How To Deal With Grief and Trauma

24 Jessica Zucker | Saying it Loudly: I Had a Miscarriage

December 19, 2022 Season 2 Episode 24
How To Deal With Grief and Trauma
24 Jessica Zucker | Saying it Loudly: I Had a Miscarriage
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Show Notes

Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Jessica Zucker who is widely known on social media due to the movement she started in response to her miscarriage. She openly talks about her 16-week miscarriage and the more recent trauma of her journey with breast cancer.

Similarly to Jessica’s intent with her #IHadaMiscarriage movement, this podcast is encouraging people to speak about the trauma they have endured and the grief they are dealing with. 

Having chosen that path herself, Jessica says:
‘Without truth and candidness around these life experiences, then what? It's almost like then the onus is on us to sort of feel ashamed or silenced or embarrassed or like a failure. Culture wouldn't mind us feeling like that because then it would be easier if we just kind of curl up in a ball and keep it to ourselves, but I have clearly chosen not to do that.’ 

About this week’s guest 

Dr Jessica Zucker is a psychologist specializing in reproductive health and the author of I had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement. She’s the creator of the #IHadaMiscarriage campaign. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, New York Magazine, and Vogue, among others. Jessica’s second book is in the works.

Jessica’s links:

Jessica Zucker’s Website

Instagram: @ihadamiscarriage

Topics discussed in this episode

  • 16-week miscarriage 
  • Unmedicated dilation and curettage (D&C)
  • The long journey with breast cancer
  • Dealing with the physical trauma of multiple operations and people’s reactions

Resources mentioned in this episode

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