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NICU Babies Parent Support

The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish. Learn more or get support at handtohold.org Follow Hand to Hold: Facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD Instagram: @handtohold Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold YouTube: @handtohold
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Now displaying: September, 2022
Episode 45: Grief's Tasks 0
Sep 27, 2022

Guest: Becca Van Tassel, LCSW

  • Why Becca decided to specialize in grief and loss in her career as a counselor
  • Why is processing the pain of grief so difficult?
  • The difference between depression and grief
  • What can couples do in order to move through the grief process together?
  • How can parents help their children process grief?
  • How can we memorialize those we have lost?
  • How to deal with the guilt associated with grief

Content Warning: This episode may cover sensitive topics that may bring up emotions or take you back to some difficult memories. If at any time it becomes too much, please make sure to step away, take some deep breaths, go outside, or have some quiet time alone.

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

Episode 44: Returning to Work After a NICU Stay 0
Sep 20, 2022

Guest: Mia Durairaj, MSc, NICU mom and

founder of Mindful Return

  • Mia discusses her own NICU experience
  • The emotions surrounding going back to work
  • How to be transparent at work and in the NICU
  • Importance of practicing self-care
  • How the NICU trains you to be an advocate and leader

After we recorded this interview, we received news that Mia’s daughter lost her battle with congestive heart failure and passed away at just two years, seven months. Mia’s family has set up an endowment fund in their daughter’s name to support research at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. Click here to visit the endowment fund.

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

Episode 43: The Benefits of Reading Aloud in the NICU 0
Sep 15, 2022

In this episode:

Guest: Dawn Yu Renwick, NICU Nurse, Author/ Illustrator of "Dog Coats

  • What are the benefits of reading aloud in the NICU for your baby?
  • How does reading aloud to your baby in the NICU benefit you as a parent?
  • As a NICU parent, how do I overcome the intimidation of reading aloud in the NICU?
  • Purchase your copy of Dog Coats on Amazon here.
  • More information about read-aloud in NICUs at babieswithbooks.org

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

Episode 42: Occupational Therapy in the NICU & At Home 0
Sep 8, 2022

Hand to Hold’s Occupational Therapy Intern, Eliana Cutler, sits down with Kelli to discuss what an occupational therapist (OT) does, and what the role of an occupational therapist is in the NICU. Eliana also shares tips on how to integrate therapy into play with your baby. 

Eliana is an occupational therapy student and doctoral candidate at Midwestern University’s College of Health Sciences

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

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