Baby Loss, Grief & Love
Baby Loss, Grief and Love is hosted by Kelly Wells MBACP, Founder and CEO of Making Miracles Charity. A counselling specialist in pregnancy, birth trauma and baby loss at all stages. Kelly also provides training for NHS staff working in this field. Making Miracles Registered Charity provides trauma and bereavement care through a number of services including professional counselling, a baby memorial garden, support groups, a published children’s book “The Baby", home therapy Care Boxes and so much more! The UK’s only Charity providing counselling support to the whole family, parents, siblings and grandparents. The podcast discusses all things related to trauma and loss. Making Miracles will be the first Baby Loss Support Charity in England to do this and will help people access self help or therapy who may live out of the area we facilitate and discuss relevant emotions, conditions, concerns and anxieties whilst navigating the pathway through the journey that is grief.
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Baby Loss, Grief & Love
S9, E1 - In memory of Noah, Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
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On this weeks episode Kelly welcomes Matthew Efird to the podcast.
In this deeply moving episode, Matthew shares the story of his son Noah, who died from Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) on March 9th, 2020, the life-changing journey of grief that followed. From Georgia, America, Matthew opens up about the devastating reality of losing a baby, the fog of grief and how profoundly it changed his ability to function, communicate, and navigate everyday life in the way he used too.
Together, they explore the often-unspoken experience of fathers in bereavement — the lack of support and language available for dads, the pressure grief places on relationships and the importance of simply being seen. Matthew reflects on the kindness from family and friends that carried his family through.
This conversation is an honest look at how every grief journey is unique, how communication becomes essential when coping with loss and how Matthew and his wife learned to “grow together in their grief” by taking the pressure off one another and discovering a new version of themselves.
As Matt says, “I am a bereaved parent and I will always long to be with my son.”
Kelly & Matthew also discuss the inspiration behind his book created to share Noah’s life and help give more voice, visibility and support to grieving families everywhere.
Even Though, We Will
Finding Rest in the Waves of Child Loss and the Practical Arks that Carry Us Through