This week I’m talking to Allison McDonald Ace, a writer and co-founder of The 16 Percent. In this episode, Allison shares the story of losing her baby at 19 weeks, her journey to healing and how she copes with her period after trauma.
CW: miscarriage, pregnancy loss, birth trauma
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What we discussed:
- Allison’s pregnancy loss at 19 weeks
- The terminology we use around miscarriage and pregnancy loss
- Getting your period after trauma
- How Allison has used this experience to connect with her period
- How surgery can literally sever the mind/body connection
- Using therapeutic writing to process trauma
- How the 16 Percent came to be
Connect with Allison:
Website
Instagram
The 16 Percent
The 16 Percent Instagram
Through, Not Around: Stories of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Samantha Zipporah’s Holistic Healing After Miscarriage
Samantha Zipporah on Heavy Flow
EMDR therapy
Olivia Scobie on Heavy Flow
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Produced by: TK Matunda
Music credit: Julia and Bradley of Home Studios
Graphic Design: Rachel Laird
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