“You dwell in that safe place in our hearts. Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.”

– John O-Donahue

Society often underestimates the depth of grief that parents experience after the loss of an infant or pregnancy. Whether a day has passed, a week, or many years, we share a need to have our grief witnessed, to validate the heavy layers of shifting identities, to build community around one another that helps us find our footing, and above all, to continue to love and feel connected to our children - whether they were earthside, nestled in our womb or hearts. My clients have shared that it is incredibly hard to say goodbye, when they haven’t had the chance to say hello.

My deepest desire is to bear witness to your loss, validate your pain and help you move in the direction of healing.

Together, we’ll work within four important Pillars of Care:

Communication:

We’ll discuss the physical, emotional, and mental changes you may experience as you walk the difficult terrain of grief after losing a child including the ending of a pregnancy.

Together we’ll formulate a plan that includes resources and supports that you may find comforting during your time of deep grief and intensive self care.

We can facilitate conversations with the children in your life who are earthside; including child-friendly resources so that you are prepared for the questions that they may ask.

Community:

We can create and connect you to community, including resource building, so that you are well supported.

We can create a plan that incorporates your family and friends so that they know how to best support you/your loved one at this time.

Involving family and loved ones in modeling healthy grief, chosen language and additional support with children who are earthside.

Care:

We’ll look at resources and tools that you can use to integrate self care and support at this time.

Connection:

When walking difficult paths, we often have trouble expressing what we feel. Through different forms of creative expression, the creation of legacy projects and exploring the power of holding sacred space; we can help to move our emotions from our internal world to the external. This ultimately helps us to clarify our intentions, honor our experience, and create an anchor to return to in difficult times. Together we can remain connected to our loved ones and gently move from feeling stuck into a place of acceptance.