Children from a young age are often exposed to things that they have no real say in or control over; that includes religion. Lauren opens up about her experience being raised Mormon, growing up in the church, and believing its teachings. That is, until she was exposed to different people with different life experiences than her. Ultimately giving her a new perspective on her high demand religion and views on the church.

Ashley Buckner is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist in both California and Utah who has been practicing for over a decade. She specializes in working with adults and adolescents, utilizing Brainspotting to foster powerful brain and body work. Ashley shares that she stumbled on an additional speciality (in addition to trauma and body image work) of religious trauma and faith transitions. She was raised in the Mormon Church and later left in 2008. Outside of her therapy office Ashley is a fitness class instructor in her community.

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Website: ashleybucknerlmft.com

Instagram: @ashleyb_therapy

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Have you ever noticed how it seems like there are limitations for us in life but you’re not 100% sure where they came from? Be it family, our life experiences or our generation, oftentimes we develop into who we are unconsciously based on things we have no control over. Amy said “no more.” She pushed herself to go to the places that most people stray from and instead engages bravely with all fasciitis of life. Amy shares her experiences with grief, parenting, being raised in the 80s, and now working to become a published author.

Amy Crnecki is a wife, mother, blogger, aspiring author, and owner of My Story Seller, a life and content writing business.

In 2019, her life was turned upside down when she witnessed the tragic and unexpected passing of her infant niece, Ellie. As she grappled with the depths of complex PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety, her therapist asked her a question that changed the course of her life. Started a blog called Amy Unfiltered, which has now become the premise for her first book, a memoir that she hopes to have on bookshelves by 2025.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Child loss

Resources Discussed

Holly Sitzmann's blog: Still I Rise - A Grieving Mother's Journey

Find Amy in the following places

Website: www.mystoryseller.com

Instagram: @mystoryseller

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It’s a reality that no one wants to acknowledge is real. Babies are meant to come home. Babies are meant to have a whole life before them. And sometimes, they don’t.

Part 2

Becca Sharpsteen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and school social worker in Mankato, MN. Her and her husband, Dan, experienced the significant loss of their first born son, Cal, in 2021 when she was 38 weeks pregnant. Navigating their loss has been a journey of growth, healing, and acceptance. Becca and Dan recognized the limited amount of time they were able to spend with their son in the hospital and wanted to provide an opportunity for other loss families to build memories with their children. In 2022, they established Cal’s Corner which provides loss families with a bookshelf stocked with family favorite children’s books. Families can pick out several books to read with their baby and take home to cherish forever. In June of 2022, they welcomed their second baby, Lenni, and are expecting their third child in March of 2024. Becca hopes to continue honoring Cal by helping other loss moms and families build lasting memories.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Stillbirth

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Resources Discussed

Cal’s corner: https://calscorner.weebly.com/

https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/

https://www.postpartum.net

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