The Miscarriage Map Workbook: An Honest Guide to Navigating Pregnancy Loss, Working Through the Pain, and Moving Forward

by Sunita Osborn

Overview

Honest. Authentic. 100% Reliable. This workbook will empower you to move forward, not on, after pregnancy loss.

In this follow-up to her widely acclaimed book, The Miscarriage Map, Dr. Sunita Osborn has created a secular and research-based workbook to approach the painful reality of pregnancy loss. Strikingly vulnerable, yet drawing on her work in reproductive psychology, she is unparalleled in her ability to help those who have also experienced miscarriage.

In the Miscarriage Map Workbook, Dr. Osborn offers a straightforward roadmap to help women move through the trauma and grief of pregnancy loss, allowing them to feel deeply understood, better equipped to handle life stressors, and more empowered to move forward in life. With both her clinical expertise and personal experience in mind, this workbook is filled with practical, engaging, and meaningful tools and insight that will allow readers to:

• Develop coping skills for pregnancy loss and the intense emotions that accompany miscarriages
• Uncover their reproductive stories and process reproductive trauma
• Cultivate greater acceptance, compassion, and empathy for themselves
• Work through the sense of betrayal and shame they may feel toward their physical body
• Navigate intimacy and the unique challenges in their relationships
• Reconnect with their purpose and values as they move forward, not on, from their loss

Each chapter includes notes, and tips that therapists, OBGYNs, midwifes, and other helping professionals can use to tailor treatments for each individual patient.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683733553
Publisher:	PESI Publishing & Media
Publication date:	03/23/2021
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Sunita Osborn, PsyD, MA, is the author of the widely praised Miscarriage Map and a licensed psychologist who practices in Houston, Texas. She specializes in reproductive psychology and works with adults and couples in all phases of their reproductive journey. Dr. Osborn is committed to helping women cope with the pain of miscarriage, increasing awareness and decreasing stigma toward miscarriage, and promoting open dialogue on the realities of this prevalent and devastating concern.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Sharing Your Story 1

Chapter 2 Creating Your Survival Guide 17

Chapter 3 Grieving 33

Chapter 4 Getting the Support You Need 51

Chapter 5 Your Relationship After Miscarriage 67

Chapter 6 Your Relationship with Your Body After Pregnancy Loss 85

Chapter 7 Shame After Miscarriage 101

Chapter 8 Moving Forward, Not On 119

References 139