TW - Infant loss

Kate and Mandy chat with Mandy’s cousin Jenelle, a therapea psychologist who experienced the loss of her unborn baby in a car accident over 25 years ago. 

We’re honoured to hear Jenelle tell her story. While 26 weeks pregnant, she was involved in a serious head-on smash. She suffered facial injuries requiring reconstructive surgery and underwent an emergency caesarean. She woke up in hospital to hear the horrific news from her husband Andrew that their baby daughter Jessica had not survived. Their 18-month old son, who was also in the car, was fortunately not seriously injured. Jessica was laid to rest with Jenelle and Mandy's grandparents.

Jenelle talks about the shock and the grief in the aftermath, the kindness and support offered by family, friends and her church, and the pain also caused by rectum comments made by friends and doctors involved in her care.

Inspired by these rectum moments to offer something much better, Jenelle made the decision to undertake 8 years of training to become a psychologist. She’s now an educational and developmental psychologist who works with many Peashoots! She runs her own practice, Jigsaw Psychology, which underwent extra challenging times while supporting Pea families throughout the pandemic.

Kate, Mandy and Jenelle talk about the importance of opening up and sharing experiences to lessen the feelings of isolation and shame, and the value of having a strengths-based approach, rather than a deficits approach when dealing with Peashoots. She also shares her most valuable message for Peas in need of encouragement and support - you know your kids, trust your gut and you know more than you think you know.

Thank you Jenelle for sharing your precious story with us. 

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