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Today\u2019s guest shares her personal story of recurrent pregnancy loss, including early miscarriage and multiple ectopic pregnancies. She shares how her mental and emotional healing journey led to the writing of a book.\nKim Hooper is the author of several novels; her latest is No Hiding in Boise, which comes out this June. She and her co-authors wrote All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding Meaning After Pregnancy Loss as a mix of personal stories plus information and awareness from the clinical side. The book covers topics like reconnecting with your partner after loss, considerations for LGBTQ couples, trying again after loss, coping and healing, and racial, cultural, and socioeconomic issues. I\u2019m thankful for Kim\u2019s willingness to share her story of multiple losses, healing, and what it was like to finally give birth to a healthy baby after her long journey.\nShow Highlights:\n\nKim\u2019s complicated journey to motherhood:\n\n1st pregnancy in 2015 ended as an ectopic that required emergency surgery\n\n2nd pregnancy was a missed miscarriage when the embryo stopped growing\n\n3rd pregnancy was a miscarriage at 17 weeks when her son\u2019s heart stopped beating\n\n4th pregnancy was another ectopic, and the doctor said it was \u201cjust bad luck\u201d\n\n5th pregnancy was totally normal and resulted in the birth of her daughter in 2017\n\nHow Kim tried to figure things out and get answers in her desperation\n\nThe mental and emotional roller coaster of recurrent losses and pregnancies\n\nHow Kim experienced anxiety, anger, and denial\n\nHow Kim found support in unexpected places\n\nHow to reconnect with your partner in the aftermath of pregnancy loss\n\nWhy most men and women don\u2019t grieve in the same ways\n\nThe statistics: couples who experience miscarriage are 22% more likely to break up than couples who haven\u2019t had a miscarriage\n\nHow Kim and her husband were able to talk about their grief and recover as a couple\n\nHow Kim personally turned to therapy and journaling to help her with the trauma\n\nThe roundabout healing journey through grief\n\nThe intensely personal aspects of grief and healing\n\nWhat Kim has learned about dealing with grief\n\nDetails about Kim\u2019s book and who it\u2019s written for\n\nResources:\nConnect with Kim:\nWebsite\nFacebook\nInstagram\nTwitter\nTurner Publishing\nCo Authors:\nDr. Huong Diep\nMeridith Resnik, LCSW