Episode Summary

Today’s topic is very close to our hearts, and we know to yours too.

Pregnancy loss is a process that also includes grieving and mourning. Dr. Ali mentions that she
considers loss even after a chemical pregnancy. The shame society has placed upon
miscarriage is wrong and awful; this topic must be discussed with male or same-sex partners
since they physically don’t feel any changes. We will have to educate people on approaching
pregnancy loss and miscarriages most of the time. We have to become more vocal about this
topic so its stigma can end.

Healing is not linear, and you should allow yourself to feel every stage of the process.

About our Hosts:

Kristyn Hodgdon
Co-Founder & Chief Community Officer at Rescripted; former Founder & CEO of The Fertility
Tribe. Fierce infertility advocate and mother of IVF twins. Writer, editor, and a voracious reader.

Dr. Alice Domar

Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the field of mind/body medicine. She conducts ongoing
ground-breaking research that focuses on the relationship between stress and various medical
conditions and the impact of lifestyle habits on mental and physical health.
Dr. Domar received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Albert Einstein College of
Medicine/Ferkauf School of Professional Psychology of Yeshiva University. Her post-doctoral
training was at Beth Israel Hospital, Deaconess Hospital, and Children’s Hospital, all in Boston.

She is currently the Executive Director of the Domar Centers for Mind/Body Health and the
Director of Mind/Body Services at Boston IVF. She is an associate professor at Harvard Medical
School and a senior staff psychologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Key Takeaways
● Chemical pregnancy loss does not invalidate your grief feelings.
● You either are pregnant or not; there’s no “a little bit pregnant.”
● Healing is not linear.
● Keeping silent about miscarriage is taking you away from the support of your friends and
family.
● Pregnancy loss is something felt physically by female bodies; sometimes partners may
not be affected by it.
● The more we talk about pregnancy loss and miscarriages, the more we end its stigma.

Resources
● Follow Kristyn Hodgdon on LinkedIn.
● Discover more about Rescripted.
● Learn more about Dr. Alice Domar.
● Find more information about the Ferticalm app.
● Visit the ASRM website if you need to join their mental health support group.