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108: How to Deal with the Loss of Friendships After Baby Loss
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When you lose your baby, no one warns you that you might lose your friends too. The texts fade, the calls stop, and suddenly you're not just grieving your child—you’re grieving relationships you thought were solid. And that secondary loss? It hits hard.
In this episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal and often overlooked part of baby loss—what happens when your friendships don’t survive your grief. I’ll talk about the awkward silences, the disappearing acts, and why it’s not your fault when people can’t show up for you in the way you hoped they would.
You’ll hear how I struggled with feeling “too much” and “too broken,” and how a client of mine discovered a powerful shift that helped her stop blaming herself when a close friend disappeared after her stillbirth.
This episode is for the mom who’s already hurting—and now also feels abandoned. Let’s talk about how to honor the grief of lost friendships, how to protect your energy, and how to stay open to finding your safe people again.
Here’s what we’ll talk about:
- Why people pull away after stillbirth—and why it's rarely about you
- How to deal with the silence and ghosting from close friends
- What to do when it feels like you lost your baby and your best friend
- The grief of friendships changing—and how to give yourself permission to mourn them
- How to spot and lean into the “safe people” who do show up
- A reminder that you deserve friendships that feel safe and real—even in your grief
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