Our friend group is planning baby showers and gender reveals for everyone except me because they know I've had three miscarriages, but their careful kindness feels like exile and I want to celebrate with them but don't know how to say I can handle their joy even while I'm grieving.
More people experience this than they realize.
Well-meaning protection has created isolation, leaving someone outside the very community they need while processing their own loss.
“Where Are You with Birth and the birth experience?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.