Meant To Be Mama Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/meg-sara We are your hosts, Meg & Sara. Two relatable women on a mission to unpack the real and raw truths of infertility, pregnancy after loss, motherhood & everything in between. We’ve both experienced our own losses on our journeys to motherhood, and will be sharing our own struggles and truths in an effort to help women feel less alone. We both felt isolated and unsupported and craved a space where we felt understood, so our goal is to create that space. We promise not to throw silver linings at you or wrap anything up in a pretty bow, while also realizing the importance of hope and faith and aim to create balance between the two. Our purpose is to create a safe haven for women who have experienced infertility, pregnancy and/or infant loss. As mentioned, we’ll be discussing our own stories as well as welcoming other women to share theirs and all the different journeys taken to “becoming mama”. We will unpack how to navigate life after loss including topics such as; ways to heal, trying to conceive again, relationships with significant others, friends and family and so much more. If you’ve experienced infertility and/or loss, this podcast is for you. If you’re a friend or family member of someone going through this process and looking for ways to offer comfort or support them on their journey, this podcast is for you too. New episodes release every Monday. Please rate, review & subscribe to stay updated. © 2025 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1bab6421-fafe-556d-97f0-bab594dd5e49 no Meant To Be Mama Trailer en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:08:34 -0800 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:55:20 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/NNk1VemnjlnemchvcCeCqXmG96usFJER_-62je7XvfU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1NjQ5LzE2NzEw/NjI1MTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Meant To Be Mama episodic Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare We are your hosts, Meg & Sara. Two relatable women on a mission to unpack the real and raw truths of infertility, pregnancy after loss, motherhood & everything in between. We’ve both experienced our own losses on our journeys to motherhood, and will be sharing our own struggles and truths in an effort to help women feel less alone. We both felt isolated and unsupported and craved a space where we felt understood, so our goal is to create that space. We promise not to throw silver linings at you or wrap anything up in a pretty bow, while also realizing the importance of hope and faith and aim to create balance between the two. Our purpose is to create a safe haven for women who have experienced infertility, pregnancy and/or infant loss. As mentioned, we’ll be discussing our own stories as well as welcoming other women to share theirs and all the different journeys taken to “becoming mama”. We will unpack how to navigate life after loss including topics such as; ways to heal, trying to conceive again, relationships with significant others, friends and family and so much more. If you’ve experienced infertility and/or loss, this podcast is for you. If you’re a friend or family member of someone going through this process and looking for ways to offer comfort or support them on their journey, this podcast is for you too. New episodes release every Monday. Please rate, review & subscribe to stay updated. We are your hosts, Meg & Sara. parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers Chase Mitchell No No Meg's Birth Story Meg's Birth Story full 2de609f5-4c01-42bc-b07f-8ad274f08fdd https://share.transistor.fm/s/20964b77 Find Your Hosts:
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Husbands and Loss: How to Help Guide Them to be the Best Support They Can Be Husbands and Loss: How to Help Guide Them to be the Best Support They Can Be full 45d4e657-9095-4252-a969-4f6c63b29ab9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/348b19c8 Find Your Hosts:
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No SURPRISE! “The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow” SURPRISE! “The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow” full 5251f2a9-98fd-4b10-86e3-316ad98b008d https://share.transistor.fm/s/51d23866 Find Your Hosts:
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No How to Tell Your Friends Who Have Suffered a Loss That You Are Pregnant How to Tell Your Friends Who Have Suffered a Loss That You Are Pregnant full bb24d814-8599-4a1f-8491-dd0c090566c5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4970111a Find Your Hosts:
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Examples of Things NOT to Say Examples of Things NOT to Say full dc30c6de-5534-48f5-ae53-65b3cafd5423 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0368d90e Find Your Hosts:
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Ectopic Pregnancy Loss and Finding the Light Without the Miracle... Ectopic Pregnancy Loss and Finding the Light Without the Miracle... full d39faae7-5939-49b9-a89a-6f0324fa28a0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9f1c0cd Todays episode is with guest Amanda Soed. She so openly shares her journey of ectopic pregnancy loss, the struggles that came alongside it and how she has truly found the light even though she has yet to gain her miracle baby, yet. Amanda is full of hope and encouragement for those still on the road to motherhood and our hope is that her positive and optimistic light brings some joy into your journey as well. A must listen!!!

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1:46 - Amanda's loss
10:17 - Amanda's healing process
16:31 - "There wasn't a lesson to be learned"
26:16 - Helping other women with our stories
32:23 - Enough with the hopeful stories

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]]> Todays episode is with guest Amanda Soed. She so openly shares her journey of ectopic pregnancy loss, the struggles that came alongside it and how she has truly found the light even though she has yet to gain her miracle baby, yet. Amanda is full of hope and encouragement for those still on the road to motherhood and our hope is that her positive and optimistic light brings some joy into your journey as well. A must listen!!!

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1:46 - Amanda's loss
10:17 - Amanda's healing process
16:31 - "There wasn't a lesson to be learned"
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32:23 - Enough with the hopeful stories

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]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 2270 Todays episode is with guest Amanda Soed. She so openly shares her journey of ectopic pregnancy loss, the struggles that came alongside it and how she has truly found the light even though she has yet to gain her miracle baby, yet. Amanda is full of hope and encouragement for those still on the road to motherhood and our hope is that her positive and optimistic light brings some joy into your journey as well. A must listen!!!

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1:46 - Amanda's loss
10:17 - Amanda's healing process
16:31 - "There wasn't a lesson to be learned"
26:16 - Helping other women with our stories
32:23 - Enough with the hopeful stories

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Ways We Healed After Loss Ways We Healed After Loss full c802136c-9214-4ad8-86db-b1db624f83a7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e426b8a Timestamps:
2:11 - Finding a therapist thats right for you
10:00 - Knowing when its the right time to try again
19:41 - Acupuncture to help clear the mind
28:28 - Meg deciding its time to try again

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]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 2375 Timestamps:
2:11 - Finding a therapist thats right for you
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Postpartum After Loss, with Sara Postpartum After Loss, with Sara full 631352a2-fd08-4cdf-a952-46d5b13f53ab https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd831787 Timestamps:
1:43 - Sara HATED being pregnant
7:30 - Struggles with breast feeding
13:43 - Being a mother is hard, give yourself a break
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]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1280 Timestamps:
1:43 - Sara HATED being pregnant
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Pregnancy After Loss Pregnancy After Loss full 3cfdc021-5f60-40b7-a3b3-2b4cce399748 https://share.transistor.fm/s/193d0b22 Timestamps:
3:10 - The fears of getting pregnant again after loss
6:21 - Losing the joy of bering pregnant
11:20 - Recognizing anxiety that comes from loss
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]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1945 Timestamps:
3:10 - The fears of getting pregnant again after loss
6:21 - Losing the joy of bering pregnant
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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No 12 Week Rule: Breaking the Stigma 12 Week Rule: Breaking the Stigma full 69b10734-47a6-459c-bf25-701e2fc6b655 https://share.transistor.fm/s/86998412 In this episode, Sara and Meg discuss the “12 week rule” and why it’s so taboo to announce your pregnancy prior to 12 weeks. They dive into why this “rule” exists, how it can make loss feel so isolating & what they plan to do with their next pregnancy announcements. Sara & Meg encourage this to be an ongoing discussion in their DMs & on the Meant to be Mama community Facebook group. They would love to hear your thoughts, when you announced and how you may or may not do it differently next time around.

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]]> In this episode, Sara and Meg discuss the “12 week rule” and why it’s so taboo to announce your pregnancy prior to 12 weeks. They dive into why this “rule” exists, how it can make loss feel so isolating & what they plan to do with their next pregnancy announcements. Sara & Meg encourage this to be an ongoing discussion in their DMs & on the Meant to be Mama community Facebook group. They would love to hear your thoughts, when you announced and how you may or may not do it differently next time around.

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]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1648 In this episode, Sara and Meg discuss the “12 week rule” and why it’s so taboo to announce your pregnancy prior to 12 weeks. They dive into why this “rule” exists, how it can make loss feel so isolating & what they plan to do with their next pregnancy announcements. Sara & Meg encourage this to be an ongoing discussion in their DMs & on the Meant to be Mama community Facebook group. They would love to hear your thoughts, when you announced and how you may or may not do it differently next time around.

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4:17 - The struggles of waiting 12 weeks
15:44 - The taboo around talking about pregnancy
22:42 - Sharing is your choice

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Heather's Story: A Deep Dive into IVF Heather's Story: A Deep Dive into IVF full 2092ca35-bdb6-4228-ac5d-99c6f98b59fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c22d40b Timestamps:
2:16 - What's Heather's story?
13:17 - Dealing with bad news from fertility appointments
18:14 - Heather starts therapy
26:00 - Don't get hung up on dates
45:12 - Coming to terms with a chemical pregnancy
1:01:01 - How did your husband react to his fertility issues?

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2:16 - What's Heather's story?
13:17 - Dealing with bad news from fertility appointments
18:14 - Heather starts therapy
26:00 - Don't get hung up on dates
45:12 - Coming to terms with a chemical pregnancy
1:01:01 - How did your husband react to his fertility issues?

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]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:42:29 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 4574 Timestamps:
2:16 - What's Heather's story?
13:17 - Dealing with bad news from fertility appointments
18:14 - Heather starts therapy
26:00 - Don't get hung up on dates
45:12 - Coming to terms with a chemical pregnancy
1:01:01 - How did your husband react to his fertility issues?

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Navigating Life After Loss Navigating Life After Loss full 9009fbd6-4236-413a-a2a2-b6bfa8507144 https://share.transistor.fm/s/38822e0e Timestamps:
3:00 - Taking the time you need
9:46 - You need to do what's right for you
15:17 - Setting your boundaries
25:15 - Reach out to your loved ones experiencing loss

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9:46 - You need to do what's right for you
15:17 - Setting your boundaries
25:15 - Reach out to your loved ones experiencing loss

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]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 2106 Timestamps:
3:00 - Taking the time you need
9:46 - You need to do what's right for you
15:17 - Setting your boundaries
25:15 - Reach out to your loved ones experiencing loss

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Meet Your Host: Meg Occhipinti Meet Your Host: Meg Occhipinti full 8299dfc1-deb4-40ab-add8-3d247b0a97b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/966a0cd4 Megs Story: Reoccurring Loss

Meet Meg, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama Podcast.
Meg has been on the fearless journey to motherhood for over a decade. She had her first unexpected loss 10 years ago and felt very alone and lost at the young age of 23. She met her now husband a few years later and they bravely restarted that journey to become parents 2 years ago without a thought in the world that her first experience would happen again. After having two more back to back losses, her soul was crushed and that feeling of loneliness grew 10 fold. After a year of healing, Meg and her husband decided it was best to seek treatment to find out why the reoccurring losses were happening. After tests and some trial and error, they finally found a way that worked for them and are expecting their little miracle baby this February 2023.

Join along this episode to find out her journey to motherhood expanded.

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4:03 - What is a DNC?
7:41 - Meg's issues the 2nd time
14:26 - Lightning strikes twice
19:49 - Meg blames her body

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]]> Megs Story: Reoccurring Loss

Meet Meg, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama Podcast.
Meg has been on the fearless journey to motherhood for over a decade. She had her first unexpected loss 10 years ago and felt very alone and lost at the young age of 23. She met her now husband a few years later and they bravely restarted that journey to become parents 2 years ago without a thought in the world that her first experience would happen again. After having two more back to back losses, her soul was crushed and that feeling of loneliness grew 10 fold. After a year of healing, Meg and her husband decided it was best to seek treatment to find out why the reoccurring losses were happening. After tests and some trial and error, they finally found a way that worked for them and are expecting their little miracle baby this February 2023.

Join along this episode to find out her journey to motherhood expanded.

Timestamps:
4:03 - What is a DNC?
7:41 - Meg's issues the 2nd time
14:26 - Lightning strikes twice
19:49 - Meg blames her body

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2023 01:02:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1814 Megs Story: Reoccurring Loss

Meet Meg, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama Podcast.
Meg has been on the fearless journey to motherhood for over a decade. She had her first unexpected loss 10 years ago and felt very alone and lost at the young age of 23. She met her now husband a few years later and they bravely restarted that journey to become parents 2 years ago without a thought in the world that her first experience would happen again. After having two more back to back losses, her soul was crushed and that feeling of loneliness grew 10 fold. After a year of healing, Meg and her husband decided it was best to seek treatment to find out why the reoccurring losses were happening. After tests and some trial and error, they finally found a way that worked for them and are expecting their little miracle baby this February 2023.

Join along this episode to find out her journey to motherhood expanded.

Timestamps:
4:03 - What is a DNC?
7:41 - Meg's issues the 2nd time
14:26 - Lightning strikes twice
19:49 - Meg blames her body

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Meet Your Host: Sara Silk Shakespeare Meet Your Host: Sara Silk Shakespeare full a592e363-27dd-40c1-9a7d-dd99b044103f https://share.transistor.fm/s/0749ae3a Meet Sara, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama. 

Sara found out she was unexpectedly pregnant in May 2021, which was the greatest surprise of her life for the following two months. She then ended up losing her first baby girl at 13 weeks. She was devastated, felt completely alone and held so much guilt around what she had gone through. She had no idea who to turn to as she didn’t know of anyone who had been through this type of loss and was blind sighted at both how painful the grief was and at how few resources there were for women going through this. Sara and her now fiancé immediately started trying to conceive again and got pregnant 10 weeks later in September 2021. Their rainbow baby boy, Knox, arrived here safely in their arms this past June 2022.
Join along this episode to find out her journey to and into motherhood. 

Timestamps:
1:17 - Sara's first pregnancy
6:33 - Sara gets a call from the doctor
11:11 - Sara's tough choice
19:58 - Sara stops suffering in silence

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]]> Meet Sara, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama. 

Sara found out she was unexpectedly pregnant in May 2021, which was the greatest surprise of her life for the following two months. She then ended up losing her first baby girl at 13 weeks. She was devastated, felt completely alone and held so much guilt around what she had gone through. She had no idea who to turn to as she didn’t know of anyone who had been through this type of loss and was blind sighted at both how painful the grief was and at how few resources there were for women going through this. Sara and her now fiancé immediately started trying to conceive again and got pregnant 10 weeks later in September 2021. Their rainbow baby boy, Knox, arrived here safely in their arms this past June 2022.
Join along this episode to find out her journey to and into motherhood. 

Timestamps:
1:17 - Sara's first pregnancy
6:33 - Sara gets a call from the doctor
11:11 - Sara's tough choice
19:58 - Sara stops suffering in silence

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]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1779 Meet Sara, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama. 

Sara found out she was unexpectedly pregnant in May 2021, which was the greatest surprise of her life for the following two months. She then ended up losing her first baby girl at 13 weeks. She was devastated, felt completely alone and held so much guilt around what she had gone through. She had no idea who to turn to as she didn’t know of anyone who had been through this type of loss and was blind sighted at both how painful the grief was and at how few resources there were for women going through this. Sara and her now fiancé immediately started trying to conceive again and got pregnant 10 weeks later in September 2021. Their rainbow baby boy, Knox, arrived here safely in their arms this past June 2022.
Join along this episode to find out her journey to and into motherhood. 

Timestamps:
1:17 - Sara's first pregnancy
6:33 - Sara gets a call from the doctor
11:11 - Sara's tough choice
19:58 - Sara stops suffering in silence

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Welcome to Meant To Be Mama Welcome to Meant To Be Mama full c32ca8fe-6e07-4a0b-a533-044f659a50eb https://share.transistor.fm/s/5db84bce Meg and Sara welcome you to Meant to be Mama! Enjoy a brief overview of who they are, what drove them to create this space for you all and where they’re at today.

We are so excited to share more of our journeys with you, relate with other women who understand and hopefully help you feel less alone on the road to motherhood.

Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe! Love Meg + Sara

Timestamps:
1:26 - How Meg and Sara met
5:27 - Meg's reoccurring loss and no answers
7:16 - Sara's anger towards her body
15:05 - The Meant To Be Mama Podcast Community

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]]> Meg and Sara welcome you to Meant to be Mama! Enjoy a brief overview of who they are, what drove them to create this space for you all and where they’re at today.

We are so excited to share more of our journeys with you, relate with other women who understand and hopefully help you feel less alone on the road to motherhood.

Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe! Love Meg + Sara

Timestamps:
1:26 - How Meg and Sara met
5:27 - Meg's reoccurring loss and no answers
7:16 - Sara's anger towards her body
15:05 - The Meant To Be Mama Podcast Community

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]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:08:24 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 1034 Meg and Sara welcome you to Meant to be Mama! Enjoy a brief overview of who they are, what drove them to create this space for you all and where they’re at today.

We are so excited to share more of our journeys with you, relate with other women who understand and hopefully help you feel less alone on the road to motherhood.

Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe! Love Meg + Sara

Timestamps:
1:26 - How Meg and Sara met
5:27 - Meg's reoccurring loss and no answers
7:16 - Sara's anger towards her body
15:05 - The Meant To Be Mama Podcast Community

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]]> parenting, pregnancy, infertility, babies, mothers No Meant To Be Mama Trailer Meant To Be Mama Trailer trailer 9ed48c32-c9a2-4bcb-a4c5-0da1ff3c267c https://share.transistor.fm/s/94f87223 We are your hosts;  Meg and Sara. Two relatable women on a mission to unpack the real and raw truths of infertility, pregnancy after loss, motherhood and everything in between. We will be sharing our own truths and struggles as we have both experienced our own losses. On our journeys to motherhood, we both felt unsupported and craved a space where we felt less alone. We are not here to wrap anything in a bow or throw silver linings at you but we do realize the importance of hope and faith while also knowing first hand how difficult that is while going through it all.

Our purpose is to create a safe haven for women who have experienced infertility, pregnancy and/or infant loss. We will be discussing our own stories as well as welcoming other women to share theirs and all the different journeys we have taken to “becoming mama”.  We will also be unpacking how to navigate life after loss, including topics such as; ways to heal, trying to conceive again, relationships with significant others, family and friends and so much more. If you’ve experienced infertility or loss, then this podcast is for you. Or if you’re a friend or family member of someone going through this process and looking for ways to support them on their journey, then this podcast is for you, too. A new episode releases every Wednesday. Please rate and review and make sure you subscribe to stay updated.


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]]> We are your hosts;  Meg and Sara. Two relatable women on a mission to unpack the real and raw truths of infertility, pregnancy after loss, motherhood and everything in between. We will be sharing our own truths and struggles as we have both experienced our own losses. On our journeys to motherhood, we both felt unsupported and craved a space where we felt less alone. We are not here to wrap anything in a bow or throw silver linings at you but we do realize the importance of hope and faith while also knowing first hand how difficult that is while going through it all.

Our purpose is to create a safe haven for women who have experienced infertility, pregnancy and/or infant loss. We will be discussing our own stories as well as welcoming other women to share theirs and all the different journeys we have taken to “becoming mama”.  We will also be unpacking how to navigate life after loss, including topics such as; ways to heal, trying to conceive again, relationships with significant others, family and friends and so much more. If you’ve experienced infertility or loss, then this podcast is for you. Or if you’re a friend or family member of someone going through this process and looking for ways to support them on their journey, then this podcast is for you, too. A new episode releases every Wednesday. Please rate and review and make sure you subscribe to stay updated.


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]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800 Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare Meg Occhipinti & Sara Silk Shakespeare 153 We are your hosts;  Meg and Sara. Two relatable women on a mission to unpack the real and raw truths of infertility, pregnancy after loss, motherhood and everything in between. We will be sharing our own truths and struggles as we have both experienced our own losses. On our journeys to motherhood, we both felt unsupported and craved a space where we felt less alone. We are not here to wrap anything in a bow or throw silver linings at you but we do realize the importance of hope and faith while also knowing first hand how difficult that is while going through it all.

Our purpose is to create a safe haven for women who have experienced infertility, pregnancy and/or infant loss. We will be discussing our own stories as well as welcoming other women to share theirs and all the different journeys we have taken to “becoming mama”.  We will also be unpacking how to navigate life after loss, including topics such as; ways to heal, trying to conceive again, relationships with significant others, family and friends and so much more. If you’ve experienced infertility or loss, then this podcast is for you. Or if you’re a friend or family member of someone going through this process and looking for ways to support them on their journey, then this podcast is for you, too. A new episode releases every Wednesday. Please rate and review and make sure you subscribe to stay updated.


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