October 2013 - Jennifer Massoni PardiniJennifer Massoni Pardini

Where Loss and Life Meet

This week I’m entering my third trimester, and the uncharted territory continues to emerge both within and without. Thank God that it does. Now that I’m really showing, I’m getting this question: “Is this your first?” It’s a day I … Continue reading

October Is Also for Our Babies

Up to 20 percent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage. Annually in the U.S., 36,000 pregnancies end in stillbirth. In the wake of these losses, we don’t seem to discuss or console this kind of grief as we might do … Continue reading

I’m a writer, editor, mother, and heart collector.

In 2012, I joined the pregnancy and infant loss community when we lost our first child, Lorenzo, during my second trimester. I subsequently miscarried, as one in five pregnancies do. I am now parenting after loss and writing about our journey in the The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Literary Mama, and here. I’m also a longtime magazine contributor and editor who lived in Chile for a while.

Sharing our story has taught me that vulnerability summons strength and solidarity—no one should have to feel alone.

Please consider me a friend. I invite you to explore my site and the resources I’ve gathered for those coping with loss as well as those supporting grief and healing. You may also follow me on Twitter and help me collect hearts with the Chain-Link Heart Project.

Jennifer Massoni Pardini

Writer, Editor, Mother, Heart Collector

Month: October 2013

Where Loss and Life Meet

October Is Also for Our Babies