# "Your NICU Story" with Emily Souder & Mahaley Patel

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Podcast: [Dear NICU Mama](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dear-nicu-mama-495894)
Published: 2026-05-20T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Emily Souder and Mahaley Patel join us to share their motherhood journeys, their experiences navigating NICU trauma and loss, and the heart behind their new resource for NICU families, “Your NICU Story”. Mahaley vulnerably shares the story of her daughter, Sachi, who passed away in the NICU after an HIE diagnosis. Together, Emily and Mahaley reflect on the complexities of grief, healing after trauma, supporting marriages through loss and trauma, and the importance of giving y...

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