I Was Supposed To Have A Baby

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132. Perinatal Grief in the LGBTQ+ Community with Shira Collings

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Shira Collings joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

  • her personal experience with recurrent pregnancy loss (4 heartbreaking losses)

  • how navigating grief is hard enough after a loss, as most people don’t truly understand what a grieving person needs

  • the added layers of being part of the queer community, which brings up other ways that people can feel isolated and alone

  • needing to find supports that are LGBTQ+ affirming and grief knowledgeable (almost a unicorn!)

  • the guilt and shame they carry (thinking the loss is their fault because of their lifestyle choices)

  • the judgement they might face from people about family building

More about Shira:

Shira Collings, MS, NCC, LPC (she/they) is a psychotherapist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She primarily specializes in eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image, and is especially passionate about providing LGBTQ+-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, and fat-affirming eating disorder care. Shira’s personal experience with pregnancy loss sparked their passion for supporting those who are struggling to build their families as well.

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