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Every mothers's circumstances are different. Stellar Embrace creates practical learning experiences that meet people where they are and leave room for what comes next.
HELD™ gives mothers a space to understand what they have lived through and consider what comes next.
The curriculum is self-paced and non-clinical, with room for reflection without telling a mother what her future should look like.
HOLD™ helps professionals understand how loss and separation can affect a mother's experience within the systems she encounters.
Investing in mothers has value even when reunification is not possible. Supporting a mother in building a different future can help protect children and interrupt generational cycles of harm, creating safer communitites in the process.
The Bond that Remains™ Legacy Certificate creates a tangible way to acknowledge a mother's completion of a structured learning experience.
For organizations supporting mothers through systems that may affect family relationships, the certificate offers a way to document progress beyond traditional measures.
It relfects the work she chose to complete, regardless of the circumstances surrounding her loss or how her story of separation with her child was unfolded.
If you have registered and recieved an invite to a Stellar Embrace Classroom, you can enter using the link provided in your welcome email.
Silent Expression Workshops and the Stellar Embrace Art Exchange are currently in development, with virtual and in-person options planned.
Not everything needs to be said out loud.
Silent Expression Workshops are open to any mother who has lost a child for any reason. No specific type of child loss or personal designation is required.
Each workshop will begin with a creative prompt and brief instruction. The rest of the time is yours to create. There is no artistic skill or expectation of a finished product.
Workshops are offered virtually and in person. Prompts will be provided in writing and spoken aloud, with descriptions included when visual material is used. The format will be designed to welcome different ways of participating.
What is created can remain private or be showcased by choice.
Artwork can create access for another mother.
Artists, allies, and mothers may contribute work to the Art Exchange. When artwork is sold, the proceeds can be donated or divided between the artist, Stellar Embrace Legacy Group, and access to HELD™ for another mother.
Mothers who create through Stellar Embrace can also choose to showcase their work or offer it through the exchange.
A 30-minute virtual gathering for mothers who have experienced the loss of a child and desire a moment of encouragement.
Each gathering will acknowledge the reality of loss before offering a message of hope. Mothers can come, listen, and take a break from the day.
Weekly gatherings are currently in development and may be offered live or prerecorded.
