The Faith Within is my candid truth-plain and unvarnished-about my painful, devastating, and difficult journey of losing my (and my husband’s) first child. When you lose a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or at or after birth, you can also lose your hope of being a mother. My sincere hope is by sharing my journey of losing a child, with its many winding and uncertain paths, the tools I sought out, adopted, and fully utilized during my journey to reach a place of healing and acceptance will bless, encourage, and enable the reader to embrace their journey of losing a child, conquer their fears, and begin a deep excavation into the bedrock of their soul to tap into their faith within.

To the tired, weary, and faith-tested mothers (and fathers), You are not alone. In this book, I share one of the most difficult journeys of any parent-losing a child. This is my reality-no matter how hard I try to erase the thoughts; I lost my baby. I invite you into my reality. The information I share in this book, though difficult to pen at times, I hope leaves you in a place where you can find peace, healing, and the strength to move forward as I share from my perspective:

The feeling of loneliness after the loss Walking through the grief Starting the healing process Educating yourself Overcoming self-blame Silencing the shame to share your story Having hope after loss Having the faith to move forward

Foreword written by Dr. Jackie Walters, OB-GYN and author of The Queen V.