Wellness In The Valley, MT

10/20/2026

Grief is more than an emotional experience. It affects the mind, body, spirit, relationships, and identity.

It cannot be measured by time, circumstance, severity, or outcome. It is a reflection of the depth and meaning of a relationship.

I know the immense pain of losing baby.
Grief from pregnancy and infant loss changes you in inexplicable ways. It is a path that is forever woven into your life.

But we can learn his to integrate loss into our lives. We can honor what was lost and recognize what remains - making room for both grief and hope.

Over time, we can learn how to hold onto love without being consumed by suffering.

Join me Saturday, Nov 7th Blue Star Resort & Retreat

Together, in the company of other parents who have lost - we make space for grief while making space for life.

10/19/2026

It’s fall….
Are you still rushing?
Days filled with a busy calendar, constantly going, going, and going?

Can you take a moment to pause?
What can you let go of,
What can you take off your plate.
What will give you room to breathe,
What fills your heart with ease?

I promise, it’s ok to let go. We really don’t need to do as much as we think we do.
It’s who you are,
not what you do that matters.

“So breathe. Begin again. And fall gracefully into who you were always meant to be.” -Katie Donahue

10/18/2026

✨3 stretches for the back, hips, & legs✨

Using the wall can add stability and support for the actions in these poses, bring clarity to alignment, and settle into deeper stretches with ease.

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10/15/2026

The Wave of Light is a heartfelt global event held annually on Oct. 15th to honor babies lost during pregnancy and infancy.
Join me in lighting a candle from wherever you are at 7pm.
Thank you for joining your hearts and prayers with families worldwide. ♥️🕯️

10/14/2026

Part II
I was in shock. We have kids and animals so I needed to be home with them. Knowing there was nothing else I could do in that moment, I turned to prayer. I handed it all over to God because I knew He could handle it best and ultimately, it was in His hands anyway.

Surgery early the next morning saved my husband’s limb and life. A dear friend selflessly offered to drive me to the hospital so I could see him, and back in time to get our daughter from school. What a tremendous gift that was - to all of us.

Recovery has been challenging, but all things in time, with God and through God. Nothing is impossible for Him. He showed me in countless inexplicable and miraculous ways during all of this, that nothing was escaping His attentive eye and merciful heart.

And somehow, truly I can only say blessed by the gift of the Holy Spirit - during all of this, I completed a Grief Education manual for a training I give this weekend to our parish’s ministry - St. Richard Little Ones: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, & Infant Loss Ministry.
A ministry through which we’ve already served 23 families.

At the beginning I thought there was no way I’d be able to complete it. Too much demanded my attention (and rightfully so), but somehow I knew that I wasn’t to give up on it. No, God had called me to it, despite the unexpected and exhausting detour. So who am I to say no?
Once again, I put my trust in God’s plan.

I wanted to share this story as a reminder that if it is yours to do, God will give you what you need to do it. Even under the most difficult circumstance, when you feel it’s impossible to do.
Because nothing is impossible with God.

10/14/2026

Part I
Four weeks ago today, life gave me another wild ride - first an announcement that filled my heart with immense joy, then only hours later, a phone call that brought me to my knees at edge of greatest uncertainty.

In the morning, I received an email announcing that I was officially certified as a Grief Coach through The Still Loved Coaching program - a 16 week certification that I had poured myself into over summer, so I could better support families grieving pregnancy and infant loss - work that is ever so near to my heart.

The feeling of completion when you work so hard on something is amazing all by itself, but even more so when it’s something that greatly matters to you.
It was also the day before my 50th birthday. I remember thinking how excited I was to include this into celebration.

Then in the afternoon, I received a phone call from my husband - telling me his doctor said we need to go the emergency room at the hospital. It was there that we found he was suffering a life-threatening medical event which resulted in him being life flighted to another hospital two hours away.

(story continued in part II)

10/07/2026

“We are not meant to be constant markers of resilience, called upon to withstand the blunt force of tragedies we might never come to interpret, much less understand.

But to feel enough belief in the waters to keep rowing. To recover the strength once more to keep trying. And to find a way to give our heart all over again to fully living, even after something that felt much larger has closed the door.

There is something forming within you that can’t be described in perfect language. It’s been tucked inside your humblest moments of surrendering to the mystifying heartbreaks in this life.

It is strong and it’s silent; the shape of faith willing to bring you miraculously through the pain to the other side.” Susan Frybort

10/01/2026

1 in 4 pregnancies miscarry.
21,000 stillbirths occur in the US every year.
Over 20,000 babies in the US die in their first year of life.

The amount of time a child was in the womb does not determine their value, nor does it lessen the depth of grief. Many women and families are unseen in their loss and grieve alone.

This is my story. ♥️

18 years ago, my husband and I became pregnant for the first time. Filled with excitement, we openly shared our news with family, friends, and community.
Shortly before 8 weeks, I miscarried.

I was filled with shock and grief. I ended up in the ER for bleeding and was unfortunately met with a complete lack of compassionate care.

But what shocked me most, was just how many women I knew who came to me to share about their miscarriages - many who had never shared before, carrying their grief in silence, and who now felt relief because they knew someone else understood.

We had a beautiful baby boy the following year.

5 1/2 years after that, we got pregnant again, eager to grow our family. Only this child ended up being stillborn at full term.
I carried our son Bo for 41 wks and 3 days. I went into labor which was normal until it wasn’t. I started hemorrhaging, our son’s heart rate dropped, and I was rushed into surgery.
But they didn’t get him out in time. The NICU team worked tirelessly for 27 minutes trying to revive our son, but to no avail.

Doctors don’t know why he died. I’ll never forget looking at his beautiful and perfect face, holding the fullness of his body. He looked like he was just sleeping.

My work in supporting families with grief and educating people about grief, was born from my personal journey.

This work is holy. It deeply honors the dignity and sanctity of life. It recognizes that every baby has a unique, perfect, and unrepeatable soul.

No family should ever have to grieve alone. Together, we can change how society understands loss.

09/30/2026

A non-negotiable for my physical, mental, and emotional health.

09/29/2026