The Still Nest Podcast

By: Dr Fatima El-Assaad
  • Summary

  • Losing a child can make you question everything. Your identity, your faith, and your place in the world. The Still Nest Podcast is a place of solace for bereaved parents and their communities. Our host Dr Fatima El-Assaad, a medical researcher and a bereaved parent, explores infertility, birth trauma, miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. It may be raw and unfiltered, but it will leave you with hope. Hope for displacing the stillness with a warm, supportive nest.


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    https://www.thestillnest.com/

    @thestillnest.au


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Episodes
  • Episode 7 - "Birth trauma is anything the woman says is traumatic" Dr Rakime Elmir | Birth trauma, fathers experience of birth
    May 1 2023

    Dr Rakime Elmir

     

    Hosted by Dr Fatima El-Assaad, a medical researcher and a bereaved parent, this podcast explores birth trauma, infertility, early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, infant loss in religious and culturally diverse communities. This first season spotlights the experiences of culturally diverse Australian women who identify with the Islamic faith.

     

    This episode features:

    • Stillbirth
    • Mental health
    • Birth trauma
    • Fathers' experience of birth
    • Cultural and religious influence on birth experience

     

    Rakime Elmir is a Senior lecturer, Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery. For several years, Rakime has worked in a variety of maternity settings in a large teaching Hospital. She completed her PhD in 2012 which focused on women's experiences of severe postpartum haemorrhage and emergency hysterectomy. Rakime has successfully led a number of research projects on birth trauma and the psychosocial impact on mothers, fathers and midwives. Rakime also has a keen interest in clinical learning for nursing and midwifery students and is leading a project on clinical placement preparedness for nursing and midwifery students. 

     

    Want to feature in season 2? Let me know here!

     

    IG: @thestillnest.au

    The Still Nest

     

    Disclaimer: This podcast is proudly sponsored by The Stillbirth Foundation Australia and Community Care Kitchen. The content shared in this podcast represents the views of The Still Nest and our guests and may not specifically reflect the views of these organisations. Please seek professional medical advice for any clinical circumstances that may arise.

     

    Season sponsors:

    Stillbirth Foundation Australia

    Community Care Kitchen

     

    Episode resources:

     

    • Dr Rakime Elmir socials: Facebook Rakime Elmir, twitter @RRakime, LinkedIn Rakime Elmir

     

    Need support?

    The Pink Elephants Support Network

    Bears of Hope

    SANDS

    Gidget Foundation

    Support for dads Dads | PANDA

    PREPARE Foundation |

    Centre for Perinatal Psychology


    Donate

    Baby Funeral Fund

     

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    31 mins
  • Episode 6 - "Is there still a heart beat?" Ebru El-Feki and Naveen Furqan | Infertility, IVF, infant loss
    Apr 24 2023

    Hosted by Dr Fatima El-Assaad, a medical researcher and a bereaved parent, this podcast explores birth trauma, infertility, early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, infant loss in religious and culturally diverse communities. This first season spotlights the experiences of culturally diverse Australian women who identify with the Islamic faith.

     

    This episode features:

    ·     Recurrent pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy

    ·     IVF loss

    ·     Complexities of fertility journeys

    ·     Infant loss

    ·     Navigating end-of-life and discontinuing life support

    ·     How faith helped with healing

     

    Ebru is a Turkish-Australian married to an Egyptian man. After multiple miscarriages and a very lengthy infertility journey, she had her miracle baby, Dahlia, in 2017. Soon after, she spontaneously fell pregnant. Her angel Aliyah was born in May, 2018 and survived for 32 days. Four years on, she now has two angels beside her and one in the heavens above.

     

    Naveen was born in Pakistan and has been living in Australia with her husband since 2012 before relocating to London this year. She has spent a number of years struggling with infertility, early pregnancy loss, traumatic ectopic pregnancies and the death of her daughter Sophia in 2019. After a year of IVF, she returned to the workforce accepting her status as a mum for her angel daughter Sophia, only.

     

    Both Ebru and Naveen are actively involved with Community Care Kitchen, donating their time toward helping those in need in the community.

     

    Want to feature in season 2? Let me know here!

     

    IG: @thestillnest.au

    The Still Nest

     

    Disclaimer: This podcast is proudly sponsored by The Stillbirth Foundation Australia and Community Care Kitchen. The content shared in this podcast represents the views of The Still Nest and our guests and may not specifically reflect the views of these organisations. Please seek professional medical advice for any clinical circumstances that may arise.

     

    Season sponsors:

    Stillbirth Foundation Australia

    Community Care Kitchen

     

    Episode resources:

     

    ·     Ebru El-Feki IG: ebzz83; Naveen Furqan IG: naveen.fq

     

    Need support?

    The Pink Elephants Support Network

    Bears of Hope

    SANDS

    Gidget Foundation


    Donate

    Baby Funeral Fund

     

    Did you like the episode? Buy me a coffee here!


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 5 - "Are we ready to let her go?" Ebru El-Feki and Naveen Furqan | Infertility, IVF, infant loss
    Apr 17 2023

    Hosted by Dr Fatima El-Assaad, a medical researcher and a bereaved parent, this podcast explores birth trauma, infertility, early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, infant loss in religious and culturally diverse communities. This first season spotlights the experiences of culturally diverse Australian women who identify with the Islamic faith.

     

    This episode features:

    ·     Recurrent pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy

    ·     IVF loss

    ·     Complexities of fertility journeys

    ·     Infant loss

    ·     Navigating end-of-life and discontinuing life support

    ·     How faith helped with healing

     

    Ebru is a Turkish-Australian married to an Egyptian man. After multiple miscarriages and a very lengthy infertility journey, she had her miracle baby, Dahlia, in 2017. Soon after, she spontaneously fell pregnant. Her angel Aliyah was born in May, 2018 and survived for 32 days. Four years on, she now has two angels beside her and one in the heavens above.

     

    Naveen was born in Pakistan and has been living in Australia with her husband since 2012 before relocating to London this year. She has spent a number of years struggling with infertility, early pregnancy loss, traumatic ectopic pregnancies and the death of her daughter Sophia in 2019. After a year of IVF, she returned to the workforce accepting her status as a mum for her angel daughter Sophia, only.

     

    Both Ebru and Naveen are actively involved with Community Care Kitchen, donating their time toward helping those in need in the community.

     

    Want to feature in season 2? Let me know here!

     

    IG: @thestillnest.au

    The Still Nest

     

    Disclaimer: This podcast is proudly sponsored by The Stillbirth Foundation Australia and Community Care Kitchen. The content shared in this podcast represents the views of The Still Nest and our guests and may not specifically reflect the views of these organisations. Please seek professional medical advice for any clinical circumstances that may arise.

     

    Season sponsors:

    Stillbirth Foundation Australia

    Community Care Kitchen

     

    Episode resources:

     

    ·     Ebru El-Feki IG: ebzz83; Naveen Furqan IG: naveen.fq

     

    Need support?

    The Pink Elephants Support Network

    Bears of Hope

    SANDS

    Gidget Foundation


    Donate

    Baby Funeral Fund

     

    Did you like the episode? Buy me a coffee here!


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    30 mins

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