wife and mother of 7. She experience the lost of her 3rd born at 9 years old and then two miscarriages after his Sunset. Her babies she refers to as the Summer Solstice.

    In this episode, Oyere takes us back to her greatest obstacles in losing her Sunsets. She reframes child loss and miscarriage into sunset experiences. We also discuss lactation through bereavement and other spiritual modalities for healing. This episode is for you to listen to if you have experienced a miscarriage or loss and want to learn how to reframe your thinking into naming them sunset experiences.

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    47 mins
  • 402 - Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) with Hadeer El Hindawi
    Aug 27 2025

    Have you heard of the term Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)?

    Termination for Medical Reasons, or TFMR, is when a pregnancy is terminated due to a chromosomal, genetic or structural fetal abnormality, or where continuing the pregnancy would risk the health or life of the mother.

    Today’s guest was able to conceive her first child naturally and had a healthy pregnancy and delivery. The journey to baby number two has been full of loss and heartbreak. Hadeer El Hindawi had 4 consecutive losses including a miscarriage, TFMR, another miscarriage, and a stillborn full term baby. The last pregnancy was a frozen embryo transfer via IVF after being diagnosed with low ovarian reserve and her partner has high DNA fragmentation.

    In this episode, we discuss how she has coped and grieved with secondary infertility and these consecutive losses, how she has hope, and how she is moving forward in spite of her current circumstances.

    Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here

    Living Water Doula Services

    Book Recommendations and Links Below

    You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations

    You can follow Sisters in Loss on Social

    Join our Black Moms in Loss Online Weekly Grief Support Group

    Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community

    Sisters in Loss TV Youtube Channel

    Sisters in Loss Instagram

    Sisters in Loss Facebook

    Sisters in Loss Twitter

    You can follow Erica on Social

    Erica’s Website

    Erica’s Instagram

    Erica’s Facebook

    Erica’s Twitter

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    41 mins
  • 401 - Miscarriage Survivor and the Power of Healing with Simbi Animashaun
    Aug 20 2025

    After having suffered multiple miscarriages for two years due to Fibroids, today’s guess used her faith and determination to heal from her losses and continue her journey to becoming a mother. Simbi Animashaun was determined to become a mother after her miscarriages and went onto have three children who are her rainbow babies. In today’s episode Simbi shares her struggles with pregnancy loss, being a miscarriage survivor, and how she leaned on God for understanding.

    This episode is for you to listen to if you have experienced fibroids, infertility, and painful periods and how to achieve health and wellness on your journey to motherhood.

    Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here

    Living Water Doula Services

    Book Recommendations and Links Below

    You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations

    You can follow Sisters in Loss on Social

    Join our Black Moms in Loss Online Weekly Grief Support Group

    Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community

    Sisters in Loss TV Youtube Channel

    Sisters in Loss Instagram

    Sisters in Loss Facebook

    Sisters in Loss Twitter

    You can follow Erica on Social

    Erica’s Website

    Erica’s Instagram

    Erica’s Facebook

    Erica’s Twitter

    Show More Show Less
    41 mins
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