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Just as loss can be weedy, messy and hard… so can a garden. We would love your presence and your help as we work through the weeds together.
It can be so healing and productive to work through the weeds of infertility, pregnancy, and infant loss in a tangible way. Not all of us are comfortable talking through the difficulties which come up during this time, yet we may find healing in working alongside others in the soil. Gardening with Roots does just that. It provides an opportunity for people to come together in a supportive, non-judgmental community while gardening.
It can be so healing and productive to work through the weeds of infertility, pregnancy, and infant loss in a tangible way. Not all of us are comfortable talking through the difficulties which come up during this time, yet we may find healing in working alongside others in the soil. Gardening with Roots does just that. It provides an opportunity for people to come together in a supportive, non-judgmental community while gardening.
June 19
July 17
August 21
9:30 -11 AM
Westlake Park Children's Memorial Garden
417 W Tamarack St
Bozeman, MT
Sign the waiver here.
Come join Roots and help us in The Children's Memorial Garden alongside the team at Earthscape Landscape and The City of Bozeman. Our goal this summer is to spread the love and help maintain this beautiful and sacred community space once again which honors and remembers babies & children gone too soon.
All are welcome, including babies and children, to help out in the garden.
*Bring your favorite work gloves and gardening tools if you have them.
Refreshments will be provided!
See you soon!
Questions? Interested in getting involved with Gardening with Roots? We are looking for dedicated volunteers to help. Please contact our Volunteer Garden Coordinator, Amanda Kilty at mandakilty@gmail.com
July 17
August 21
9:30 -11 AM
Westlake Park Children's Memorial Garden
417 W Tamarack St
Bozeman, MT
Sign the waiver here.
Come join Roots and help us in The Children's Memorial Garden alongside the team at Earthscape Landscape and The City of Bozeman. Our goal this summer is to spread the love and help maintain this beautiful and sacred community space once again which honors and remembers babies & children gone too soon.
All are welcome, including babies and children, to help out in the garden.
*Bring your favorite work gloves and gardening tools if you have them.
Refreshments will be provided!
See you soon!
Questions? Interested in getting involved with Gardening with Roots? We are looking for dedicated volunteers to help. Please contact our Volunteer Garden Coordinator, Amanda Kilty at mandakilty@gmail.com
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You've probably seen Amanda around Roots quite a bit. Currently she is our Board President and runs our virtual Pregnancy & Infant Loss support circle. Amanda has also taken the lead on our Gardening with Roots events.
Amanda Kilty, MS, LCPC, NCC is the mother of one daughter, 4 babies who forever live in her heart and one son. She practiced as a youth and family therapist specializing in helping families systematically navigate a multitude of struggles at a community mental health center for 5 years in Wyoming before moving while 7 months pregnant to Bozeman. She experienced first-hand the struggles which may be faced during the perinatal period with limited physical natural systematic supports due to moving to a new community. While growing their family here in the Gallatin Valley, her and her husband lost 4 babies. With the experience and connections made through navigating fertility and parenting struggles, Amanda has added perinatal mental health, grief and loss, yoga, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems to her repertoire of therapeutic modalities. 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. You can find Amanda at home teaching her children through play, gardening, cooking or out with her husband toting their children and corgi (Ted) around hiking, skiing, or dancing to live music around the Gallatin Valley. |
Local and Online Resources for Grief and Loss
Tree of Life Doula Care. Local Doulas at Tree of Life Doula Care offer personalized services for those who have experienced loss at any stage. Click on their page to learn more and be connected to a supportive and compassionate team of doulas who understand.
Table for Grief. A Table for Grief is a private community, collaborative blog, and resource for moms (and their support people) after pregnancy or infant loss. Started by a local mom.
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. They believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one. To access their resources for dealing with your grief, including looking at the ways women and men grieve differently to ways to handle your family during a loss, click here.
Return to Zero is an organization that is transforming the culture of pregnant and infant loss through healing retreats, outreach and education, peer support and community and empowerment. They have resources to walk you through your loss including but not limited to:
- Guiding you through grief
- information about your mental health after loss
- ways to connect to your child
- A printable PDF of Common Symptoms After Pregnancy and Infant Loss is available for download here.
