{"product_id":"your-nicu-story-reflecting-on-your-familys-experience-9781734630930","title":"Your NICU Story: Reflecting on Your Family's Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe NICU journey is one of profound love, uncertainty, and resilience. Whether your child is now thriving or forever held in your heart, this reflection guide offers a space to process the emotions, questions, and memories that shape your story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePersonal stories from NICU parents who have stories similar to yours\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGuided reflections to help you process your NICU experience\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpportunities for partners to reflect (every prompt is for you, too)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCompassionate language for those who went home with their baby and those who did not\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGentleness, ease, and the tools to re-author your unique NICU story\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour NICU Story\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation for you to reflect on your NICU experience, providing a place for both grief and gratitude-a space to honor your experience, your child, and your own healing journey. We believe all parts of you and your story are welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter where you are on this path, you are not alone. Your love, your loss, your hope-they all matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I was a NICU mom for \"only\" six days, but I thought [Mahaley and Emily] covered the spectrum of feelings completely - the anger, the confusion, the overwhelm, the loneliness, the small winks of compassion from unexpected places, the routines, the triggers. I was especially impressed with [their] ability to include a wide array of experiences without getting bogged down in the differences.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kara Bosworth, NICU mom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.yournicustorybook.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMahaley Patel, LMFT, PMH-C, bereaved mother to Saachi, is a therapist specializing in perinatal mental health. She serves on the bereaved parent advisory board at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Souder, LCSW-C, PMH-C is a therapist specializing in perinatal mental health. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eBirth Story Brave, Reimagined\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBirth Story Held for Loss\u003c\/em\u003e-books inviting parents to explore and expand their personal stories around birth and perinatal loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17931089\"\u003eMahaley H. Patel\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17931090\"\u003eEmily E. 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