Marie was coming to terms with her pregnancy. With two startups and a toddler already, she would make things work. When she miscarried, her feelings became a lot more complicated. Welcome to The Club.
Thankyou for sharing your story Marie, I’m so sorry for your loss. It took me 10 years to share our story of multiple pregnancy loss during capital raising, international expansion & relocation. We made a lot of mistakes as a family during those years and while I didn’t have a term for it at the time, it was definitely “mourn as you go”.
The founder journey is hard and full of ambiguity, I think the more we share our stories the more we can help each other in life and in business.
Hi Kay, thank you so much for sharing your own story here. That sounds like an incredibly difficult time, I’m so sorry for your losses, and that you weren’t able to talk about it or take the space you needed to grieve at the time.
I don’t personally have experience of pregnancy loss, but I do know how hard it can be to be kind to yourself when you’re not in a great place and have a million demands on your time and attention.
I hope that today you can look back on any ‘mistakes’ you may have made with kindness and empathy. Your grief was and is real and valid.
I am also a huge believer in the power of stories to support each other, and I’m SO happy to have you in this community of strong women we’re building. 💜
Hi Kay, first, I'm so sorry you went through this, and I can't tall how I admire that you're sharing now, and what you accomplish during that time! Thanks for being a part of this much-needed conversation to support each and all others, a story at a time 💜
So powerful, thank you for sharing and normalising miscarriages : when it happened to me, I thought I was alone (like all women..) but then all the stories came to me. It's powerful to know our bodies are good, we are good mothers, and this happens. And it hurts. And grieving is important. But we are not alone
Thankyou for sharing your story Marie, I’m so sorry for your loss. It took me 10 years to share our story of multiple pregnancy loss during capital raising, international expansion & relocation. We made a lot of mistakes as a family during those years and while I didn’t have a term for it at the time, it was definitely “mourn as you go”.
The founder journey is hard and full of ambiguity, I think the more we share our stories the more we can help each other in life and in business.
Happy to be part of this conversation.
Kay Foss
Founder Families
Hi Kay, thank you so much for sharing your own story here. That sounds like an incredibly difficult time, I’m so sorry for your losses, and that you weren’t able to talk about it or take the space you needed to grieve at the time.
I don’t personally have experience of pregnancy loss, but I do know how hard it can be to be kind to yourself when you’re not in a great place and have a million demands on your time and attention.
I hope that today you can look back on any ‘mistakes’ you may have made with kindness and empathy. Your grief was and is real and valid.
I am also a huge believer in the power of stories to support each other, and I’m SO happy to have you in this community of strong women we’re building. 💜
Hi Kay, first, I'm so sorry you went through this, and I can't tall how I admire that you're sharing now, and what you accomplish during that time! Thanks for being a part of this much-needed conversation to support each and all others, a story at a time 💜
So powerful, thank you for sharing and normalising miscarriages : when it happened to me, I thought I was alone (like all women..) but then all the stories came to me. It's powerful to know our bodies are good, we are good mothers, and this happens. And it hurts. And grieving is important. But we are not alone