157. Honoring Your Baby + Navigating Milestones After Stillbirth with Meagan Gonzalez

The Joyful Mourning - A Podcast for Women Who Have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss

Listen in as I talk with Meagan Gonzalez about her son Levi, who was born still at 27 weeks. Meagan shares with me about her journey navigating milestones after losing her son, the challenges that she experienced in facing days like his due date which also happens to be her birthday, how she practically spends the bigger milestone days like his birthday and what it looks like in her life to honor him in the everyday. This conversation is honest and hopeful and will remind you that honoring your baby’s life doesn’t have to be an elaborate event, it can be simple and private and still be wonderfully intentional and meaningful.

If you are looking for practical help navigating milestones, I have two things that will help:

1. The Joyful Mourning Community – come join our free online community and find hundreds of other women who understand this journey because they are on it too. And they have the best, most creative ideas for celebrating and for honoring their babies. Come join us and find a space where you can ask questions and get practical answers to your questions from women who know and understand. To join this free community head to themorning.com/community
2. We created a Milestones Workbook that you can download for free. The workbook includes a list of ideas for celebrating or honoring your baby, letter prompts for journaling on those special or difficult days, and so much more. And since we all have different days that feel special or important or difficult to navigate, this workbook can be used over and over again for any milestone that is important to you. To download that workbook, head to themorning.com/milestones

THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO KOHEN ALLEN FRANTZ

Today’s podcast is sponsored by the Frantz family in memory of their grandson Kohen Allen Frantz.

In loving memory of our Kohen Allen Frantz, Kohen was stillborn on April 6, 2021. His life verse is 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. We love you, Kohen. We look forward to the day we are reunited in heaven. Love, Poppa and Grammy

A special thank you to the Frantz family for sponsoring this episode. We celebrate Kohen and we remember him with you.

QUESTIONS WE DISCUSS IN NO.157

1. Tell me how you navigated Levi's due date, also your birthday? How do you treat that day now?
2. Would you share with us some of the ways that you honor Levi?
3. To the mom that doesn’t know where to start in regards to celebrating and honoring her baby, what would you say to her?
4. What surprised you on this journey specifically in regards to navigating milestones and important days?
5. What has been the biggest challenge you faced in celebrating or honoring Levi or just navigating milestones in general?
6. What has it looked like for you to involve your living children in celebrating and honoring Levi?
7. What advice would you give a grieving mom about what to expect in regards to due dates or birthdays or other important dates?

FREE ONLINE COMMUNITYYou are not alone. Find help and hope in navigating your new normal in our free online community. Come join us and meet hundreds of women who can provide the unique support that a grieving mom needs. I can't wait to see you there. www.themorning.com/community

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