Episode 38 - Linda's Story

Today on Finding Space, I’m joined by Senator Linda Nelson Murray, who shares her long and deeply personal fertility journey, including multiple miscarriages, the loss of one of her twins during pregnancy, and becoming a mum to two beautiful daughters. Linda speaks openly about the reality of trying to build a family, the grief that follows pregnancy loss, the comments that stay with you, returning to work, and why acknowledgement matters. We also talk about the work of the Cross-Party Oireachtas Group on Pregnancy and Infant Loss, the proposed Pregnancy Loss Certificate, and the importance of continuing to improve support, recognition and care for individuals and families affected by miscarriage and baby loss in Ireland. This is an honest conversation about loss, hope, advocacy and the power of using lived experience to help make a difference. As always, please take care while listening, as this episode touches on fertility struggles, pregnancy loss and grief. *You will find support links and resources in the show notes below.💛* If this episode resonated with you, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments on Spotify. Sharing, rating or reviewing the podcast really helps these conversations reach more people. ***Connect with Me:*** Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Findingspace\_dk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: findingspacedk@gmail.com ***Connect with Senator Linda Nelson Murray:*** Instagram ⁠⁠ Cross Party Group Info Pregnancy Loss Research Group **Resources & Support:** ***Miscarriage Association of Ireland*** Tel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 01 873 5702⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://miscarriage.ie/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ectopicireland.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Féileacáin*** Tel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠085 249 6464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.feileacain.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***First Light*** Instagram Website ***LMC Bereavement Support*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lmcsupport.ie/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***TFMR Ireland:*** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Irish Fertility Counsellors Association*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fertilitycounsellors.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Pregnancy and Infant Loss Ireland*** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pregnancyandinfantloss.ie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Gateway Women*** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gateway-women.com/bio/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy*** Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://iacp.ie/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Pregnancy Loss Research Group*** Instagram Workplace Resources ***White Butterfly Foundation*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thewhitebutterflyfoundation.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Miscarriage Association*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Miscarriage Association Northern Ireland:*** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ectopic.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Sands NI*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sands.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Simba*** Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*https://simbacharity.org.uk/*⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Support Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music Credit to Purple Planet 55245402