Hope & Healing When A Motherhood Journey Ends in Loss, Adoption Loss & Parenting After Loss | Episode 149 with Jenni Hunt [Part 01]
Episode 149
This is part 1 of a 2 part interview with Jenni Hunt. Jenni is a mom to 4 teenage boys whose motherhood journey is unique and complex – like many of ours. While her family looks complete with 4 healthy beautiful boys, what you can’t see is the losses that she has endured. Today she will share with us her unique motherhood journey, how she endured a second trimester loss, experienced two adoption losses as well as recurring miscarriages. Jenni shares what healing has been like for her as well as what it has looked like for her to process her motherhood journey that ended with so many losses. We also discuss what it looked like for her to parent her living sons amidst such heartache and loss. We end our time today with Jenni sharing with us what led her to become a bereavement doula – a beautiful and tender story that I guarantee will touch your heart. I am so grateful for Jenni’s tenderness and empathy and profound wisdom she shares in this episode.
Next week in part 2 Jenni will share more about her work as a Bereavement Doula, what is a bereavement doula, helpful ways to prepare for birth if you are currently experiencing loss or for a pregnancy after loss, her thoughts about how to go about finding a medical provider that cares for you, and so much more. Make sure to tune in next week for part 2. But for today, get to know Jenni and her story – I promise it will bless you.
QUESTIONS we discuss IN EPISODE 149
How have you processed your motherhood journey with it ending in so many losses? What has it looked like to pursue healing from the various types of complex losses?
What did it look like to continue to parent your living children in the midst of such devastating heartache and loss?
What do you wish other people understood about adoption loss?
What did it look like for you to make the decision to call your family complete?
What made you want to become a bereavement doula?
Meet Jenni
I am a child of God, wife, and mom of 4 teenage boys. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services and am a certified Birth and Bereavement Doula. My time is a mix of homeschooling my youngest sons, working part time as a Client Services Coordinator at a local pregnancy support center, and supporting families facing miscarriage, stillbirth or an adverse prenatal diagnosis as a Birth and Bereavement Doula under the business name Carried Close Doula Services LLC.
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