153 PAIL Mini Series | Love, Longing, and Continuing Bonds & Respecting Boundaries and Emotional Needs

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma.

Love doesn’t end when a baby dies — it transforms.

In this fifth episode, we explore two central themes:

• the continuing bonds that parents carry after pregnancy and infant loss, how to navigate the complex dance between connection, longing, and healing, and 
• insights on boundaries — how grieving parents can protect their emotional space and how supporters can respect it with empathy and awareness

This episode speaks to both parents who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and the people who wish to support them with sensitivity and presence.

🕊️ What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• The concept of continuing bonds and how love evolves after loss
• The role of longing and remembrance in healing
• Why maintaining connection doesn’t mean being “stuck” in grief
• How to communicate and honor emotional boundaries
• Guidance for supporters to show love without intrusion
• Reflections on mutual respect and sustainable compassion

🗓️ About the Mini Series

The PAIL Mini Series runs through October with episodes released every four days, combining solo reflections and replays of the most loved guest episodes on pregnancy and infant loss.

🩷 Replays: October 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28
💬 Solo episodes: October 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30

🧭 Next Episode

🎧 PAIL Mini Series: 6 — Permission to Grieve in Your Own Way & Supporting Partners and Extended Family
📅 Releasing October 26
Affirming that every grief journey is unique — and exploring how partners and families can support each other through loss.

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