Rebuilding Trust in Your Body After Infertility, Miscarriage, or Birth Trauma

In my counseling work, I spend a lot of time talking with clients about their relationships with their bodies, especially after infertility, miscarriage, or birth trauma. When pregnancy, birth, or postpartum don’t go as expected, people often lose not only a dream but also their sense of trust in their own body.

Many of us grow up believing that our bodies will “just work” when the time comes - that conception, pregnancy, and parenthood will unfold easily. But when loss or complications occur, it can leave people wondering: “How could my body do this to me? Am I broken?”

In this essay, I explore how reproductive loss can rupture body trust, how grief and shame intertwine in that process, and how small acts of self-compassion and hope can begin to restore it. Healing doesn’t require perfect trust - just enough hope to take the next small step.

Read the rest of this essay on Substack!

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