Make Sense of Your Story
& Say the Scary Things Out Loud
A Whole Mother Story is a space for women healing from fertility trauma, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, and identity shifts in parenthood due to perinatal trauma. Here, we honor the full truth—without shame, silence, or judgment.
I Wish Someone Told Me
A Guide to Advocating for Yourself After Reproductive Trauma
What“Whole Mother Story” Means
— A Home for the Unspoken Parts of Motherhood —
If you’re here, you’ve likely lived through something that changed you—maybe in ways you’re still trying to understand. Maybe it was a loss no one acknowledged. A birth that didn’t go as planned. A version of motherhood that cracked you open in ways no one talks about.
At Whole Mother Story, we tell the truth about what it means to carry invisible grief and unexpected strength. I created this space because I know how lonely it feels to walk through trauma while the world expects you to be “happy.”
Here, you don’t have to perform healing. You just get to be human.
We won’t try to fix you. But we will honor you. Every messy, honest, complicated part of your story belongs here.
Welcome
If you’ve found your way to this space, you’re likely carrying something heavy—grief, confusion, anger, maybe all of it at once. I created A Whole Mother Story because I’ve been there too. I know what it’s like to feel invisible inside an experience that changed everything.
As a therapist, a mother, and a woman who’s walked through perinatal trauma myself, I hold space for the stories that don’t fit the highlight reel of motherhood. My work is rooted in deep empathy, clinical experience, and a fierce belief that you deserve support that actually sees you.
This space was made for the parts of your story that feel too tender to name—and I’m honored to walk alongside you as you begin to name them.
Because at Whole Mother Story, we believe that every story deserves to be seen, held, and told in full.
I’m Jennie Hardman, MSW, LICSW
Ways to Get Support
— 1:1 Coaching & Intensives —
When every day feels like a balancing act of managing overwhelm—or simply trying to get through it without drowning—pull up a chair.
Whether you're unsure how to advocate for yourself, struggling to navigate grief that feels endless, or grappling with a sense of loss that’s hard to name, you don’t have to do it alone.
Our private coaching sessions offer you the supportive, non-judgmental space you need to breathe, reflect, and start finding your voice again—one step at a time.
— Courses & Self-Guided Resources —
Start healing on your own time, at your own pace, with simple supportive resources.
From guided audio reflections to fill-in-the-blank advocacy scripts, our courses, PDFs, and workbooks are designed to help you process what you’ve been through, reconnect with yourself, and move forward—without rushing or pretending you're okay when you're not.
Because healing doesn’t follow a schedule. And you deserve resources that meet you exactly where you are.
— Private Membership Community —
Some parts of your story are too tender—or too complex—to share with family or friends. That’s why we created a private, carefully held space where nothing is too much, too messy, or too far from “normal” to be met with compassion.
Inside our members-only community, you’ll find guided prompts, support circles, expert interviews, and live events designed to help you feel seen, connected, and supported—without having to defend your feelings.
The Whole Mother Story Mission
Most of us were told to “move on,” “stay positive,” or “be grateful.”
But when your story includes loss, trauma, and grief—you don’t need clichés.
You need something real.
This is that place.
A space where you don’t have to explain your pain.
Where your rage, your numbness, your confusion—all of it—is met with compassion, not judgment.
Where healing is raw, sacred, and held with care.
Because your experience is not too much. And you were never meant to carry it alone.
Join the Membership
— Private. Honest. Trauma-Informed —
Here, you don’t have to filter your truth. You don’t have to be “over it.” You just get to be human—and held.
Our members-only space includes:
Monthly live support circles
Expert interviews + community care
A forum where nothing is too “much” to share
— Gentle Words for Heavy Seasons —
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