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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

I Probably Won’t Come, But Please Invite Me Anyway

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Baby showers and other child-focused events can be painful for pregnancy loss parents. An invitation helps us feel wanted, even if we can’t attend.

August 17, 2020
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

Infertility is Like Waiting In Line and Watching Everyone Cut In Front of You

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I’ve been waiting for motherhood for nearly four years. I’m still waiting to be part of that club. It’s not an easy wait.

July 27, 2020
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

How to Let a Loss-Mama Know That You Remember Her Child

It’s the little things like this that let a loss-mama know you remember their child, and that you still recognize her for what she is—a mother.

May 3, 2020
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

Is This the Year I Become a Mother?

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When you’ve experienced pregnancy loss or infertility, this is the question that rings in your head at the beginning of every new year.

January 14, 2020
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

It's Okay to Say "No" to Event Invites That Will Hurt Too Much After Pregnancy Loss

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Events like baby showers, first and second birthdays, and holiday parties with families of little ones can be really painful for people who have experienced pregnancy loss.

December 16, 2019
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

What due dates are like after a pregnancy loss

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Just because a pregnancy didn’t make it to its due date, that doesn’t mean the due date isn’t still a significant day to the person who was pregnant. 

November 8, 2019
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

How you grieve your pregnancy loss is a personal thing

It’s often said that every pregnancy is different. In the same way, every pregnancy loss is different. How do you grieve for a person that you never met? A person who doesn’t have a birthday? A person who doesn’t have a name?

September 9, 2019
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

July is Bereaved Parents Month | Here are 3 ways you can support the grieving parents in your life

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Child loss is a horrible experience. It can happen at any age. From during pregnancy to when a child becomes an adult, parents will always grieve the death of their child. Here are some simple ways you can support bereaved parents in your life.

July 2, 2019
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

Will I Ever Get To Be a Mother? – The extra pain of pregnancy loss without other living children

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Every time a person loses a pregnancy, she loses that child. And when she doesn’t have any living children, she also loses the dream of being a mother.

May 9, 2019
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Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

"Do you have kids?" How to Answer After Pregnancy Loss

Do you have kids? How to answer this question after pregnancy loss on trishajennreads.com | Photo of a woman in a white dress standing barefoot on grass,

Less than a month after my son was stillborn, I was asked this question again. And it nearly broke me. My mind went whirling as I tried to quickly and simultaneously figure out what to say and how to not burst into hardcore sobbing.

March 6, 2019
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Hello, I’m Trisha

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I’m a reader, a writer, an editor, and a book coach. Through editing and coaching, I help women build their confidence and tell great stories.

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When a friend asks for book recommendations and if she can borrow books for her vacation, I have fun.

Here's hoping she likes these!

Books in the bookstack:
- Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
- Take A Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
- Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
- The Kids Quotient by Helen Hoang

#RomanceReads #BookRecommendations
Hello hello lovelies!

The sun is shining and spring is hinting that it wants to make its appearance and I am all for it.

Spring is a time of newness and I have so much new happening this spring. I'm working on a blog post all about it.

Spring 2023 in the world of trishajennreads will bring:

🌻New services (they're already posted on my website, take a look!)
🌻A newsletter
🌻Free writing resources
🌻Social media content with writing and editing tips

I'm stoked to officially "relaunch" my editing biz as a book coaching biz for romance writers.

You've probably noticed the little changes I've been making lately. I'm shifting things around to better fit with my goals, my skills, and my time.

Book coaching is developmental editing plus project management plus encouragement and is super relationship focused. I am so excited about this new direction for my business and so ready to jump into projects with clients.

What questions should I add to my FAQ about book coaching?

#BookCoach #RomanceWriters #WritingCommunity #FreelanceLife #AuthorCoach #WritingCoach
I couldn't put this book down yesterday. It is so dang fun! And spicy. And fabulous.

I'm 53% through this book and so excited to see what happens.

Laundry may or may not happen today. 😆

[ID: a kobo ereader showing the cover of SHIP WRECKED by Olivia Dade sits on a grey couch next to a black dog]

#CurrentlyReadingRomance #CurrentlyReading #Reading #AmReading #ContemporaryRomance #SpicyRomance #FatRomance #Ereader #Bookish #ShipWrecked
I started reading this book last night and gosh, what a unique style! I am intrigued by the tone, the voice, the structure AND the story.

Have you read LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY? What did you think of it?

[ID: An orange book title Lessons In Chemistry rests on a grey blanket with Trisha's hand holding the side. She is wearing a pink shirt with black hearts on the sleeve.]

#CurrentlyReading #LessonsInChemistry #Bookish #AmReading #BookCoach #WritingCommunity #Book #BedtimeReading
It's an exciting day!! It's pub day for my dear friend @brennabaileybooks debut romance novel.

This delightful, cozy, small town, sapphic romance is about two ladies in their seventies who have competing flower shops across the street from each other. It is summery and fun and I couldn't put it down.

Click the link in my profile to read an interview with Brenna about the book and what it was like to write it. You can also find links there to order your own copy.

Congratulations, Brenna! Happy, happy release day!! 💛

#Bookstagram #RomanceNovel #NewRelease #SupportIndieAuthors #LGBTQRomance #SmallTownRomance #CozyRomance #JuniperCreek #YYCAuthors
I took myself on a little writing retreat last weekend. I booked a hotel for a couple of nights, wrote 2000 words, watched some videos on drafting styles and strategies, worked on my outline, and I read nearly this entire book.

It was delightful.

I have lots of ideas and goals and I'm excited to see what I accomplish this year in my reading, writing, and book coaching.

#Bookish #WritingRetreat #RomanceReader #RomanceWriter #Reading #RecentlyRead
I finished this delightful book yesterday. 

I'd planned to read something else first, but then the audiobook came available at my library and it was too tempting to put it off. 

As a mom of a toddler, I love how audiobooks let me be present with my child while she plays or do household tasks while still reading. 

Anyway, this book. It's sweet and romantic, absolutely hilarious, and yet also deals with the topic of domestic abuse in a really wonderful, gentle, kind way. The author clearly worked hard to ensure that readers understand that emotional abuse is just as serious and harmful as physical abuse. CW: this book has both on the page.

This was definitely a five-star read for me and one that I will be rereading.

#BookReview #RomanceNovel #RomCom #Bookish #Bookstagram #RomanceReader 

[ID: a white person's hand holds a paperback copy of PART OF YOUR WORLD by Abby Jimenez above a wood table with pink and orange flowers and a cup of tea on it.]
A little gift to myself for today's accomplishment.

What accomplishment, you ask?

I submitted my application for my book coach certification to @authoraccelerator 🎉

This is the culmination of 100s and 100s of hours of video lessons, readings, exercises, case studies, and three practicums with three real clients.

And I'm done, nearly 26 months after I started the program. The certification team will analyze my work — including the feedback I gave my practicum clients — and evaluate my skills as a book coach and developmental editor. 

So now I wait for the results. No matter what happens now, I'm proud of the work I've done and what I've accomplished. I've learned a ton and confirmed my belief that this is the work I am meant to be doing. So I went to the bookstore and bought myself a new book and a pencil case. Because honestly, the thing bookish folk love most are new books and office supplies.

Thank you @kimfictional @brennabaileybooks and @mollyrook for being fabulous, encouraging, and wonderful practicum clients. Thank you for trusting me with your manuscripts. I love you all dearly and cannot wait to see your books on my bookshelf. ❤️
Last. Now. Next.

LAST: I absolutely adored ASTRID PARKER DOESN'T FAIL. I read it in two days. I got very little else done. 😁

NOW: I'm not a D&D player, but I know lots of fab folks who are and so many friends who also share my taste in books recommended LEGENDS & LATTES to me. I'm only a few chapters in and really liking it.

NEXT: A few of my mama friends expressed interest in starting a book club and MR. WRONG NUMBER is what we picked for our first read. I'm stoked to be a part of something that encourages moms of littles to do something for themselves for the pure enjoyment of it. 

[Image Description: Three paperback books in a row, the middle book held by Trisha's left hand above her crisscrossed legs. There is a grey blanket in the background. End of description.]

#LastNowNext #CurrentlyReading #Bookish #AmReading #Bookstagram #Books #LibraryBooks #RomanceReads #Reading
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