How To Love a Grieving Friend After Baby Loss | Episode 097 with Whitney & Nicole (part 02)

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Episode 97

We have been working our way through a series of episodes that honestly discuss the realities of friendship amidst loss and grief. This episode is part 2 of a special 2 part episode where I interview best friends Whitney & Nicole. If you missed part 1 skip back one episode because in this episode we will be picking up right where we left off.

Whitney & Nicole’s story of friendship is unique and powerful. And in this second part of the interview we talk about the biggest challenges that friendships after loss might experience, they share past hurts from friends and family and how they are processing that now a few years later. We talk about the ways they each felt the most loved after their individual losses and how friendships change, ultimately because we as a grieving mom have changed and how that’s ok.

What they share in this episode is honest and tender and I think you will find their thoughts about friendship after loss incredibly relatable and helpful.

And like I said, this is part 2 of a 2 part series -- I wanted to give space for each of these women’s stories to be shared so this interview has been broken into two parts. We will be jumping right into the conversation where we left off last week so if you missed Part 1, episode 96 make sure to go listen to that episode!

I am forever grateful for these two women and the friendship they represent. I pray it encourages you to step into the messiness of friendship after loss as it reminds you that it is absolutely worth it.

QUESTIONS WE ANSWER (OR TRY TO ANSWER) DURING THIS EPISODE

Where did this special friendship begin?
What did your friendship look like in the midst of grief?
What do you think the biggest challenge is in regards to friendship when one friend is grieving?
What would you say to a grieving mom who is feeling lonely and isolated and feeling forgotten by her friends?
What role does the grieving mom play in pursuing friendship?
What was the most meaningful thing done for you that brought healing or joy or hope?
What do you wish others knew about friendship after baby loss?
How has your friendship impacted your journey to healing?

Meet whitney & nicole

Hi I’m Whitney.

I’m a digital marketing and technology consultant, and founder of The Pink Zebra Club. I have 3 children who I love fiercely: a spunky toddler at home, and two beautiful children in heaven. When my first daughter Olivia was born with a severe and life-limiting neuromuscular disease, I began speaking openly online about my family’s journey with undiagnosed rare disease, child loss, and living through grief. Since then, I have walked though pregnancy after loss, parenting after loss, and loss after loss (if that's a term!) when my son Rory died from the same disease in 2019.

Through her honest conversations online, and the work of The Pink Zebra Club, I hope to provide practical support and hope to other grieving parents.

You can get involved with The Pink Zebra Club here, and learn more about Whitney by following along via Instagram: @whitneyprior

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