Life After Baby Loss: Returning to Work, Marriage, Faith & Mental Health [Part 02] | Episode 147 with Megan Gamboa
Episode 147
This is part 2 of a 2 part interview with Megan Gamboa. Last week in Part 1, Megan shared the story of her son Levi and the life-limiting diagnosis of Trisomy 13 she received for him, what it looked like for her to make the decision to carry him to term and how she advocated for his life with her medical team. Megan shared her unique perspective about navigating the medical system after receiving a life-limiting diagnosis as well as very practical advice about how she did this. If you have not listened to Part 1 make sure to skip back and listen before diving into Part 2.
This week in Part 2 Megan is sharing about what her experience was like returning to work as a physical therapist working in the same hospital where her son both lived and died. Her wisdom and honesty about this is going to be so helpful for you as it holds applicable ideas to what it looks like to return to that which was the old normal – whether you are returning to a workplace or not.
In this Part 2 we also discuss marriage, Megan’s faith journey and her mental and emotional health journey after loss. And one of my favorite questions that Megan answered was how her grief has changed over the last 3 years – I can’t wait for you to hear her answer and be encouraged about your own grief journey..
This episode is tender and honest and will remind you that no matter what your life after loss looks like, you are not alone.
QUESTIONS we discuss IN EPISODE 147
You work in the same hospital where you delivered your son — the same space that held his life and his death. What it was like to return to work?
What do you think are the biggest challenges a grieving mom faces in returning to work and what wisdom would you give her about navigating those challenges?
You wrote this to me in regards to your marriage: “I wish I could go back and communicate differently throughout the pregnancy. More grace. More compassion. But when you are both just trying to survive, it’s hard to truly see the other person's grief when they are stoic. He was trying to keep it together and remain strong for me which made me feel alone in the grief.” What was marriage like during your pregnancy with Levi and then after his death.
What have you learned about navigating marriage while grieving?
What did you learn about God through your son’s life and the grief that followed his death?
How has your grief changed over the last 2 years?
Meet Megan
I am:
a follower of Jesus Christ
married to Joshua Gamboa for 9 years
from Texas but moved to Kansas City to raise babies with my sister, Morgan.
Mother to Marin (5), Levi (almost 3) and Bennett (20 months)
work as physical therapist in acute care setting
lover of the raw and deep aspects of life
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