This therapeutic group is led by Lindsay Edwards, LPC, BC-DMT, PMH-C and will support men who have experienced with medical termination. It is important for men to have a place to grieve and find community support for their healing. Topics may include: role confusion, impact on marriage/relationships, future reproductive planning, grief, differences from partner's grief, impact on work, disclosure navigation, and more.

This is 4-session in-person support group meeting monthly on a weekday evening.

Total cost is $200 for 4 1.5-hour sessions.

Katie Holzworth will facilitate this support group. Are you feeling isolated after having to make the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy due to medical reasons? Our TFMR grief + support group is open to anyone who has experienced this situation for any life-limiting diagnosis, terminal diagnosis, or medical complication. Grieving parents will gain new insights into their healing journey, learn to identify the range of emotions that are expected, and feel connected to and supported by other parents who have lived through this too. Tell your story of mercy and love for this baby, and begin to heal. It’s too difficult to do this alone, and you don’t have to.

Meets 1x month
Cost is $45

This group exists to support people who are parenting a living child after a late pregnancy or infant loss, and is led by Heidi Lengel. This six-session group series will discuss topics such as challenges related to parenting living children while grieving, managing PTSD and grief triggers, honoring the family member who passed, and navigating family planning with family members.

This is a virtual six-week group meeting biweekly. Cost is $45 per session.

Are you feeling isolated and alone after the loss of your baby? This therapeutic group is open to anyone who has experienced the loss of their baby during pregnancy (21 wks+), at birth, or shortly thereafter. This group aims to help people express the profound grief that they live with, without any fear that it will overwhelm others. Grieving parents will gain new insights into their healing journey, create tools for recovery, and feel connected to other women. Tell your story and begin to heal. It’s too difficult to do this alone, and you don’t have to. Heidi Lengel, a trained psychotherapist, will facilitate this support group.

This is a virtual six-week group meeting biweekly. Cost is $45 per session.

Led by Lauren Purvis, this group will offer supports to single and solo parents who manage the daily parenting load on their own. Dates will be set based on availability.

Please reach out to lauren@maternalwellness.org to express interest and be notified once the group launches.

Michelle Hudasko, psychotherapist and IBCLC, will support parents navigating unexpected emotions on the infant feeding journey. Michelle brings trauma-informed support to all feeding choices and creates space to process emotions around varied circumstances such as bottle feeding by choice or by circumstance, lactation challenges, social pressure around feeding, weaning decisions, body image/dysmorphia, sexual trauma, identity around feeding, lactating after loss, surrogacy or adoption, and much more. **While Michelle's training as a lactation consultant informs her therapeutic approach, the group does not offer lactation consults.**

Now forming with dates TBA
Cost is $35

An 8-week therapeutic support group for parents who identify on the LGBTQ spectrum and are living in a heteropassing partnership. We will process our experiences, problem-solve dilemmas and connect in support. Lindsay Edwards who is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Board-certified Dance/movement therapist (BC-DMT). As a dedicated anti-oppressive therapist, Lindsay values working with marginalized families who are navigating perinatal and parenting stressors while also being impacted by the ongoing trauma of racism and LGBTQIA discrimination.

New cohorts forming!

Cost is $35 per session

Maria Brooks, MSN, RNC-OB, will facilitate this group. The Cesarean Healing Circle provides a safe place for women to share their stories, begin healing, remove emotional scars, and celebrate themselves as birthing women. By use of visualization techniques and symbolism, participants will find common ground and support while sharing their own unique birth stories in a small group environment that is supportive and understanding.

What you need to know before attending:

• The circle is only for mother's who have given birth by cesarean section.

• It is advised that you be at least six weeks postpartum before you attend the Circle, however it is never too late to attend.

• Babies/children cannot be present during the Circle.

Pre-registration is required, space is limited to 2-4 attendees.

Scheduled when needed
Cost is 50$