Show Notes
What happens when an elite corporate leader brings her strategic mind and raw personal story to the fight for reproductive rights? In this episode of The Miscarriage Rebellion, Sam sits down with Katrina Groshinski—Chairperson of Pink Elephants and Chair of top-tier law firm Minter Ellison. Katrina has spent over seven years bridging corporate enterprise with a deeply empathetic commitment to pregnancy loss advocacy, and her impact on the Australian landscape has been nothing short of historic.
Katrina opens up about her personal path through IVF, recurring pregnancy loss, and the devastating reality of a natural miscarriage that took three agonising weeks to complete. She shares how she turned that private heartbreak into a platform for systemic reform—from breaking the silence across corporate boardrooms to walking the halls of Parliament House in Canberra with Sam to help secure Australia's federal "Leave for Loss" legislative amendment. This conversation is an absolute must-listen for anyone who believes in transforming institutional spaces into sanctuaries of shared humanity.
In this episode, we discuss:
* Shattering the Corporate Mask: How sharing her story internally at Minter Ellison prompted a profound wave of vulnerability, leading her firm to become a pioneer of the Pink Elephants Workplace Program. * The Battle for Leave for Loss: A behind-the-scenes look at how Katrina used her legal and strategic expertise to support Pink Elephants presenting rigorous data to federal leaders, resulting in mandated bereavement leave under the Fair Work Act. * Overcoming the Silent Freeze: Why saying something is always better than saying nothing at all, and how we can all find the courage to "just try" when supporting a grieving loved one. * The Ultimate Goal—Mandatory Referrals: Katrina's definitive vision for an automated medical system where mental bereavement is treated with the exact same clinical necessity as physical recovery
Read more on the Leave for loss campaign here [https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/leave-for-loss].
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