S2.2 / EP17: Miscarriage triggers

S2.1 / EP16: Food and Miscarriage

Exploring food, nutrition and miscarriage. Featuring Dietitian and nutritionist's Anita Beckwith and Ruth Harvey and Kate Marsh, Midwifery manager at Tommy’s.

With expert advice and a free downloadable PDF called: Eat Well - Nutrition guide to support recovery from pregnancy and baby loss.

• Featured music by Zapsplat.com
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

For some, there may be triggers. Click here for help and support

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod.

Welcome to Series Two

Here’s what to expect as I, Rachael Smith, continue to explore the usually silent world of miscarriage and decide whether I want to try again for a baby following multiple miscarriages.

I’ll be sharing stories and experiences in the hope that together we can break the silence of miscarriage a little.

• The music is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

There’s links to help available on  www.tryingagainpodcast.com.

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod.

EP15: Toll of miscarriage

Updates from series one as UK charity Tommy’s publishes a new study highlighting the profound impact of miscarriage.

The study, published in The Lancet, urges the UK Government to “overhaul a system that currently denies many families the help they need”.

Featuring clips from Professor Arri Coomarasamy and Professor Siobhan Quenby from the Tommy’s Miscarriage Research centre.

The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

There’s links to help available on  www.tryingagainpodcast.com.

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod.

EP14: Trying Again Podcast reflection (S1)

In this episode I reflect on the series so-far and I take a pause on weekly podcasts ahead of series two.

Featuring clips from some of my guests in the series so far:

• Ruth Bender-Atik, Director of The Miscarriage Association;
• Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues;
• Christine McDonough from Infertility Illustrated;
• Mike;
• Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife;
• Erica M. McAfee from Sisters in Loss podcast;
• Ross;
• ‘Anjali Patel’;
• Simon from @The_Faulty_Father;
• Ashley;
• Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the  Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research;
• Julia Bueno, Therapist and author of the book The Brink Of Being;
• Professor Siobhan Quenby, Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research;
• Kate Marsh; Midwifery manager at Tommy's;

and a clip from the audio drama EP02 The story so far… (a story of miscarriage) featuring Emily Jane Brooks.

For some, there may be triggers. There’s links to help available and to a listener survey on www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Music is by Joe Chris
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

EP13: Guided meditation for miscarriage

This is a special guided meditation by Vicki Renz from Oh My Mamma Body.

With relaxing music; guided visualisations and affirmations of positivity for women following miscarriage.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available and to more guided meditation on www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Theme music is by Joe Chris.
• Featured music: purple-planet.com

Presented by Vicki Renz. Produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

Featured in Podcast Wellness Week by Podbean.

EP12: Mental health support and miscarriage

EP11: Couples and miscarriage

Looking at miscarriage from the couple’s perspective.

Featuring Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (01:14) and sharing stories from: Justin and Ashley (07:33), Mike and Ellie (23:25), ‘Anjali Patel’ (31:32) and Katie and Ross (34:57).

The episode features a clip from the Channel 5 documentary Miscarriage: Our Story with thoughts from Mother Pukka’s Anna Whitehouse and Matt Farquharson (05:13).

Thanks to the Miscarriage Association and Tommy’s for their support with this episode.

For some, there may be triggers including a pregnancy announcement. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran
• Miscarriage: Our Story aired on Channel 5 on the 15 October 2020 and was an ITV Studios production for Channel 5. At the time of release for this episode, the documentary is available on Channel 5’s streaming service, My5.tv

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

EP10: Men and miscarriage

Lee explores how miscarriage affects men. Sharing stories of a father’s loss.

Featuring Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (01:31) and sharing stories from Mike, who has experienced multiple miscarriages and went to Tommy’s for clinical trials (03:40) and Simon from @The_Faulty_Father, who discusses what it was like to go through a miscarriage during lockdown (19:50).

There may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Thanks to Tommy’s for their support with this episode.

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted by Lee and Rachael.

Produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.