Pause to Remember: Providers Sharing Loss Stories
Pause to Remember is a podcast and community where healthcare providers share their grief journeys after pregnancy and infant loss. By normalizing difficult conversations, providers openly share their unique experiences and offer resources to preserve their careers, relationships, and well-being while honoring the memory of their baby.
Episodes
36 episodes
36. Reiki for Grief and Holistic Healthcare with Kristin Krebs, CRNA
Discover how Reiki, an ancient energy healing technique, can support those navigating the overwhelming emotions of grief following pregnancy and infant loss. Join the conversation as Kristin Krebs, BSN, MSN, CRNA, APHN-BC, a nurse anes...
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35. Compassionate Guidance: Navigating TFMR & Grief With Mandy Wannarka, LICSW
Host Amy Pelkey speaks with Mandy Wannarka, LICSW, PMH-C, RYT-200, a therapist specializing in supporting mothers and couples through the difficult journey of pregnancy and infant ...
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34. Support in Scrubs: Navigating Divorce and Loss as Healthcare Providers with Kelly Powers, CRNA & Divorce Coach
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44:46
33. Grief & Faith: Insights from Rev. Daryl Lavway
Reverend Daryl Lavway engages in a meaningful conversation with host Amy Pelkey, CRNA. Leveraging his extensive ministry experience and role as a chaplain in a Level 1, academic, medical center, D...
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32. Navigating Burnout with Dr. Errin Weisman, DO
Dr. Errin Weisman is a burnout coach, mentor, speaker, podcaster, and friend. She shares her experience with burnout that began in medical school and escalated during her residency and early years ...
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31. Meditation for Compassion and Love in the Midst of Grief
Two experiences can co-exist. Create space to tend to your experiences and the feelings that arise along the way while cultivating self-compassion and love. This meditation is about 5 minutes long.P...
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5:15
30. Katie Cooper, CRNA - Egg Donation, Fertility Treatments, and More
Katie Cooper, MS, CRNA, APRN has a unique perspective on fertility care. Not only did she donate her eggs to a family in her 20s, she now specializes in fertility anesthesia.Listen to our conversation as we cover:
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29. Chelsey Herzig, CRNA - The impact of loss on her career and marriage
Chelsey Herzig, CRNA works in a critical access hospital in Minnesota. She talks about her daughter, Brynn, and the impact losing her has made in her life including her career and marriage.Some of the things discussed inclu...
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28. Meditation for the Parking Lot or Doctor's Office (~8 min)
MNDFL Rx (Mindful Prescription) A 4-week mindfulness based grief course for healthcare provider...
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8:37
27. Bailey Dykema, CRNA - Infertility, Miscarriage, Stress, & Self-Care
Bailey Dykema, CRNA works in Minnesota at a critical access hospital. She has been on a four year infertility journey (IUI and IVF) and experienced a miscarriage in November 2022.Bailey shares her experiences with:<...
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26. Meditation for Beginners
MNDFL Rx (Mindful Prescription) A 4-week mindfulness based grief course for healthcare provid...
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5:32
25. Grieving Children with Sara Asch
Sara Asch, from The Center for Grieving Children, in Portland, Maine, works closely with families, volunteers, and the communi...
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35:57
24. Chronic Pain After Pregnancy and Infant Loss with Macy Guisto, DPT
Macy Guisto, DPT talks about chronic pain after pregnancy and infant loss.In this episode she talks about:Risk factors - emotional overload, traumaPa...
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37:27
23. Sex After Pregnancy Loss with David Allsop, MS, CFLE, CNP
David Allsop, MS, CFLE, CNP is completing his PhD in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie Universit...
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34:00
22. Stronger Together
ResourcesFacebook Group-Grief Support Group for Healthcare Providers after preg...
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6:57
21. What to Do For Someone Who Has Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss
Three goals are outlined to create a guide for you. With these goals, suggestions are made for what you can do or buy to help alleviate feelings of isolation, support day-to-day responsibilities at home, and offer comfort.T...
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20. What to Say to Someone Who Has Lost a Baby
This episode is for all the support people who care about a family member, friend, neighbor, or co-worker who is grieving after a pregnancy or infant loss.A comprehensive list of what not to say is reviewed with examples. &n...
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12:46
19. Meditation for a scattered mind or distracting emotions
Mindfulness PracticeDo you ever feel like your mind is scattered or you're distracted by your emotions?
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7:58
18. Tyra Abdalla, DPT talks about incontinence, painful sex, and more after loss
Dr. Tyra Abdalla, DPT specializes in pelvic health. In detail, Tyra talks about:signs and symptoms of pelvic dy...
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29:33
17. Brenda Behan, LSW Talks About Losing Tucker and MS While Pregnant
Brenda Behan, LSW, learned there was something wrong with her son, Tucker, when a cystic hygroma was detected at her first ultrasound appointment.At that time, she was experiencing numbness on the right side of her body. So...
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16. Social Media Break When Grieving
In this episode, Amy Pelkey talks about taking a break from digital break.She shares some thoughts from Cal Newport's book,
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16:48
15. Virtual EMDR For Grief After Pregnancy or Infant Loss
Do you feel like there is a sea of options to help you with your grief but sifting through the resources feels like a time consuming task?Why don't you take a listen to this episode focused on
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14. 7-Benefits of Yoga for Grief Support
In this episode, learn about some of the benefits yoga can have and what you may learn when practicing yoga.
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13:38
13. Financial strain, planning, & pivoting to Locums with Adam Kearns, CRC
Are you struggling with money after your pregnancy or infant loss? Maybe you are brainstorming ideas to pay for the care of a fertility specialist.Are you taking time off or cutting back your hours?Maybe you are curi...
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