In this powerful episode of Finding Hope After Loss, Sarah sits down with Rachel to share her deeply personal journey of losing a baby, navigating faith, and finding light again after devastating heartbreak. Rachel opens up about the moment she discovered her son, Asher, no longer had a heartbeat at 18 weeks due to complications with the umbilical cord—an experience that forever changed her understanding of pregnancy, grief, and healing. With honesty and compassion, she reflects on the trauma of losing a baby, the shock of unexpected silence in the ultrasound room, and the painful hours that followed as she delivered her son and held his perfect little hands and feet.

Drawing from her background as a nurse and a mother walking through profound loss, Rachel talks about why men and women often grieve so differently, the challenge of supporting a spouse while enduring your own heartbreak, and the complicated emotions that shape parenting after loss. She also shares how journaling, faith, and understanding the history of pregnancy loss helped her process the weight of losing a baby and begin a slow, meaningful journey forward.

Rachel’s book, A Water Lily Among the Wildflowers, is at the heart of this conversation. She explains how it guides loss moms through questions about faith, sorrow, and the search for hope; offers pregnancy loss resources for both moms and dads; and provides practical ways to honor and remember a baby gone too soon. The discussion highlights the importance of support for bereaved parents, understanding how grief evolves over time, and recognizing that love continues long after death.

Throughout the episode, Rachel’s vulnerability shines as she describes trying to reconcile faith with tragedy, learning to trust God again, and slowly finding hope after trauma. She reminds listeners that losing a baby does not diminish the depth of a parent’s love—nor does it erase the possibility of finding joy after loss. Her story is a testament to resilience, the strength of a mother’s heart, and the healing that becomes possible when we allow ourselves to feel, question, and hope again.

This episode is for anyone touched by pregnancy loss, navigating grief, seeking grief and healing, or searching for signs of light after one of life’s darkest moments. It is a gentle reminder that even in the depths of sorrow, you are not alone—and that your journey through loss matters.