It's Been a Minute. Hello!

Hey Form-Nation,

It’s been a minute since you’ve heard from us. I’ve been wanting to reach out but also didn’t know what to say. Every time I send a newsletter or share a post, I want it to offer you something of value and for the last few months I don’t think I had a lot to give.

Roman and I were pregnant for the first time at the end of last year and then miscarried right before Christmas. I wrote about it on my personal page here. I honestly wasn’t sure I would share it to the Formation community but at the same time, that’s also why I feel like I have to. Since this whole journey started after I lost Chantal, I’ve been open with my experience — I’ve always found healing in sharing but also seen how much it can help you too.

One thing that’s echoing for me right now is isolation. I felt so alone as I miscarried. Even though I knew the statistics pointed in the direction of common, I didn’t comprehend it. And even though Roman is very loving and was as supportive as he could have been, because of the physical elements especially, I felt like it was a me-thing. Right now, I can’t help but feel a parallel tone of that isolation as collectively we’ve endured almost a full year of this shifted life. And while I recognize there’s so much to be grateful for, especially if we have our physical health, I feel for those quiet moments where things just suck, for the moments where you stifle your hurt because there are so many worse things happening in the world, and for when the tape you used to stick things together starts to unstick.

I hear it. I feel it.

The last few months I’ve been reflecting, meditating, journaling… walking Hiro a lot. And I want to share with you this. Just as so many women reached out to me to tell me it wasn’t my fault, that they had a miscarriage too, that it’ll be ok. I want you to hear those words too, in whatever circumstance you’re in. No matter how huge or how trivial it feels, you’re not alone in it. We’re here cheering you on as you go through it. We may be a wellness brand but people like you have created a community of individuals who are all trying to do our best and be our best. I felt like I needed that reminder, that digital caress, that feeling of unity and borrowed strength as I went through my pain. So if it serves you, I’d like to remind you that now.

I’m always so honoured to have Formation Studio as a part of your lives, whether it be 30-minutes a week through a screen or every gosh damn day when the studio is open. You’ll be hearing from us more.

Lots of love,

Saschie