A Hand in the Darkness: TFMR, Pregnancy Loss, and the Power of Doula Care with Sabrina Fletcher

Some stories change you forever.In this deeply moving conversation, Charlotte sits down with Sabrina Fletcher, a pregnancy-loss and TFMR doula, to talk about termination for medical reasons, the grief of losing a deeply wanted pregnancy, and the profound gaps that remain in pregnancy-loss care.Sabrina shares her own experience navigating a devastating fetal diagnosis, restrictive abortion laws in Mexico, and a medical system that was able to provide a procedure but was not prepared to hold her grief. That experience ultimately led her to become the support person she had needed: someone who could offer compassion, ceremony, community, and a hand in the darkness.Together, Charlotte and Sabrina explore the language surrounding pregnancy loss, the isolation and stigma experienced by TFMR families, pregnancy after loss, and the powerful role doulas can play in ensuring families are never abandoned during life’s most tender moments.This episode is for birthworkers, medical professionals, grieving families, and anyone who wants to better understand how to show up when there are no perfect words.Find Sabrina’s podcast, Our TFMR Stories, and learn more about her support offerings at thetfmrdoula.com.Content note: This episode includes detailed conversations about fetal diagnoses, termination for medical reasons, abortion, pregnancy loss, medical procedures, grief, and infant loss. Please listen with care.