Oct 14, 2019
Sarah Philpott, author of Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss, joins us to discuss the difficult topic of miscarriage and stillbirth. She shares the heart behind why she wrote this book, her own journey through grieving her pregnancy losses, the struggles that many women experience in the weeks and months after, and how to support those women in practical ways.
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Check out the links below for how you can get your copy of Loved Baby, and also how to connect with Sarah Philpott.
Timestamps:
2:00 - Meet Sarah Philpott, author of Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss
4:00 - Sarah shares the Why behind writing Loved Baby.
5:55 - Pregnancy loss is an “invisible grief.”
8:15 - There is one question we should stop asking couples.
9:15 - What are the causes of miscarriage? How much responsibility do women bear for their miscarriages?
13:12 - What led Sarah to start sharing her story.
14:55 - What are practical ways that women can care for themselves when they experience a pregnancy loss?
16:40 - What are some examples of how women can grieve?
18:50 - How to show support and love for women who have experienced loss.
23:11 - What not to say to a woman who has experienced a loss.
26:15 - Sometimes the reaction to pregnancy loss is anger towards God. How can Christians sort through those feelings? What is the right response?
29:18 - How should we talk to children about a pregnancy loss in the family?
32:28 - What has the response been to Loved Baby?
34:30 - Instructions for book giveaway. Subscribe, leave a review, and comment on our FB post.
35:24 - How to connect with Sarah Philpott.
Links Mentioned:
Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss
Sarah’s Philpott’s Website: allamericanmom.net
Follow Sarah on:
Instagram - @sarahlphilpott
Twitter - @sarahlphilpott