The Radical Act of Presence
When my kids were teenagers, I read What EveryBODY Is Saying by former FBI agent and body‑language expert Joe Navarro. I practiced his insights during the single hour I had with my boys each day after school, before they began their jobs at Starbucks that night....
Psychology, Science and the Bible
A question we often hear (or some variation of it) is, "What does Reproductive Loss Network think of psychology and science?" It's a great question, and if you are curious, I'd like to share our answer with you! First, what do psychology and science aim to contribute...
Embracing Jesus’ Call: Why Secular Resources Fall Short in After-Abortion Healing for the Next Generation
Satan never leads a woman to after-abortion healing. Never. The powerful truth is that those drawn to experience after abortion healing are called by Jesus Christ himself (Matt. 11:28-30). Often, there's a debate about the type of book study that would appeal best to...
Cul-de-sacs and Bridges
A Christian blogger I follow recently posted a heartbreaking update to living with her painstaking illness. What was hard to read was the profanity in her post title and the absence of Scripture in her lament. She said (in a few more words) that she was not suffering...
When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden: Encouragement for Couples Facing Infertility by Sandra Glahn & William Cutrer, MD
I initially read When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden: Encouragement for Couples Facing Infertility to enhance my knowledge of infertility as I support people navigating through it. I was pleasantly surprised by Glahn’s open honesty regarding her own experiences and...
Held by Abbey Wedgeworth
We at RLN are compulsive readers, especially books on reproductive loss and grief. A large part of this is because we want to refer to rich, Bible-based books that will give you tools to help comfort others during seasons of grief. This week, I found a gem of a book I...
Comforting Others in Our Weakness
Recently, I met with a friend who shared the loss of her granddaughter, who died at 20 weeks in utero. As we sat in our local sandwich shop, we cried together over the loss of the baby, the grief she shared with her daughter and son-in-law, and the dreams she and her...
What is Reproductive Loss?
My colleague, Tanya, and I travel quite a bit for work as we speak at seminars, attend conferences, and provide training. On any given flight, we are asked where and what we do, and I can tell you, it’s not always sexy for others to learn that we are reproductive...
Stay Planted Where Placed
Last week a friend stopped by for a visit, saw my plants, and offered some advice. The need was evident. One of my succulents sits with its overgrown stalk resting on the kitchen window, like a child smooshing its face into the glass. Across the counter sits a...