Welcome to Supporting Baby Loss – A Training and Resource for Therapists! 

I’m delighted you’re here. 

When I lost my twins in the second trimester, I so desperately wished I had a me. With the pregnancy unit closed over the weekend, my only option would have been to go to A&E, labour in bright light and cold settings, possibly with medical professionals recommending surgical procedures. I was so incredibly fortunate to have had the ability to choose differently. 

What could have been a lonely and overwhelming experience, ended up being a sad day full of warmth, comfort, connection, and empowerment. I laboured at home and birthed my babies in their own time.

As heart-breaking as that experience was, it wasn’t traumatic. 

Having had the training and experience that I did, I was able to navigate my miscarriage safely and lovingly. I had hands squeezing my hips, herbal remedies, friends dropping round food, cat snuggles and the cozyness of my warm duvet on a cold winter day.
My babies were named, they were buried, they were mourned by my community. I was able to cultivate trust and loving kindness towards my body… and most importantly my self. 

This experience stands in such a stark contrast to what I hear from clients. Whether it’s hopsital providers coercing them into having procedures or taking medication, a lack of preparation for what is about to happen and what they’re about to see, helplessness and fear in partners and family, or loneliness in the aftermath because baby loss remains taboo in society… the opportunities for rupture and trauma are complex. 

And even though I managed well and I managed by myself, there are just way too few people tending the intersection of birth and death. These two thresholds seem so compartmentalised in our culture, when in reality they are much more closely interwoven than we acknowledge. 

I hope that this course will change that. 

While we allocate and certify about 15 hours in total for CPD points, the opportunity for ongoing learning is much vaster than that. What IS included in these hours are the following elements:

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
An opportunity to contemplate your own stories and experiences, and to process these big topics on a more personal scale.

LIVE TRAINING DAY 
A day full of learning and connection with a group of peers who share a passion for supporting clients where birth and death meet. 

ONLINE RESOURCES
Videos, exercises, and recommended reading to deepen your learning at your own pace and to dive deeper into aspects of the training that you enjoyed most. 

FINAL CHECK IN
A moment of reflection and self-evaluation to celebrate your accomplishments. 

I’m looking forward to meeting and support you through it all. 
With Love, 
Patricia