Description: Full of invitations to reflect, writing and meditative practices, and gentle affirmations, The Pregnancy and Baby Loss Guided Journal offers readers a safe space to honor their child; process difficult thoughts and feelings; and heal from miscarriage, stillbirth, or other reproductive loss. In this compassionate journal, readers will learn to develop self-compassion, manage raw emotions in healthy ways, and rediscover hope as they move forward in their lives.
Brief description: Rachel Rabinor, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker providing individual and group therapy in San Diego, CA, and virtually throughout the state. Rabinor specializes in reproductive mental health, trauma-based therapy, and perinatal mental health. She is a member of the Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG) of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Association (PLIDA), RESOLVE, EMDRIA, and the Postpartum Health Alliance. Rabinor is author of The Postpartum Depression Journal, and has coauthored two chapters on "Fertility Counseling with Groups" in the second edition of Fertility Counseling.
Review Quotes: "Losing a pregnancy or baby is often a shocking and devastating experience for bereaved parents who are left not knowing how to grieve or process the horror of the event. This journal provides a concrete way for bereaved parents to put their feelings to words and make meaning of this traumatic experience. Rooted in twenty years of clinical practice, Rabinor's thoughtful prompts, practices, and journal exercises invite these parents to reflect, process, and grieve their loss(es), and begin to heal."
--Rayna D. Markin, PhD, associate professor of counseling at Villanova University, in private practice at Attune Philadelphia Therapy Group, and author of Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss--Rayna D. Markin, PhD