Love Beyond Lifetimes

For our final episode in this series, we are joined by Nina, proud Mam to Liam and Grace. Following the devastating loss of her beautiful twins, Nina began working with Féileacáin, where she has the honour of supporting bereaved parents and, at times, meeting their precious babies. Through her direct and personal engagement with bereaved families, Nina joins us today to share insights, reflections, and suggestions for both parents and those who want to support parents experiencing baby loss.

We recognise that these conversations can be difficult. We invite you to listen gently and to mind yourself and your heart. If listening brings up strong emotions, please remember you are not alone, and support is available through Féileacáin in whatever way feels right for you.

As this series draws to a close, may the stories shared remind us all of the importance of remembering, speaking their names, and standing alongside bereaved families with kindness and care.

Today we welcome Loretta to the podcast. Loretta is a loving Mam to Roman, proud sister to Emmanuel, and aunt to the beautiful Katie. In this episode, Loretta shares the long and deeply sad history of baby loss in her family. She reflects on how generational attitudes toward baby loss have changed, and the profound impact it can have when a baby is not spoken about.  Loretta movingly describes the healing her only son, Roman, brought to her entire family, and speaks about how she will always be his loving Mam. 

We recognise that these conversations can be difficult. We invite you to listen gently and to mind yourself and your heart. If listening brings up strong emotions, please remember you are not alone, and support is available through Féileacáin in whatever way feels right for you.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Catherine, loving Mam to Daniel and Rían. With honesty and tenderness, Catherine shares the story of her two deeply loved boys and the heartbreak of losing them both. She speaks about the uncertainty of pregnancy with a life-limiting diagnosis — a time shaped by deep love, fragile hope, and not knowing what lay ahead.  Catherine reflects on the sorrow of losing Daniel, and the trauma and disbelief of later finding herself once again thrown into fresh, raw grief during her pregnancy with Rían. She shares the emotional weight of hearing the words, “there is no heartbeat ” yet again.  Through it all, Catherine speaks of enduring love, resilience, and finding light in the darkest days, leaving listeners with a gentle but powerful message of hope.

We recognise that these conversations can be difficult. We invite you to listen gently and to mind yourself and your heart. If listening brings up strong emotions, please remember you are not alone, and support is available through Féileacáin in whatever way feels right for you.

For today’s episode, we welcome Fiona, mam to Clara and Bobby.  Fiona speaks with great honesty about the complex emotions of twin loss — when one baby lives, and one baby is so deeply missed.  From early in her pregnancy, Fiona knew that Clara would not live, and she shares the heartbreak of carrying that knowledge while still holding hope.  Together, Fiona and Kilian had to prepare to welcome Bobby into the world… while also preparing to say goodbye to Clara.  In this conversation, Fiona reflects on the unique experience of parenting Bobby while grieving Clara, and how Clara continues to shape and influence Bobby’s life in beautiful and meaningful ways.

We recognise that these conversations can be difficult. We invite you to listen gently and to mind yourself and your heart. If listening brings up strong emotions, please remember you are not alone, and support is available through Féileacáin in whatever way feels right for you.

In this episode, we are joined by Anthony, Daniel’s dad.  Anthony speaks about the devastation of losing his first-born and only son, Daniel. He shares the painful reality of preparing to welcome a newborn baby… and instead welcoming a beautiful baby who had died.  Anthony made a promise to Daniel, and in this conversation he reflects on the profound impact Daniel has had — and continues to have — on his life.  He also speaks about the volunteer work he now does with Féileacáin, and the often unspoken reality of a father’s loss.

We recognise that these conversations can be difficult. We invite you to listen gently and to mind yourself and your heart. If listening brings up strong emotions, please remember you are not alone, and support is available through Féileacáin in whatever way feels right for you.