Misconceptions

22/07/2025

Amazing ❤️

We’re so pleased to share some wonderful news.
Thanks to a new partnership with MIT, we are now able to offer free counselling sessions to bereaved parents in our community.

We know how hard it can be to access counselling—waitlists are long, and private sessions can be out of reach for many. This means that far too often, families go without the emotional support they so desperately need after the loss of their precious baby. All to often when families collect their memories from here, I hear the same story - they are in need of extra support but cannot afford it.

These free sessions will be delivered by Robyn, a third-year counselling student from MIT as part of her final placement. All students are in their final year of study and are supported by qualified, experienced supervisors to ensure families receive safe, compassionate care.

Whether your loss was recent or many years ago, you deserve the space to grieve, process, and be heard—with care, understanding, and no financial barrier.

We are incredibly grateful to MIT and to our wonderful counsellor Robyn who will be working with our families for her final paper. Her introduction is attached.

Referrals for this service will be managed through Baby Loss NZ.
If you are interested and would like to be referred, please get in touch with us directly. ❤️

02/07/2025

This is interesting for those with recurrent miscarriages:

Tommy's researchers have found a new scientific explanation as to why some women and birthing people experience recurrent miscarriage.

16/03/2025

Thank you for sharing the link to our documentary about first trimester miscarriages, Sands Waikato !

There's a documentary on the TVNZ+ app called 'Misconceptions: First Trimester Miscarriages' so we wanted to share this with our bereaved community 💜 It provides a deep look into the complexities, myths, and insight of miscarriages to help people feel they are not alone in dealing with a tragic life event. With interviews from well-known New Zealanders such as Miriama Kamo, Kaiora Tipene and Stacey Morrison as well as others who have experienced this heartbreaking loss.

📺Here's the link below if you'd like to watch it on TVNZ+:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/misconceptions-first-trimester-miscarriages

📺Or you can also watch it as a webseries on Misconceptions' website: www.misconceptions.co.nz

09/03/2025

A reminder that Misconceptions - First Trimester Miscarriages is still on TVNZ and TVNZ+

17/02/2025

Misconceptions producer/editor/director and The Sugarworks Post Production co-founder, Charlotte, recently had the pleasure of speaking with Diana J. Brodie from the Next Level Editing Academy in the US about her path into the world of editing - from how it all started, to creating the Misconceptions series, to now owning a post house in Auckland, and the lessons learned along the way.

You can watch the one hour interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/X0pVgrh6KMg?si=ce0WD-khflAR0PXy

A huge thank you to Diana and the Next Level Editing Academy for the opportunity.

31/12/2024

Happy New Year to you all!

We hope your 2025 will be filled with awesomeness 🤘😎

14/09/2024

It's sad that 4 years after our first series launched, we still see articles like this where people describe the lack of (after) care when experiencing miscarriage or stillbirth:

Kiwi mums share their stories of how the current system only made things worse.

14/07/2024

In our documentary Unravelling Anxiety we talk to Dr Lisa Reynolds who leads this study here in Aotearoa.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/world-first-lsd-micro-dosing-study-recruiting-late-stage-nz-cancer-patients/4UBWXU2S5JCF3KPJKTAXVS3LXQ/

15/06/2024

Dear ,

A reminder that this documentary Misconceptions - First Trimester Miscarriages can be watched on TVNZ+
Or on www.misconceptions.co.nz

It may help you and your loved ones get some understanding of this often hidden loss.

Miscarriage is more common than you think - but it's hardly ever talked about, leaving many grieving parents feeling alone. This documentary aims to break down the myths and provide practical help, with Kiwis sharing their own personal stories.

19/05/2024

The truth about OCD:

OCD is a mental health condition that's often misunderstood. Here's what you need to know.

24/04/2024

"Rangiwaho Marae trustee Kay Robin says the fungi will used for medicinal purposes and not for recreational use.

“With the psilocybin [and] psychedelics, they’ve all had similar results. They’ve been good for trauma, depression, anxiety, addictions.

“It’s really amazing stuff. Any studies on this, they’ve all had similar effects.”

Psilocybin research has shown that it can treat various mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety and addictions."

https://shorturl.at/STYZ1

Marae growing indigenous magic mushrooms to treat addiction and mental health issues.

16/04/2024

A few more posts about Unravelling Anxiety and Misconceptions - First Trimester miscarriages on TVNZ+
It is so great to see the documentaries resonate with people.

We are very grateful for the extra exposure TVNZ has provided.

The series versions and bonus content can be found on www.misconceptions.co.nz

Made with funding from NZ On Air