Niti Nadarajah - Compassionate Silence

THE ARENA - Living a Courageous Life

Niti Nadarajah is a sister, daughter, and Senior Counsel at Philip Morris in Australia. She worked as a lawyer in private practice in Australia and the UK before moving in-house to Philip Morris.

She is the mother of four babies. She has a 7-year old daughter and a 2-year old son. Between their births she experienced the anticipatory joy of pregnancy and the very private devastation of miscarrying two babies.

She had a thriving career, and she and her husband wanted to start a family. They were blessed with a daughter. Looking back, she felt that she may have had a bit of post-partum. A few years later, she was pregnant with their second child. She shared with her family and daughter, who was 3 at the time, that she was going to have a baby brother or sister.

Then she went for her 8-week ultrasound scan. The look on her doctor’s face told her something was wrong.

They had to wait another 8 or 9 months before trying again. She became pregnant though with much more trepidation. She was closely monitored. And then another missed miscarriage. And she was swept in the ocean of grief once more.

She decided to try one last time. And her son was born. Their miracle, their rainbow baby.

After a long period of very private grief and silence about what she went through, she is now sharing her story knowing that there are so many women and families that suffer in silence. The shame, the guilt, the excruciating pain that they try to keep to themselves. Niti hopes to help others by sharing her story.

Timestamps:

[03:43] Intro Niti Nadarajah

[06:01] Niti growing up

[10:18] First pregnancy

[16:33] Second pregnancy

[22:19] Silent grief

[24:55] Shared experiences

[26:47] Marriage impact

[30:58] Third pregnancy

[33:46] How can you help a person in grief?

[38:22] What event...

[39:54] What does living a courageous...

[42:29] Legacy?

[43:08 ] Visible version of Niti

[45:03] Last day?

[45:28] 5 minute conversation?

[47:27] What would you ask?

[48:58] Compassionate silence

[50:36] Anything else?

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