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Grief and loss, at any stage, can be isolating. But you are not alone. Our support groups are here for you to connect with others in a safe and welcoming space. Come join us.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Circle
Second Thursdays
7-8 PM
Renew Yoga Studio -- 438 E Mendenhall
7-8 PM
Renew Yoga Studio -- 438 E Mendenhall
Grief, when shared becomes a lighter load to bear. Stories, when told in a safe space, are empowering and healing. Babies' names, when spoken are remembered forever. The goal for this group is to create a safe space to move through and honor your unique journey and use the power of community for healing. This group is for any loss, at any stage of pregnancy through the first year of life.
Click here to check our Facebook page for current information
Click here to check our Facebook page for current information
Pregnancy after Loss Support Group
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Fourth Thursdays, starting September 27
7-8 PM Renew Yoga Studio -- 438 E Mendenhall |
Becoming pregnant again after a loss or becoming pregnant after a long period of infertility is an entirely different experience than being pregnant without a loss or infertility history. There is worry, stress, grief, the memory of your other pregnancies or children, the milestones and timelines of earlier pregnancies and losses, the desire to be happy but being scared too…and family and friends can’t always relate or understand.
We are here for you, we understand. Our compassionate group facilitators have all experienced pregnancy loss; from miscarriage to full term loss, and we have all gone on to have “rainbow babies” or the baby that comes after a loss.
Come talk with other moms who know what you’re going through. There is space for fear and worry, space for hope and joy. It can be a long 9 months when you’ve been brave enough to hope again – and you don’t do it alone. Come talk with others or just sit and listen.
We are here for you, we understand. Our compassionate group facilitators have all experienced pregnancy loss; from miscarriage to full term loss, and we have all gone on to have “rainbow babies” or the baby that comes after a loss.
Come talk with other moms who know what you’re going through. There is space for fear and worry, space for hope and joy. It can be a long 9 months when you’ve been brave enough to hope again – and you don’t do it alone. Come talk with others or just sit and listen.
Support Group Facilitators
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 5 and 8, 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.
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Randi Groff is a therapist and mother to three daughters, Cambria (age 4), Everleigh (age 2), and an angel baby, Virginia, who was stillborn just before her due date in 2012. Randi is a Livingston/Bozeman native who graduated from Bozeman High and MSU. She moved to Northern California to pursue a graduate degree in Social Work, and moved back to Montana in 2014 where she is currently a practicing mental health therapist in Livingston. Her passion for supporting other loss moms who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss comes from both her personal experience, as well as her professional experience helping clients work through ptsd, anxiety, and depression. In her spare time, Randi's family enjoys camping, sledding, soaks at Chico, and watching movies together. To talk with Randi privately please feel free to reach out at randilee.groff@gmail.com
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Online Resources for Grief and Loss
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, Guiding you through grief, ways to connect to your child, information about your mental health after loss, and so much more.