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Life After the Hardest Goodbye

Gina Gonzalez 12 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

Hosted by Gina Gonzalez, a licensed mental health professional and PsyD who has personally experienced loss, this podcast explores life after the death of a baby. Each episode is framed as an invitation to a candid, judgment-free conversation about pregnancy and infant loss, a topic rarely discussed openly. Gina draws on both her lived experience and her clinical expertise to examine the unexpected emotions and challenges that follow such a loss. The show aims to empower resilience, deepen understanding, and improve support for the perinatal loss community.

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13 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Part 2 Oct 14, 2026 684 Send us Fan MailA single candle can connect grieving families across the planet and it starts with one hour. We’re in the second week of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I’m sharing what this month is really here for: remembering our babies who were gone too soon, making space for honest grief, and reminding bereaved parents they are not alone in a journey that can feel painfully iso

12 Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month 2026 part 1 Oct 7, 2026 762 Send us Fan MailSilence can linger for decades, even after a national awareness month exists, and that’s exactly why October is especially important for all of us. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month was designated back in 1988, yet parents navigating miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss still run into stigma and shame. I’m naming that reality out loud, and I’m also naming what can chang

11 I Opened TikTok And Found Loss and Joy Sep 30, 2026 955 Send us Fan MailTikTok surprised me and not in the way I expected. I went looking for community around pregnancy and infant loss, and within a few minutes I felt the full swing of grief: proud of the vulnerability and advocacy I saw, then suddenly in tears, even though I started out hoping for something uplifting. That emotional whiplash is real.We talk about what’s helpful about online support gr

10 There Is No Universal Way To Handle Baby Items Sep 23, 2026 714 Send us Fan MailThe quietest grief decisions are often the heaviest: what do you do with the diapers, the crib, the stroller, and the baby shower gifts when you come home without a baby? I’m Gina Gonzalez, and I’m opening up an honest conversation many of us get left to figure out alone, the emotional and practical reality of baby items after pregnancy loss.I walk through how my choices changed ov

09 How Two Songs Helped Me Find Light Again Sep 16, 2026 1050 Send us Fan MailA song can be background noise for years, and then one day it becomes a mirror. I’m Gina Gonzalez, and I’m sharing how music opened a new awareness for me after the loss of our son, especially during seasons when life keeps moving but you feel like you’re only surviving. Sometimes the smallest details become a gateway back into the richness of living, and for me, that gateway was l

08 We Stop Treating Our Pain Like A Problem To Fix Sep 9, 2026 3204 Send us Fan MailYou can “keep going” and still be shattered inside. That’s the tension Shruti Tarebi names with heartbreaking clarity as she shares what it’s like to live through perinatal loss, return to work before you’re ready, and carry grief quietly while parenting your living children. Shruti is a former IT professional turned transformation coach, and she speaks as both a bereaved mother an

07 Secondary Losses Keep Grief Alive Longer Sep 2, 2026 1422 Send us Fan MailGrief after pregnancy or infant loss isn’t only about the day everything changed. It’s also the quiet, repeated losses that follow you into regular life: the milestones you never get to see, the identity shift that hits when you don’t have a living child to parent day to day, and the gut-punch reminders that show up on birthdays, holidays, and even back-to-school photo season.We ta

06 How To Respond When Someone Asks If You Have Kids After Losing A Baby Aug 26, 2026 652 Send us Fan Mail“Do you have children?” can be a casual question for most people, but after pregnancy or infant loss, it can hit like a wave. Today's episode makes space for the reality that these questions can impact us, and that many of us were never given advance notice of this potential emotional trigger.We can walk through how to decide what to say in the moment by looking at a few groun

05 You Can Grieve And Rebuild On The Same Day Aug 19, 2026 1021 Send us Fan MailI’m Gina Gonzalez, and I’m walking you through the dual process model of coping, a grief framework that finally put words to what my own journey after stillbirth has looked like over the years. We will discuss some specific examples of loss-oriented and restoration-oriented coping strategies.From memorial rituals like wind chimes, butterfly plants, and meaningful symbols to counse

04 Two Ways We Cope With Loss And How To Balance Them Aug 12, 2026 873 Send us Fan MailGrief can feel heavy enough on its own, then life keeps demanding that you function like nothing happened. I’m Gina Gonzalez, and I’m introducing a practical grief framework to guide your healing journey: The Dual Process Model of Coping. According to this model, there are two modes of coping: loss-oriented coping and restoration-oriented coping. Loss-oriented coping is the part of

03 Healthy Coping Starts With What You Can Control Aug 5, 2026 1173 Send us Fan MailComing home without your baby can take your breath away, and sometimes the first thing you notice isn’t tears, it’s numbness. I talk through why that shutdown can be protective, what it might be telling you, and how self-care and self-compassion become essential parts of perinatal bereavement, whether your loss was recent or years ago. If you’ve ever wondered why you feel detached,

02 Grief Does Not Follow A Straight Line Jul 29, 2026 915 Send us Fan MailGrief after pregnancy loss or infant loss can feel like you’re carrying a life-altering truth in a world that wants you to stay quiet. We open with a clear, compassionate look at different kinds of perinatal loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, and neonatal deaths. We name something that hurts many families: comparison narratives that imply one

01 Introduction Jul 22, 2026 307 Send us Fan MailWe’re opening the door to honest, compassionate conversation about pregnancy loss, infant loss, and perinatal loss and what life can look like after the hardest goodbye.I’m Gina Gonzalez, and I’m coming to this work from multiple angles: my own experience with a stillbirth at 40 weeks and an early term miscarriage, plus my clinical background as a licensed mental health counselor w

00 Teaser Jul 18, 2026 95 Send us Fan MailComing Soon!!If you have a topic you’d like me to cover on the podcast, or if you would like to share your creative coping strategies to help our listeners, I’d love to hear from you. Please contact me by:Email- gina@moderncounselingsolutions.comFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/moderncounselingsolutionsInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/moderncounselingsolutions?utm_source=qrTi

Life After the Hardest Goodbye

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