Parenting Support Circle – Empty Arms Vermont (Virtual)

Empty Arms VT is hosting a virtual monthly Parenting Support Circle for any parent who has experienced pregnancy loss or infant loss and is parenting children at home. Empty Arms VT is partnering with Lamoille Family Center and The Family Center of Washington County to provide this support group.

Here are some quotes from parents who have found value in this group:

 “It has been liberating to talk about my living children and how my partner and I parent them given our experiences with grief and loss. When others understand me, I feel less isolated and a sense of belonging that can be difficult to find, particularly when life continues on despite enduring and evolving grief. I value this special community of Empty Arms because this is a space where I do not need to explain myself, but I am free to.”

 “After initially processing the acute trauma of my pregnancy losses, I found myself in a stage where it was difficult to process my grief and talk about my experience without discussing my living son. My grief and parenting were so intertwined. Discussing the potential challenges of an upcoming celebration or holiday was full of mixed and complicated feelings. Having a space to connect about parenting with others who truly understand this experience has provided immense support and validation.”

 “I definitely have a lot of complex emotions! Feeling sad that the high high joy of having him [my son] here is eclipsed by the sleep deprivation…feeling a pressure to glamorize it all because of how hard it was to get here…annoyance that the same things that are hard for people who didn’t struggle are actually hard and now we have to “relate” to them. Definitely going to enjoy talking with a community of folks who get it.”