E49: Normalize It: Talking About Miscarriage, Women's Health, and Healing Out Loud with Dr. Jessica Zucker PhD

Please note: This episode discusses miscarriage, grief, and trauma. Listen with care and pause if needed.

In this profoundly honest and healing episode of Mighty as a Mother, Jenn sits down with Dr. Jessica Zucker—Los Angeles-based psychologist, author, and founder of the global #IHadAMiscarriage movement—to talk about miscarriage, grief, and the cultural silence that surrounds women’s reproductive health.

Together, we share raw personal stories and powerful insights on navigating loss, rebuilding after trauma, and breaking generational taboos around womanhood—from adolescence through menopause. This episode is a safe space for anyone who has experienced loss or is supporting someone who has.

In this episode, we cover:

• Jessica’s personal miscarriage experience at 16 weeks and how it shaped her life’s work

• The silence-shame-stigma cycle that keeps women isolated in their pain

• Jenn’s story of prolonged miscarriage and navigating loss during the pandemic

• How to respond when loved ones say the “wrong thing”

• Ways to support your partner and keep communication strong through grief

• The importance of sharing our stories—and how even small acts of expression can be healing

• Advice for those grieving and yearning for connection but unsure where to start

Links:

• I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement by Dr. Jessica Zucker

• Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma and Shame that Shape Women’s Lives by Dr. Zucker

• Follow Jessica on Instagram @ihadamiscarriage

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