Category: Infant Loss
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Kim Capista
In our first episode in 2025, we spoke to Kim, a Philadelphia-area mom who is navigating her life after the loss of her 3rd son, David. Desiree’ first met Kim when she and her family came to her studio for a complimentary photo shoot to celebrate David. Kim and her husband…
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Shandeigh “Nikki” Berry, PhD, RN, CNE and Ayden’s Aunt
Nikki Berry is the Assistant Nursing Professor at Saint Martin’s University in Washington State. Her research in perinatal loss, grief, and bereavement focuses on decreasing the emotional trauma parents experience in the wake of a life-limiting fetal diagnosis. When we stumbled across her research articles, we just knew we had…
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Ashley Kreyskop-Naglak

This episode we sat down with mom Ashley Kreyskop-Naglak from Levittown Pennsylvania. She lives there with her husband Blake and their furry friends. Ashley and her husband Blake learned they were pregnant with their daughter Nora in January of 2023. The pregnancy was uncomplicated until about 26 weeks when Ashley…
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Tina Rouh
Tina is a mom, wife and RN from Mantua, NJ. She lives with her husband Joe and their children Jenna (22) and Hudson (2), and is currently pregnant with a little girl, due in May. She gave birth to her daughter Madelynn in December of 2019 after many rounds of fertility…
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Melanie Pierucci-Stienstra
Melanie is a health coach, personal trainer, yoga teacher and wife to the best husband, Pieter. They just moved to the US (Cape Cod) after living (and giving birth) in Switzerland. Melanie’s pregnancy complications started during a routine 20 week ultrasound where they noticed some abnormal findings. After sending them…