Provider Webinar: Helping Parents Navigate Relationships After Loss - Part Two

The loss of a pregnancy or death of an infant will impact and change many relationships in a parent’s life, including their partner, children, family, friends, co-workers, and community members. This webinar looks closely at the expression of grief when viewed in the context of relationships and identifies strategies that providers can use to help support their clients/patients in the healing process. This will be a part of a series.

• Audience: Providers

• Date: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

• Time: 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

• Speaker: Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C
  
  What you will learn during this webinar:

• Explain at least two qualities of grief when viewed in the context of relationships.

• Compare differences between intuitive and instrumental types of grief. 

• Identify three strategies to support parents in their intimate relationship as they grieve this significant loss.

Parenting after pregnancy or infant loss brings unique challenges, especially when balancing your grief with the needs of surviving children. This 60-minute workshop, led by a somatic attachment specialist, is designed to provide parents with tools and insights to nurture secure, attuned connections with their surviving children while navigating their own healing journey.

Through an attachment-based lens, this workshop will help you:

• Understand how grief may impact your relationship with your child and learn strategies to foster emotional connection and security.

• Explore somatic practices to regulate your nervous system, creating a sense of safety and presence for yourself and your child.

• Develop tools to support your child’s emotional processing and resilience while honoring your own boundaries and capacity.

• Learn ways to approach conversations about loss with age-appropriate language and sensitivity.

This supportive, interactive session will offer practical insights, mindfulness-based techniques, and space to reflect on how you can show up for your child(ren) with love, presence, and intention. Together, we’ll explore how to parent with compassion and connection as you navigate life after loss.

Host: Betsy Winter
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Times: 2:30pm to 3:30pm PST/5:30pm to 6:30pm EST
Cost: Free
Appreciated Donation: $10.00
Choose the "Pay what you Want Amount" at registration to customize your donation amount.

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 10:30 am PST/12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Who: Bereaved Parents
Facilitator: Holly Ann Abel

This 90-minute workshop offers bereaved parents a space to connect with the memory of their baby or babies through the power of writing. Using guided prompts, participants will be supported in crafting a heartfelt letter to their child, expressing love, grief, and whatever feelings they wish to share. The session provides a safe, compassionate environment for reflection, healing, and connection. Participants are encouraged to share their letters or thoughts if it feels right for them, fostering a sense of community and support.

Workshop Objectives:

• Create a safe, compassionate space for bereaved parents to connect with their child/children through writing.

• Use writing as a tool for emotional expression and healing.

• Provide gentle prompts to help guide the process of letter-writing, allowing for personalized reflection.

• Foster connection and mutual support among participants through voluntary sharing and listening.

• Encourage participants to honor their grief while nurturing their bond with their baby or babies.

This workshop aims to support parents in their journey of healing, providing an opportunity to express their deep love, honor their child’s memory, and find a sense of peace and healing through the written word.

Cost: Free
Appreciated Donation: $10.00
Choose the "Pay what you Want Amount" at registration to customize your donation amount.

This 45-minute workshop is an invitation to reconnect with your body, release accumulated stress, and nurture your nervous system for optimal well-being. Designed for individuals who have experienced loss, are navigating overwhelming life events, or have been impacted by natural disasters, this session offers practical tools to support nervous system health and prevent the long-term effects of stress and trauma, including PTSD.

Led by a skilled trauma specialist and somatic practitioner, this workshop will guide you to:

• Explore gentle somatic practices to calm and regulate your nervous system.

• Safely discharge stored stress energy to restore balance and vitality.

• Create opportunities for “rest and digest” to enhance resilience and promote healing.

• Understand the nervous system’s role in trauma recovery and overall well-being through a polyvagal-informed approach.

Whether you’re seeking support to process grief, navigate life’s challenges, or recover from collective or personal trauma, this workshop provides a compassionate, supportive space for learning and integration. Join us to cultivate resilience, presence, and a deeper connection with your body.

Host: Betsy Winter
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Times: 2:30pm to 3:15pm PST/5:30pm to 6:15pm EST
Cost: Free
Appreciated Donation: $10.00
Choose the "Pay what you Want Amount" at registration to customize your donation amount.

This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past. 

The group will meet on Mondays at 1:00 pm-2:30 pm PST/4:00 pm-5:30 pm EST from January 27 - March 10, 2025 (No session on February 17th).

Facilitator: Betsy Winter and Sarah Norell

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

This six-week virtual support group is for birthing parents who have made the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy due to medical reasons, including life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses and maternal health issues or for any reason at all.

The group will meet on Thursdays at 4:30 pm - 6:00pm PDT/7:30-9:00 pm EDT from January 23 to February 27, 2025.

Facilitators: Emily Marlowe

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic-focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

  How will this support group help me? 

  • These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

  • Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

  • By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

  • You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

  Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

Provider Webinar: Helping Parents Navigate Relationships After Loss - Part One

The loss of a pregnancy or death of an infant impacts and changes many relationships in a parent’s life, including their partner, children, family, friends, co-workers, and community members. This webinar focuses on common themes that emerge as well as take a deeper look into the mental health of both parents in the immediate aftermath of the loss. This will be a part of a series. Part Two will be in February 2025.

• Audience: Providers

• Date: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

• Time: 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

• Speaker: Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C
  
  What you will learn during this webinar:

• Identify at least two common themes that emerge in the immediate time after perinatal loss.

• Explain at least three types of secondary losses after pregnancy and infant loss.

• Describe at least 4 signs of maternal and paternal mental health conditions following baby loss.

• Recognize a minimum of two common mental health risk factors of perinatal mental health conditions.

This 6-week closed group is for birthing parents who experienced infant loss where the infant required complex medical care for the duration of their life. This group focuses on the loss of children ages birth to two years. In this group we address the complicated realities and traumatic impacts of: hospital stays, parental decision making, medical treatments and interventions, end of life care, and withdrawal of support, all while honoring the life of your little one and your grieving process.

Participants must be at least one year out from their loss. For individuals seeking support within the first year of their experience of their infant’s death, please register for an upcoming Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group. Should you have any questions on which support group will best serve you at this time, please reach out to connect@rtzhope.org. Share with us where you are in your grief and healing journey as well as the time frame it has been since your most recent loss. 

The group will meet on Tuesdays at 3:00pm-4:30 pm PST/6:00 pm-7:30 pm EST from January 14th - February 18th, 2025.

Facilitator: Nicole Longmire

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

This six week virtual support group is for couples (birthing parent + partner) who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past. 

This group will meet on Wednesdays at 4:00pm to 5:30pm PST from January 8th, 2025 to February 19, 2025 (No session will be held on Feb 12, 2025).

Facilitators: Betsy Winter from RTZ: Hope and Rob Reider from SAD DADS CLUB

RTZ: HOPE and SAD DADS CLUB, in partnership with each other, are offering a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Couples (PAIL) group. This group is for birthing parents + their partners. It will be a closed group, 90 minutes each session and six sessions total. 

You will be given an opportunity to share your personal story and hear others as they share their loss experiences. The topics that are covered may include: navigating your loss, the importance of mental health support, self care, navigating relationships that may be affected by your loss, and navigating difficult dates or times of year.

Our hope is you leave this group feeling supported and less alone. We want you to feel connected and carried by other participants. We want you to be resourced with tools and next steps to better support yourself and each other. It is our hope that community will be built with other participants and you will be given the opportunity to grieve, heal, and grow together, within the group setting as well as individually. 

This group encompasses all forms of loss that might be experienced on the path to parenthood including miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, infertility or infant death for singletons or multiples. Whether your loss experience was more recent or in the past this is an introductory support group that will help you to find your footing and build a foundation to your healing journey.

This group is inclusive to all bereaving parents and whomever is grieving the loss of their little one is welcome regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, immigration status, religion or disability. We believe all who join have something to contribute to the group. We do ask that couples/partners attend together weekly as this group is specifically for both of you. 

Visit here to learn more about RTZ: HOPE and their mission to find hope and healing after experiencing a devastating loss. Visit here to learn more about Sad Dads Club and their community that uniquely supports grieving fathers.

Cost: $250 per couple
USE: EQUITYCODE for 50% off of registration

This six week virtual support group is for couples (birthing parent + partner) who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past. 

This group will meet on Wednesdays at 4:00pm to 5:30pm PST from January 8th, 2025 to February 19, 2025 (No session will be held on Feb 12, 2025).

Facilitators: Betsy Winter from RTZ: Hope and Rob Reider from SAD DADS CLUB

RTZ: HOPE and SAD DADS CLUB, in partnership with each other, are offering a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Couples (PAIL) group. This group is for birthing parents + their partners. It will be a closed group, 90 minutes each session and six sessions total. 

You will be given an opportunity to share your personal story and hear others as they share their loss experiences. The topics that are covered may include: navigating your loss, the importance of mental health support, self care, navigating relationships that may be affected by your loss, and navigating difficult dates or times of year.

Our hope is you leave this group feeling supported and less alone. We want you to feel connected and carried by other participants. We want you to be resourced with tools and next steps to better support yourself and each other. It is our hope that community will be built with other participants and you will be given the opportunity to grieve, heal, and grow together, within the group setting as well as individually. 

This group encompasses all forms of loss that might be experienced on the path to parenthood including miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, infertility or infant death for singletons or multiples. Whether your loss experience was more recent or in the past this is an introductory support group that will help you to find your footing and build a foundation to your healing journey.

This group is inclusive to all bereaving parents and whomever is grieving the loss of their little one is welcome regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, immigration status, religion or disability. We believe all who join have something to contribute to the group. We do ask that couples/partners attend together weekly as this group is specifically for both of you. 

Visit here to learn more about RTZ: HOPE and their mission to find hope and healing after experiencing a devastating loss. Visit here to learn more about Sad Dads Club and their community that uniquely supports grieving fathers.

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $250 per couple
USE: EQUITYCODE for 50% off of registration

In this 120-min interactive workshop, you will:

-Learn how to grieve in tandem while establishing healthy boundaries that respect each individual’s process.

-Explore ways to find support outside of your relationship, strengthening not just your partnership but also your personal journey through grief.

-Learn the importance of continuing bonds with your child, helping you honor their memory in a way that feels authentic to you.

-Create individual narratives that validate your unique experiences, as well as a cohesive family narrative that intertwines your stories in a meaningful way.

-Gain practical tools and insights to communicate effectively with your partner, fostering deeper understanding and compassion as you navigate this challenging journey together.

We highly recommend that couples attend together.

Cost: Free
Suggested Donation Per Couple: $40.00
Choose the "Pay what you Want Amount" at registration to customize your donation amount.

This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past. 

The group will meet on Thursdays at 3:00 pm-4:30 pm PST/6:00 pm-7:30 pm EST from December 5th - January 16, 2025 (no group on Dec 26th).

Facilitator: Betsy Winter

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

In this workshop you will be guided by experienced art therapist Susan Jacobsen to create a one-of-a-kind ornament to honor your loss. A detailed supply list will be provided. Supplies must be purchased in advanced by the participant. No prior art experience is necessary.

Who: Parents and family members who have experienced any form of loss more recently or in the past.

Date: November 23, 2024

Day: Saturday

Time: 10:00am-12:00am PST/1:00pm-3:00 pm EST

Facilitator: Susan Jacobsen, ATR-BC, LPC

Cost: FREE

Who: Any parent who has experienced any form of loss more recently or in the past.
Date: November 16, 2024
Day: Saturday
Time:  10:00 am-12:00 pm PST/1:00 pm -3:00 pm EST
Facilitator: Leah Mele-Bazaz 

Cost: Free
Suggested Donation: $40.00
Choose the "Pay what you Want Amount" at registration to customize your donation

If this 120 minute workshop you will:
-Learn how to use writing to foster a beautiful connection to your baby(ies)
-Read and discuss selected essays on loss
-Work with generative writing prompts
-If comfortable, you can also share your own writing and stories

This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced a prior loss and are currently navigating a pregnancy after loss. It is recommended to have completed a loss support group prior to participation, but is not a requirement.

The group will meet on Tuesdays at 12:30pm-2:00 pm PST/3:30 pm-5:00 pm EST from November 12 - December 17, 2024.

Facilitator: Betsy Winter

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

The holiday season can amplify feelings of grief, making it challenging to navigate this emotionally charged time. This workshop provides not only expert guidance but also the support of a community who understand the pain of loss and challenges of grief. You’ll be reminded to find moments of peace amidst the chaos

In this 90-min interactive workshop, you will:

• Learn practical strategies to protect your emotional well-being

• Learn how to assert your rights to grieve without feeling overwhelmed by external pressures

• Feel more empowered to communicate your needs and to set healthy boundaries, to ensure your ability to honor and grieve your loss/es in your own way and time this holiday season. 
  
  Cost: $40.00

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This six-week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past. 

The group will meet on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm-5:00 pm PST/6:30 pm-8:00 pm EST from September 18 - October 30, 2024 (no group on Oct 23rd).

Facilitator: Betsy Winter

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic-focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150

Register here

This 5-week closed group for birthing parents who have experienced multiple losses and/or reproductive challenges including infertility and secondary infertility on the family building journey more recently or in the past.

The group will meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm - 5:00pm PST/6:30 pm-8:00 pm EST from Sept 16 - Oct 14, 2024.

Facilitator: Betsy Winter

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $125 ($31/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

Register here

This six week virtual support group is for birthing parents who have made the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy due to medical reasons, including life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses and maternal health issues.

The group will meet on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm - 6:00pm PST/7:30 pm - 9:00pm EST from October 15, 2024 to November 19, 2024.

Facilitator: Emily Marlowe

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

Register here

This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced a prior loss and are currently navigating a pregnancy after loss. It is recommended to have completed a loss support group prior to participation, but is not a requirement.

The group will meet on Tuesdays at 12:30pm-2:00 pm PST/3:30 pm-5:00 pm EST from Sept 10 - Oct 15, 2024.

Facilitator: Betsy Winter

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150 ($25/session) or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

Register here

This six week closed virtual support group is for Black, Indigenous, and other birthing parents of color who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past.

The group will meet on Sundays at 1:00pm-2:30 am PST/ 4:00-5:30 pm EST from Sept 8 - Oct 20, 2024. There will not be a session on September 15th.

Facilitators: Alishia Anderson

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $150.00 or Use EQUITYCODE for 50% Discount. See details below.

Register Here

This six week virtual support group is for couples who have made the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy due to medical reasons, including life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses and maternal health issues.

The group will meet on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm - 6:00pm PST/7:30 pm - 9:00pm EST from September 3 - October 8, 2024.

Facilitators: Jessica and Justin Van Wyen

What can I expect during a virtual support group?

• Virtual support groups are 90-minutes in length, with the exception of the session, Share Your Story, where we ask 2 hours be set aside. 

• Our groups are topic focused and structured in a way that builds on content from the previous week. 

• Every session has a similar flow. Each group starts with a guided meditation or body-centered mindfulness practice. 

• The topic of the week is introduced, which includes some education. 

• Then there will be group sharing in response to a topic-related question and facilitated discussion. 

• Groups end with a period of reflective sharing. Where relevant, the group may be led in writing, creative expression, or embodiment exercises to support resource building and integration.

How will this support group help me? 

• These types of losses are very isolating—you will learn that you are not alone. 

• Our hope is that you will find community with others who have similar loss experiences.

• By sharing your story, your loss experience is witnessed by others in a supportive and non-judgmental setting. 

• You never imagined you’d be in this situation. You will receive guidance and resources for your grieving journey. 

Cost: $250 per couple

Register HERE