{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond the Loss","title":"Ritual, Remembrance, and Saying Goodbye","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f91283a7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2012,"description":"Content note: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss, cremation, infant death, and memorial practices.\n\nMichael Pierson, president of Pierson’s Funeral Service and a founder of the Silent Hopes Memorial, shares his decades of experience supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss.\nMichael explains why rituals and memorials can be so important in helping families process grief, particularly when losses happen early in pregnancy and may go unacknowledged by others.\nHe also shares the story behind the Silent Hopes Memorial program, which provides a respectful cremation and memorial space for babies lost early in pregnancy — ensuring families have a place to grieve and remember their children.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nlZc03G7bIhluzwKlgljhk4Qge9BnpHkg1U6zDpAQRg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjJh/ODk4Njc3MWJhMDc0/NzIyZmYwOGRlNTZh/NTZjZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}