Beyond the Loss Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/beyond-the-loss Beyond the Loss is a podcast from the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre featuring honest, thoughtful conversations about grief, remembrance, and life after pregnancy and infant loss. Each episode shares personal stories from parents, professionals, and community members whose lives have been shaped by loss. Each perspective reflects on how grief evolves over time and how love for our babies continues to shape our lives. Together, we explore what it means to move forward while still carrying loss. Guests reflect on topics like parenting after loss, supporting partners and families, rituals of remembrance, community, and the quiet ways grief can resurface long after others expect it to fade. You’ll also hear from professionals who walk alongside families every day and others who bring insight into the many ways people find meaning, connection, and healing. And often, those professionals have a personal story themselves. Because this type of loss is anything but rare. This podcast was created by the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre, a Canadian charity supporting families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, SIDS, and other forms of reproductive loss. Through counselling, peer support groups, mentorship programs, comfort boxes, and community gatherings, the Centre works to ensure that no family has to navigate this kind of grief alone. Beyond the Loss exists because these stories matter. Pregnancy and infant loss are often surrounded by silence, yet so many families carry these experiences with them for a lifetime. By sharing these conversations, we hope to create space for remembrance, connection, and understanding; for bereaved families, and for anyone who wants to better support someone they love. Because grief does not disappear with time. But neither does love. © 2026 The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre cac3572b-66c3-59ad-b6ef-d096aa020058 yes en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:13 -0600 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:01:32 -0600 http://pilsc.org https://img.transistorcdn.com/D6zuRV4mzAhel8J7ErIFCBMi8Ef9LPHi9Ngn-XLPn9w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjJh/ODk4Njc3MWJhMDc0/NzIyZmYwOGRlNTZh/NTZjZi5wbmc.jpg Beyond the Loss http://pilsc.org episodic The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre Beyond the Loss is a podcast from the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre featuring honest, thoughtful conversations about grief, remembrance, and life after pregnancy and infant loss. Each episode shares personal stories from parents, professionals, and community members whose lives have been shaped by loss. Each perspective reflects on how grief evolves over time and how love for our babies continues to shape our lives. Together, we explore what it means to move forward while still carrying loss. Guests reflect on topics like parenting after loss, supporting partners and families, rituals of remembrance, community, and the quiet ways grief can resurface long after others expect it to fade. You’ll also hear from professionals who walk alongside families every day and others who bring insight into the many ways people find meaning, connection, and healing. And often, those professionals have a personal story themselves. Because this type of loss is anything but rare. This podcast was created by the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre, a Canadian charity supporting families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, SIDS, and other forms of reproductive loss. Through counselling, peer support groups, mentorship programs, comfort boxes, and community gatherings, the Centre works to ensure that no family has to navigate this kind of grief alone. Beyond the Loss exists because these stories matter. Pregnancy and infant loss are often surrounded by silence, yet so many families carry these experiences with them for a lifetime. By sharing these conversations, we hope to create space for remembrance, connection, and understanding; for bereaved families, and for anyone who wants to better support someone they love. Because grief does not disappear with time. But neither does love. Beyond the Loss is a podcast from the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre featuring honest, thoughtful conversations about grief, remembrance, and life after pregnancy and infant loss. The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre No No Community, Healing, and Finding Your Way Forward 4 4 Community, Healing, and Finding Your Way Forward full cf0fbfbc-52eb-40d6-b340-5b6f220b4ba8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6fe2375 Content note: This episode contains discussion of miscarriage, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss.

Jamie Khory shares her personal journey through multiple pregnancy losses and how those experiences reshaped her understanding of grief, healing, and community.

After first connecting with the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre as a volunteer, Jamie discovered the depth of support and belonging available to families navigating loss.

In this conversation, Jamie reflects on learning to give herself permission to grieve, the importance of community support, and how she now channels her experience into advocacy and fundraising to help ensure other families have access to the same care.

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Jamie Khory shares her personal journey through multiple pregnancy losses and how those experiences reshaped her understanding of grief, healing, and community.

After first connecting with the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre as a volunteer, Jamie discovered the depth of support and belonging available to families navigating loss.

In this conversation, Jamie reflects on learning to give herself permission to grieve, the importance of community support, and how she now channels her experience into advocacy and fundraising to help ensure other families have access to the same care.

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Jamie Khory shares her personal journey through multiple pregnancy losses and how those experiences reshaped her understanding of grief, healing, and community.

After first connecting with the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre as a volunteer, Jamie discovered the depth of support and belonging available to families navigating loss.

In this conversation, Jamie reflects on learning to give herself permission to grieve, the importance of community support, and how she now channels her experience into advocacy and fundraising to help ensure other families have access to the same care.

]]> No Ritual, Remembrance, and Saying Goodbye 3 3 Ritual, Remembrance, and Saying Goodbye full 1628b075-6e79-4d4d-820d-1eb0f4051294 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f91283a7 Content note: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss, cremation, infant death, and memorial practices.

Michael Pierson, president of Pierson’s Funeral Service and a founder of the Silent Hopes Memorial, shares his decades of experience supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss.

Michael explains why rituals and memorials can be so important in helping families process grief, particularly when losses happen early in pregnancy and may go unacknowledged by others.

He also shares the story behind the Silent Hopes Memorial program, which provides a respectful cremation and memorial space for babies lost early in pregnancy — ensuring families have a place to grieve and remember their children.

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Michael Pierson, president of Pierson’s Funeral Service and a founder of the Silent Hopes Memorial, shares his decades of experience supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss.

Michael explains why rituals and memorials can be so important in helping families process grief, particularly when losses happen early in pregnancy and may go unacknowledged by others.

He also shares the story behind the Silent Hopes Memorial program, which provides a respectful cremation and memorial space for babies lost early in pregnancy — ensuring families have a place to grieve and remember their children.

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Michael Pierson, president of Pierson’s Funeral Service and a founder of the Silent Hopes Memorial, shares his decades of experience supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss.

Michael explains why rituals and memorials can be so important in helping families process grief, particularly when losses happen early in pregnancy and may go unacknowledged by others.

He also shares the story behind the Silent Hopes Memorial program, which provides a respectful cremation and memorial space for babies lost early in pregnancy — ensuring families have a place to grieve and remember their children.

]]> No The Quiet Ways Loss Shapes a Family 2 2 The Quiet Ways Loss Shapes a Family full 7bf10195-2297-456a-b6d7-e7072cf5a2c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e5796ca6 Content note: This episode contains discussion of termination for medical reasons (TFMR), pregnancy loss, and grief.

Soraya Lakhani shares the story of her son Amaanat, who was delivered at 22 weeks after a devastating diagnosis led to a termination for medical reasons.

In this conversation, Soraya reflects on the complex realities of grieving a baby that others may not see or recognize, and the importance of being acknowledged as a parent. She speaks about the support she found through community, the ways grief evolves over time, and how she continues to honour Amanat while raising her living son.


This episode explores the quiet ways loss shapes a family, the rituals that keep memories alive, and how love and grief can exist side by side in everyday life.

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Soraya Lakhani shares the story of her son Amaanat, who was delivered at 22 weeks after a devastating diagnosis led to a termination for medical reasons.

In this conversation, Soraya reflects on the complex realities of grieving a baby that others may not see or recognize, and the importance of being acknowledged as a parent. She speaks about the support she found through community, the ways grief evolves over time, and how she continues to honour Amanat while raising her living son.


This episode explores the quiet ways loss shapes a family, the rituals that keep memories alive, and how love and grief can exist side by side in everyday life.

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Soraya Lakhani shares the story of her son Amaanat, who was delivered at 22 weeks after a devastating diagnosis led to a termination for medical reasons.

In this conversation, Soraya reflects on the complex realities of grieving a baby that others may not see or recognize, and the importance of being acknowledged as a parent. She speaks about the support she found through community, the ways grief evolves over time, and how she continues to honour Amanat while raising her living son.


This episode explores the quiet ways loss shapes a family, the rituals that keep memories alive, and how love and grief can exist side by side in everyday life.

]]> No Scott’s Legacy: How One Loss Built a Community 1 1 Scott’s Legacy: How One Loss Built a Community full 135671fe-540e-45f2-a9a1-fefff901671f https://share.transistor.fm/s/a225eba3 Content note: This episode contains discussion of stillbirth, infant loss, and the experience of delivering a baby who has died.

In this episode, Candace speaks with Peter Smed about the stillbirth of his son Scott more than two decades ago and the profound impact that loss had on his family’s life. Peter shares how grief transformed his perspective on community, connection, and helping others.

What began as a way to honour Scott grew into a powerful legacy — from the Scott Smed Golf Tournament to the creation of specialized hospital rooms designed to support families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.

Peter reflects on the early days of grief, the role community played in helping his family survive the unimaginable, and why creating meaning from loss can help families find a path forward.

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In this episode, Candace speaks with Peter Smed about the stillbirth of his son Scott more than two decades ago and the profound impact that loss had on his family’s life. Peter shares how grief transformed his perspective on community, connection, and helping others.

What began as a way to honour Scott grew into a powerful legacy — from the Scott Smed Golf Tournament to the creation of specialized hospital rooms designed to support families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.

Peter reflects on the early days of grief, the role community played in helping his family survive the unimaginable, and why creating meaning from loss can help families find a path forward.

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In this episode, Candace speaks with Peter Smed about the stillbirth of his son Scott more than two decades ago and the profound impact that loss had on his family’s life. Peter shares how grief transformed his perspective on community, connection, and helping others.

What began as a way to honour Scott grew into a powerful legacy — from the Scott Smed Golf Tournament to the creation of specialized hospital rooms designed to support families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.

Peter reflects on the early days of grief, the role community played in helping his family survive the unimaginable, and why creating meaning from loss can help families find a path forward.

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