Here?s a tough topic that many people don?t like to talk about: pregnancy loss. In many ways, it?s still very much a taboo subject, despite a growing movement to destigmatize miscarriage. The truth is that roughly one in four women will lose a pregnancy at least once in their lives. And because there?s so much secrecy surrounding miscarriage, many women suffer through it alone.
No two losses are the same. That?s because no two pregnancies, no two babies, and no two women are the same. But there are commonalities that unite mothers?both in their sadness, and in their healing.
We reached out to 30 women from across Canada to find out, in their own words, what helped them get through their miscarriage to find some of peace on the other side of their grief. Connecting online with other women who have lost a pregnancy

?Finding forums online with women who were going through the same experience as me. I didn’t think to do it after my first miscarriage, and I really struggled with depression due to loneliness and a sense of isolation. The second time, finding a community of people who knew what I was going through helped me so much, just because I didn’t feel as alone, and because I felt like I could share my sadness and fears with people who really, truly understood what I was going through.?
?If I didn?t have my online village, I don?t know who I would have turned to.?
?Honestly, just talking about it like it wasn?t taboo helped. Also, finding people who had gone th...