Facilitator: Raag Malhotra

I am a perinatal mental health therapist, PMH-C certified through Postpartum Support International, and a mother, with a deep commitment to supporting parents navigating the tender and often isolating experience of pregnancy loss. I have had the honor of facilitating groups for those moving through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, and early infant loss, creating spaces where grief in all its complexity can be acknowledged without judgment. My work is grounded in respect, humility, and an understanding that reproductive grief is deeply personal, non-linear, and rarely given the space it deserves.

In the groups I facilitate, we make room for the parts of loss that often go unspoken — the trauma of medical emergencies, feelings of anger, numbness, and guilt, the strain on relationships, the anxiety that can arise in subsequent pregnancies, and the longing to find meaningful ways to remember and honor a baby. I aim to help parents feel seen, supported, and less alone, while gently offering psychoeducation and therapeutic tools when helpful. Although I have not personally experienced pregnancy loss, I approach this work with ongoing training, compassionate presence, and a deep commitment to listening carefully and holding space with care.

This work feels especially urgent to me because pregnancy loss so often exists in silence. Many parents carry invisible grief while continuing to function in everyday life, all while facing heartbreak, trauma, and questions that may never be fully answered. I am especially passionate about deepening my focus on early pregnancy loss among people of color, where systemic inequities, medical racism, and cultural stigma can profoundly shape the experience of loss. To me, this work is both clinical and advocacy-based: helping create spaces where grief is not minimized or rushed, and where parents are met with the visibility, language, ritual, and community they deserve.