Having Another Child After Loss with Maya Thompson
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What is it like to parent another child after losing a child? To welcome a new baby into a grieving heart?
In the final weeks of Allie's pregnancy, she explores all of the complicated feelings about bringing a new life into the world less than two years after the death of her 4-year-old son. In this beautiful and open-hearted conversation, she talks to bereaved mom, writer and advocate Maya Thompson about parenting her now 12-year-old daughter after the death of her son Ronan. Two mothers, bonded by grief, holding space for the fear, sadness, excitement and gratitude that come with this huge life transition.
Find Maya on Instagram @mamamaya, read her blog Rockstar Ronan here, listen to "Ronan" on Taylor Swift's album Red (Taylor's Version) and donate to The Ronan Thompson Foundation to help fund research for childhood cancer treatments.
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*This is the last episode of Season 1 of Worst Club Ever before Allie takes a maternity leave - but don't worry, another season of new episodes will be coming soon! Huge thank you to everyone who has been listening to the show!*
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