Loss Support Group
Grief and loss at any stage can be isolating, but you are not alone
SECOND MONDAYS
7 PM - 8 PM
Roots Family Collaborative
Our Loss Support Group is here for you to connect with others in a safe and welcoming space.
Loss of a child at any age or stage of pregnancy is devastating. No one plans for this or knows how to navigate life after loss. You can feel confused, angry, lost...your heart is completely shattered. You wonder, when will this pain stop, change or just lighten a little bit? Is there something wrong with me? Why can't my family and friends just understand? The weight of it all can be suffocating.
You might have a wonderful support network or maybe you don't. Maybe you do but you just wish you could connect with someone that truly understands what you are going through -- somewhere you can sit and talk about your pregnancy, baby or child and not feel judged.
What to expect at our Loss Support Group
Have you suffered a loss and are thinking about trying to conceive again or are currently pregnant after a loss, multiple losses, or a history of infertility?
We are here to listen. Our group is a safe space to share your story, connect with others or to just sit in the company of people that understand. When you feel ready, please join us.
ADDITIONAL LOSS RESOURCES
Still feeling lost? Reach out directly
Groups are free but please register on days you plan to attend.
Meet our caring facilitators
Amy Hogan
Amy Hogen wears many hats but is happiest when she can be "Space Holder" or "Listener" with a hot beverage and good conversation, especially as it relates to holding space for the power of individual story and process. Amy came to be a listener by way of grief; losing her first son, Abner, at full term in 2008. Amy was supported in her own healing journey by good friends and family who held space and listened which has ignited a passion to offer the same support to those in our community. Amy continues to learn about and practice the value of listening in her work as the mother of two rambunctious rainbow boys who are 7 and 9, and through her work as an occupational therapist for the last 14 years. Also passionate about pregnancy and birth, Amy has taught childbirth education, attended over 30 births as a midwife's assistant, doula, labor sitter and friend. To talk with Amy privately, please feel free to reach out at amyahogen@gmail.com.
Amanda Kilty
Amanda Kilty, MS, LCPC, NCC is a licensed professional counselor and has a private practice, Kilty Counseling LLC, serving people in life transitions including those in the perinatal period and/or in the depths of grief and loss. With the experience and connections made through navigating fertility and parenting struggles, Amanda knows how empowering, validating and strengthening it is to simply connect with fellow parents and has a passion to help spread the wealth of help Roots Family Collaborative provided for her. She has helped facilitate support circles and has been a welcoming place to land for many at Roots’ events over the years. Amanda enjoys time at home taking in the views, smells and sounds of mountains, wild birds, wild animals, wildflowers, ever changing skies and/or out digging in her garden as a way to ground, center and reset so she may show up fully for her family. Reach out to Amanda at kiltycounseling.com
Jen Vollmer
Jen Vollmer is an Arizona native who transplanted to Bozeman with her husband in 2015. Together, they have lost multiple babies (Liam, Kiera and a 3rd) before their rainbow baby girl, Holland, was born in 2018. Jen has been a participant in multiple in person and online support groups. She has found that interacting with others who understand the pain, anger and complexity of grief to be profoundly life changing.
Helping others has always been a deep passion of hers, and in 2010 she returned to school with hopes of transitioning careers from graphic design to medicine. She has been serving her community, here in Bozeman, as certified physician assistant for the past 5 years and is honored to now be supporting her community as a pregnancy and infant loss support facilitator. To talk with Jen privately please feel free to reach out to javollmer8313@gmail.com.