Motherhood after Miscarriage: Navigating Grief + Choosing Joy with Registered Dietitian Brittany Jones MS RD LD | ep 16
what does motherhood look like when your story doesn’t follow the “typical” path?
this week, we sit down with brittany jones—registered dietitian, business owner, and mother of one child on earth and four in heaven—to talk about what it really means to redefine motherhood after recurrent pregnancy loss.
through honest, heartfelt storytelling, brittany shares how grief has shaped her journey—not just in loss, but in how she loves, lives, and leads now. this conversation isn’t just for those who’ve experienced miscarriage. it’s for anyone learning to hold joy and heartbreak in the same breath.
honoring the babies you can’t see
brittany doesn’t shy away from truth. as she puts it,
“just because they're not here for other people to see doesn't mean they weren’t real”
after four miscarriages—each one unique, painful, and transformative—she's learned to parent all of her children, including the ones who aren’t physically here. her tattoos, her connection to angel numbers and dragonflies, and her daily presence with her son cassian are all ways she continues to mother in full.
motherhood, after all, doesn’t begin or end at birth.
grief and joy can sit side by side
one of the most powerful moments in our conversation was when brittany described the day of her fourth miscarriage as her favorite day of the year.
yes, really.
because instead of collapsing into the spiral of sadness she knew all too well, she and her family made a different choice. they went out for thai food. they walked downtown. they had a “Cassian YES day” where they played. they laughed. they lived together as a family.
“it was the day i was most proud of,” she said. “it was the day i chose joy.”
this is the complexity of being human. grief doesn’t need to be “finished” before joy is allowed to enter. sometimes, grief is the very thing that fuels the fire of our joy.
it's not the chicken salad (and other myths we carry)
brittany is candid about the shame so many women carry after miscarriage, especially in silence.
from obsessing over what she ate, to blaming herself for outcomes she couldn’t control, she shares how her own healing came through information, therapy, and community. she also breaks down the often-misunderstood realities of recurrent miscarriage, including the importance of genetic testing and knowing your options (like D&C vs. natural miscarriage).
one of her most powerful reminders?
“it’s not your fault. it’s not the chicken salad. it’s not your stress. it just happens.”
reclaiming your relationship with your body
as a registered dietitian and founder of brittany jones nutrition group, brittany has long supported women in building healthier relationships with food and body image. but her personal experiences with loss, pregnancy, postpartum, and grief completely reshaped that lens.
she opens up about how her own body image struggled through pregnancy loss—how she punished her body, tried to shrink it, and eventually learned to honor it again.
“it’s the only body that knows all five of my babies,” she said.
and that changed everything.
choosing to stop trying—and loving what is
in a culture obsessed with “more,” brittany and her husband made a brave, often unspoken choice: to stop trying to conceive.
they’re embracing life as a family of three (plus their stunning siberian cat callie), mourning the dream that didn’t come true, and learning to live with peace, pride, and presence in the now.
as brittany put it,
“we’re just enjoying our reality, while still honoring what we lost.”
final reflection
this conversation with brittany jones is a reminder that motherhood is not defined by timelines, by outcomes, or by visibility. it's defined by love. by showing up. by choosing joy when joy doesn’t seem easy.
whether you’re a mother, a caretaker, or someone learning to love a life you didn’t expect—this episode will move you.
and if you’re holding both heartbreak and light?
you’re not broken.
you’re becoming.
what you’ll hear in the episode:
the emotional toll of recurrent miscarriage
how brittany learned to trust her body again
navigating body image after loss
signs from the universe (angel numbers, dragonflies, and intuitive connections)
what no one tells you about miscarriage recovery and medical options
choosing joy without erasing grief
stopping the pursuit of another child and finding peace in that decision
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Want to connect with Brittany? She welcomes conversation and community. Reach out to her on Instagram @brittanyjonesrd — she’s a warm and open-hearted space to land.
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Hey there, I’m Ronni
I help people unlearn, heal, and step into a life that’s actually theirs. Around here, we question the rules, embrace the magic, and just see what happens.
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