09/01/2026
Sometimes joy & fear arrive together. đź’ś
One of the things I’ve witnessed in my healing room is that a deeply wanted pregnancy doesn’t always arrive with uncomplicated joy.
Especially when there has been loss before.
I’ve worked with women who are incredibly grateful to be pregnant... and at the same time, hesitant to fully trust it.
There can be excitement about what’s ahead while another part is quietly holding its breath.
The next appointment.
The next milestone.
The next moment that makes it feel a little more real.
And I think sometimes there’s an expectation that once the thing you’ve hoped for finally happens, the fear should disappear.
But that isn’t always what I see.
This is one of the reasons I value energy work so much during this season.
There’s nothing I’m trying to convince a woman to feel when she comes into my space.
We don’t have to turn fear into positivity.
We don’t have to push away what came before.
And we don’t have to choose between gratitude for this pregnancy and the emotions that may still be present from the journey that led here.
The session can simply meet her where she is.
Sometimes we work gently with what she’s carrying and what feels ready to soften or release.
Other times, the work is simply about giving her a quiet place to settle into her body, receive, and be present with herself and this pregnancy — without needing anything from her.
I’ve seen how meaningful it can be to have a space where joy and fear don’t have to compete.
Where both can be acknowledged.
Where neither has to be explained away.
And where, for an hour, she can simply be held through this part of the journey too. 🤍
Held Through the Journey — Pregnancy After Loss