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The Life After Loss podcast, on SHElettaMakesMeLaugh.com, is a safe place for angel moms and dads who want to rebuild their lives after the loss of a child. Each week, host Darcea Handy empowers parents with the tools they need to find their joy again.

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    • Dec 24, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 64 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Life After Loss

    Holiday heartache...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 16:57


    Life After Life Podcast host talks about how to heal from holiday heartache after the loss of a child.

    Maternal health matters...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 17:28


    After Vice President Kamala Harris announced the first ever Maternal Health Day Of Action, Darcea talks about the impact that will have on erasing health care disparities during childbirth on the latest episode of the Life After Loss podcast...

    Taking care of you...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 15:20


    This week, Life After Loss podcast host Darcea Handy shares best practices for healthy physical healing after pregnancy and infant loss.

    Tackling a troubled marriage...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 17:29


    Last week, Darcea Handy talked about how to recognize if your marriage is in crisis after the death of a child. She heard from so many couples after that episode and revisits the topic this week with tips on how to rekindle the love after the loss.

    Is our marriage in trouble?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 20:05


    In this week's episode of Life After Loss, host Darcea Handy addresses concerns couples face after pregnancy or infant loss of a child.

    Is it depression or grief?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 17:49


     As you try and come to terms with the trauma of losing your child, are you experiencing depression or grief? Darcea Handy explains the difference on the latest episode of her Life After Loss podcast.

    Why is daddy crying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 17:29


    How do you tell your children that the younger sibling they've been waiting for is not coming home? This week, Life After Loss podcast host Darcea Handy teaches parents how to talk to their children about death.

    New Goals for a New Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 16:53


    Jumping right back into life's goals after pregnancy and infant loss of a child can be overwhelming. This week Darcea Handy helps Angel moms and dads learn how to do it one step at a time.

    From awareness to advocacy...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 12:20


    Darcea Handy shows angel moms and dads how to go from awareness about infant loss to being advocates for other parents.

    This month is special...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 15:48


    October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month and Darcea Handy talks about why that's important not just for angel moms and dads, but for everyone...

    Put on a smile...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 14:09


    Despite their loss, Darcea Handy helps angel moms learn how to put on a smile.

    You can make it...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 16:54


    After the loss of a child, some parents contemplate suicide, but host Darcea Handy encourages her fellow angel moms that they can make it with help they can and will come to a place of healing.

    Coming together as a couple...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 17:09


    As parents grieve for the loss of their child, Darcea teaches them how to come together as a couple during their recovery period.

    The truth about COVID-19 in Texas...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 20:16


    After Texas LT Governor Dan Patrick blamed unvaccinated African Americans and Democrats for the spread of COVID-19 in Texas, Life after Loss podcast host fights back against those false claims with facts.

    Making memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 17:13


    This week on her Life After Loss Podcast, Darcea Handy says even though your child has died, you can still create lasting memories to keep their legacies alive.

    Protecting our babies...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 13:50


    After a child was killed by the mother's boyfriend because the baby was crying too loudly, Life After Loss podcast host Darcea Handy says it's time for a call to action to protect and keep kids safe from abuse...

    How husbands can help...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 15:50


    In this episode of her podcast, host Darcea Handy has advice for husbands who want to help their wives after they lose a child

    #FreeBritney and everyone else...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 13:51


    When Britney Spears revealed in court that she had an IUD to prevent her from having children, Darcea Handy was livid and used the pop star's case to shine a spotlight on the saga of reproductive rights that some women face.

    Honoring enslaved mothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 15:07


    On this emotional episode of Life After Loss, host Darcea Handy pays special tribute to enslaved mothers in honor of Juneteenth.

    Make sure to get your records...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 12:01


    In this week's emotional episode, host Darcea Handy talks about how important it is that angel moms get their medical records from previous healthcare providers and pass that information along to their new doctor. 

    A call to action for ashes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 11:26


    On her Life After Loss podcast, angel mom Darcea Handy mobilizes other parents who've lost a child to support a dad whose dead daughter's ashes were desecrated by the police.

    Maternal mental health...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 17:38


    This week, Darcea helps angel moms manage their maternal mental health.

    Managing your mental health...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 27:57


    Darcea Handy teaches angel moms and dads how to manage their mental health after experiencing the loss of a child on the latest episode of her Life After Loss podcast...

    I almost didn't make it...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 19:33


    On the latest episode of her #LifeAfterLoss podcast, host Darcea Handy explains how she almost didn't make it after the death of her infant son more than a decade ago, but on #MothersDay she is reminded of why she chose survival over suicide: her daughter.

    Finding purpose in the pain...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 13:44


    After losing your child you may experience thoughts of suicide, because you don't feel like you have a reason to live. In this week's episode of Life After Loss, host Darcea Handy helps you move find hope that things can and will get better...

    Minding your own business, mindful support

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 14:27


    During this episode of the Life After Loss Podcast, host Darcea Handy talks about the importance of setting up boundaries when supporting others to maintain your own peace...

    Healing from damaged emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 18:28


    In this episode of Life After Loss, host Darcea Handy shares how she gained perspective and found hope after a miscarriage early in her marriage. 

    Road to recovery...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 21:04


    Life After Loss podcast host Darcea Handy helps angel moms and dads on the road to recovery.

    One pregnancy doesn't replace the other...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 11:01


    This is Pregnancy After Loss month? What is that? An opportunity to educate angel moms and dads about the importance of emotionally, mentally and physically healing from the loss of a child before trying to have another one...

    Faith over fear...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 15:30


    When a deadly winter storm hit Texas, leaving Life After Loss podcast host Darcea Handy in the dark in a cold house without food or water, she had to choose faith over fear to make it through until things got better. She talks about her journey on this week's episode...

    So long to somber anniversaries...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 23:08


    As she commemorated the 16th birthday of her angel baby, #LifeAfterLife podcast host Darcea Handy says she's reached a point where it's gone from a somber anniversary to a cause for celebration. 

    Using my misery to start a ministry...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 15:50


    Life After Loss host Darcea Handy celebrates a year of weekly podcasts by taking a look back at how the misery of losing her son shortly after childbirth turned into a ministry to help hundreds of other angel moms go from hurting to healing...

    It wasn't your fault...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 19:00


    This week on the Life After Loss podcast, host Darcea Handy helps angel moms deal with domestic violence while coping with the death of their child.

    Remembering your baby during unrest...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 11:15


    When one of her angel moms reached out to Darcea asking for advice on how to remember her baby on the anniversary of his death with all the unrest happening in our country, the podcast host provided practical advice filled with love...

    Recovering in isolation...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 10:26


    After reading a story in the LA Times about a couple who lost their child and were forced to grieve in isolation due to #COVID19, Darcea Handy is dedicating the latest episode of her podcast to help angel moms and dads heal from their loss...

    Don't suffer in silence...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 11:10


    Meghan Markle and Chrissy Teigen are putting the discussion about infant loss into the mainstream media. Darcea Handy says that's a stark contrast from when her son died more than ten years ago when she was forced to suffer in silence...

    Dealing with the death...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 9:05


    Darcea was horrified after watching an episode of the TV show Hoarders when instead of helping an angel mom deal with the death of her child, the producers were just trying to clean up her house.

    Safety first...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 10:37


    After a mom accidentally hit her 4-month old daughter with her car while the child was swinging in the family's front yard, #LifeAfterLoss podcast host Darcea Handy dedicates her show to child safety...

    Life in transition after a loss...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 12:49


    For a couple of weeks, Darcea Handy didn't record her Life After Loss Podcast, she explains to all her angel moms and dads that her life, like theirs, has been in transition. But how do you handle can you navigate those ups and downs successfully, she'll show you how this week. Tune in...

    Raising awareness for infant loss...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 8:30


    While Chrissy and John are creating awareness for miscarriages and how tough they are on couples mentally, angel moms and dads honor the babies they lost during infant loss awareness month.

    Chrissy and John's loss is our loss...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 10:09


    When John Legend and Chrissy Teigen announced their miscarriage and the death of their son Jack, Darcea used her Life After Loss podcast to comfort angel moms and dads who were grieving along with the celebrity couple...

    Handling the storms of life after loss...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 11:19


    While yet another hurricane approaches Texas where Life After Loss host Darcea Handy lives, she is reminded of the storms she faced when her son died shortly after childbirth. She's helping new angel moms and dads handle the storms of life after losing a child.

    How to handle tragic and sudden death...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 10:37


    After four of  her family members were killed during Hurricane Laura, Life After Loss podcast host Darcea Handy was devastated, but determined. In this week's episode she's teaching listeners and loved ones about how to handle tragic and sudden death...

    Recovering from infant loss during COVID19

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 9:19


    There have been several stories in the news about children being born with and dying from COVID19. How can parents, who did everything right, handling losing their child to no fault of their own? Darcea Handy helps angel parents go from hurting to healing on the Life After Loss Podcast...

    Togetherness is the key to your success...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 6:49


    After the death of a child, most angel moms want to be left alone to grieve, but on the latest episode of her Life After Loss podcast, host Darcea Handy says the key to success is being together with family and friends...

    Finding inner peace through the pain...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 3:38


    Losing a child is a painful experience so how can angel moms and dads find peace? Life After Loss host Darcea Handy, whose son died shortly after childbirth, shows you how to go from hurting to a place of healing...

    Do something in honor of your angel baby...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 7:38


    When one angel mom realized her baby wouldn't be born alive, she decided to do something to honor her son. She donated her breast milk to other moms in need. On this episode of Life After Loss hosted by Darcea Handy, she helps grieving parents find a new way to  leave a lasting legacy of the child they lost.

    Grandparents get forgotten...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 6:27


    While angel moms and dads are grieving over the loss of their child, often times grandparents get forgotten in the process. On this week's show, Darcea has some advice on how grandparents can carve out the role of caregiver to help jump start the healing...

    Figuring out Father's Day for angel dads...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 7:53


    There is so much support focused on angel moms after they lose a baby during child birth; however, not as much emotional help is there for dads. This week, Darcea Handy helps them figure out how to grieve and begin the healing process for Father's Day.

    Self care is one key to recovering from your loss....

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 5:41


    You'll wait to lay around, not bathe, brush your teeth or hair, but that's exactly what you should NOT do after your child dies. On the latest episode of her Life After Loss Podcast, Darcea Handy tells autism moms that self care is an important key to their recovery.

    Preparing your bodies to combat COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 15:15


    Overwhelmed from the response of a show last week dedicated how #BlackBodies are #CopingWithCOVID19, Darcea Handy dedicates another episode of her Life After Loss podcast to help people prepare their bodies to combat coronavirus.

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