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Grief and Friendship: Showing Up After Infant Loss
Building a Foundation
Embracing Imperfection in the Journey through Motherhood and Grief
When the Holidays Hurt: Compassionate Ways to Show Up for Grieving Parents
Realignment Creates Momentum
Ep. 17 Michelle Valiukenas, Founder of Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
This Wasn’t Just a Loss, It Was a Whole Future
The Bus to Heaven: When a Sibling Misses the Sister He Never Met
Navigating the NICU and Parenting After Loss
Support in Surrogacy
About Turning Pain into Purpose
Navigating Infant Loss
Check Out Michelle's Story
Systemic Change for Maternal and Infant Health
How to Answer Your Calling
Hope for Families
Meet Michelle Valiukenas
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
Parenting After Loss Out Loud! Part 2
Parenting After Loss Out Loud! Part 1
Where Is My Trigger Warning?
Parenting After the Loss of a Child
Attack on IVF Complicates Life After Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Parenting After Loss
Whispers of Hope
Why Helping Others Sometimes Ends Up Helping You More
New Year's Resolutions of a Loss Parent
Building a Legacy
Parenting After Loss
Holiday Presents are a Rollercoaster of Emotions
One Hallway, Two Different Experiences
Shouldering the Heavy Burden
Holiday Presents are a Rollercoaster of Emotions
Michelle Valiukenas
When Your First is Your Only
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
An Unexpected Path Leads to a Bold Beginning
Living in the Land of Worst-Case Scenario
Trivia Game Show (spoiler alert: Michelle wins!)
Teatime with Miss Liz
Preparing to Face a World That Doesn't Acknowledge All of Our Children
Moving through Grief After Infant Loss
Losses Accumulate on Easter
It's Not a Fairy Tale
Does the Rollercoaster Ever End?
Questions NOT to Ask This Holiday Season (or Ever!)
Navigating Life After Loss
Quick Fixes
Self Reflection on Anxiety
Social Impact Heroes: Michelle Valiukenas
Living with Fear Just Under the Surface
Giving Yourself (and Others) Grace: Lessons from a Loss Mom
I Am Exhausted from Grief
Mom of the Month - Michelle Valiukenas
Grief Lasts Longer than a Month
Tired of Not Getting a Turn
Motherhood Is An Ever-Changing Mix of Emotions
Discussing Loss in the NICU
Am I Enough?
Intuition
How Do I Live Life and Keep My Child Protected?
Grief Support for Men: Child Loss
Ending Our Journey
Birthdays Bring Grief, What If?
This Is Hard
Panic and Worries
Here in the Grey Space of Grief
How Many More Hits Can I Take?
Life as a 'Loss Mom' and Parenting After Loss
Growing Our Family After Loss: Retire or Play?
Making It Through the NICU: Tips from One NICU Mom to Another
One Little Thing
Holidays While Parenting After Loss: A Letter to the Child Who is Not Here
Leaving Our Angel Babies Behind
Leaving Our Angel Babies Behind
This Is Our Year...Or Is It?
Grief Is Not Linear
On Grief: Talking Infant Loss
Dropping the Facade
Life and Motherhood After Loss
I Feel Robbed
A Piece of Me Died with My Daughter
Sibling Photos Look Differently But Still Invoke the Same Love
Sibling Photos Look Differently But Still Invoke the Same Love
One Onesie, Many Emotions
Lessons Learned and Lessons Causing Struggles
The Bubble Chapter 2
‘I Lost My Baby at 9 Days Old, Mother’s Day Is Complicated for Me’
Madness of March and Beyond
Interview with Michelle Valiukenas
After a newborn dies, parenting does not stop
Glow the F Up!
"I Can't Complain"
The Power to Give Back In The Face of Tragedy
Elliott Miguel's Birth Story
Losing Yourself When You Lose a Child
"The Unimaginable": Navigating the Loss of a Child
Week 40: Dear Baby
Week 39: Support and Connection from Afar
Looking for Signs After the Loss of a Child
Week 38: It Feels Surreal
Week 37: Is My Body Failing Me Again?
Week 36: Dear Baby
Week 35: Best Day of Our Life
Surviving the Loss of a Child: Michelle's Story
Week 34: Sobbing Once Again
Week 32: Wait, What Happens if Baby Comes Home?
Week 32: Wait, What Happens if Baby Comes Home?
Week 31: Loss of Privilege
Week 30: Bob and Weave
Week 30: Bob and Weave
Week 29: Pivoting Again
Week 28: Let's Connect
Week 27: Birthdays are Tough
Week 26: Playing the What If Game
Week 25: Longing for Normalcy
Week 24: A Different Kind of Big Sister
Week 23: Get Me Off This Rollercoaster!
Week 22: Hanging On
Week 21: Relief and Joy…then Panic and Blame
Week 20: Half Fear, Half Bliss
To the Loss Mom Considering Options Other Than Pregnancy
Week 19: Complex Emotions
Week 18: Daydreaming of Time Travel
Week 17: What Is Wrong with Me?
Week 16: Nothing About This is Normal
Week 15: I Already Have a Child
Week 14: Onto Plan C? Plan D?
Week 13: 2020 Vision (with hope and fear)
Week 12: Anxiety is Alive and Well
Week 11: Will Loss Ever Really End?
Week 10: Embryo Transfer Day and Signs from Colette
Week 9: Our Journey to a Gestational Carrier after Loss
I Am Colette's Mom
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
Building a Foundation
When the Holidays Hurt: Compassionate Ways to Show Up for Grieving Parents
Realignment Creates Momentum
Ep. 17 Michelle Valiukenas, Founder of Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
This Wasn’t Just a Loss, It Was a Whole Future
The Bus to Heaven: When a Sibling Misses the Sister He Never Met
Navigating the NICU and Parenting After Loss
Support in Surrogacy
About Turning Pain into Purpose
Navigating Infant Loss
Check Out Michelle's Story
Systemic Change for Maternal and Infant Health
How to Answer Your Calling
Hope for Families
Meet Michelle Valiukenas
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
Parenting After Loss Out Loud! Part 2
Parenting After Loss Out Loud! Part 1
Where Is My Trigger Warning?
Parenting After the Loss of a Child
Attack on IVF Complicates Life After Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Parenting After Loss
Whispers of Hope
Why Helping Others Sometimes Ends Up Helping You More
New Year's Resolutions of a Loss Parent
Building a Legacy
Parenting After Loss
Holiday Presents are a Rollercoaster of Emotions
One Hallway, Two Different Experiences
Shouldering the Heavy Burden
Holiday Presents are a Rollercoaster of Emotions
Michelle Valiukenas
When Your First is Your Only
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
An Unexpected Path Leads to a Bold Beginning
Living in the Land of Worst-Case Scenario
Trivia Game Show (spoiler alert: Michelle wins!)
Teatime with Miss Liz
Preparing to Face a World That Doesn't Acknowledge All of Our Children
Moving through Grief After Infant Loss
Losses Accumulate on Easter
It's Not a Fairy Tale
Does the Rollercoaster Ever End?
Questions NOT to Ask This Holiday Season (or Ever!)
Navigating Life After Loss
Quick Fixes
Self Reflection on Anxiety
Social Impact Heroes: Michelle Valiukenas
Living with Fear Just Under the Surface
Giving Yourself (and Others) Grace: Lessons from a Loss Mom
I Am Exhausted from Grief
Mom of the Month - Michelle Valiukenas
Grief Lasts Longer than a Month
Tired of Not Getting a Turn
Motherhood Is An Ever-Changing Mix of Emotions
Discussing Loss in the NICU
Am I Enough?
Intuition
How Do I Live Life and Keep My Child Protected?
Grief Support for Men: Child Loss
Ending Our Journey
Birthdays Bring Grief, What If?
This Is Hard
Panic and Worries
Here in the Grey Space of Grief
How Many More Hits Can I Take?
Life as a 'Loss Mom' and Parenting After Loss
Growing Our Family After Loss: Retire or Play?
Making It Through the NICU: Tips from One NICU Mom to Another
One Little Thing
Holidays While Parenting After Loss: A Letter to the Child Who is Not Here
Leaving Our Angel Babies Behind
Leaving Our Angel Babies Behind
This Is Our Year...Or Is It?
Grief Is Not Linear
On Grief: Talking Infant Loss
Dropping the Facade
Life and Motherhood After Loss
I Feel Robbed
A Piece of Me Died with My Daughter
Sibling Photos Look Differently But Still Invoke the Same Love
Sibling Photos Look Differently But Still Invoke the Same Love
One Onesie, Many Emotions
Lessons Learned and Lessons Causing Struggles
The Bubble Chapter 2
‘I Lost My Baby at 9 Days Old, Mother’s Day Is Complicated for Me’
Madness of March and Beyond
Interview with Michelle Valiukenas
After a newborn dies, parenting does not stop
Glow the F Up!
"I Can't Complain"
The Power to Give Back In The Face of Tragedy
Elliott Miguel's Birth Story
Losing Yourself When You Lose a Child
"The Unimaginable": Navigating the Loss of a Child
Week 40: Dear Baby
Week 39: Support and Connection from Afar
Looking for Signs After the Loss of a Child
Week 38: It Feels Surreal
Week 37: Is My Body Failing Me Again?
Week 36: Dear Baby
Week 35: Best Day of Our Life
Surviving the Loss of a Child: Michelle's Story
Week 34: Sobbing Once Again
Week 32: Wait, What Happens if Baby Comes Home?
Week 32: Wait, What Happens if Baby Comes Home?
Week 31: Loss of Privilege
Week 30: Bob and Weave
Week 30: Bob and Weave
Week 29: Pivoting Again
Week 28: Let's Connect
Week 27: Birthdays are Tough
Week 26: Playing the What If Game
Week 25: Longing for Normalcy
Week 24: A Different Kind of Big Sister
Week 23: Get Me Off This Rollercoaster!
Week 22: Hanging On
Week 21: Relief and Joy…then Panic and Blame
Week 20: Half Fear, Half Bliss
To the Loss Mom Considering Options Other Than Pregnancy
Week 19: Complex Emotions
Week 18: Daydreaming of Time Travel
Week 17: What Is Wrong with Me?
Week 16: Nothing About This is Normal
Week 15: I Already Have a Child
Week 14: Onto Plan C? Plan D?
Week 13: 2020 Vision (with hope and fear)
Week 12: Anxiety is Alive and Well
Week 11: Will Loss Ever Really End?
Week 10: Embryo Transfer Day and Signs from Colette
Week 9: Our Journey to a Gestational Carrier after Loss
I Am Colette's Mom
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
When the Holidays Hurt: Compassionate Ways to Show Up for Grieving Parents
Ep. 17 Michelle Valiukenas, Founder of Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
This Wasn’t Just a Loss, It Was a Whole Future
The Bus to Heaven: When a Sibling Misses the Sister He Never Met
Navigating the NICU and Parenting After Loss
Support in Surrogacy
About Turning Pain into Purpose
Navigating Infant Loss
Check Out Michelle's Story
Systemic Change for Maternal and Infant Health
How to Answer Your Calling
Hope for Families
Meet Michelle Valiukenas
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
Parenting After Loss Out Loud! Part 2
Parenting After Loss Out Loud! Part 1
Where Is My Trigger Warning?
Parenting After the Loss of a Child
Attack on IVF Complicates Life After Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Parenting After Loss
Whispers of Hope
Why Helping Others Sometimes Ends Up Helping You More
New Year's Resolutions of a Loss Parent
Building a Legacy
Parenting After Loss
Holiday Presents are a Rollercoaster of Emotions
One Hallway, Two Different Experiences
Shouldering the Heavy Burden
Holiday Presents are a Rollercoaster of Emotions
Michelle Valiukenas
When Your First is Your Only
An Unexpected Path Leads to a Bold Beginning
Living in the Land of Worst-Case Scenario
Trivia Game Show (spoiler alert: Michelle wins!)
Teatime with Miss Liz
Preparing to Face a World That Doesn't Acknowledge All of Our Children
Moving through Grief After Infant Loss
Losses Accumulate on Easter
It's Not a Fairy Tale
Does the Rollercoaster Ever End?
Questions NOT to Ask This Holiday Season (or Ever!)
Navigating Life After Loss
Quick Fixes
Self Reflection on Anxiety
Social Impact Heroes: Michelle Valiukenas
Living with Fear Just Under the Surface
Giving Yourself (and Others) Grace: Lessons from a Loss Mom
I Am Exhausted from Grief
Mom of the Month - Michelle Valiukenas
Grief Lasts Longer than a Month
Tired of Not Getting a Turn
Motherhood Is An Ever-Changing Mix of Emotions
Discussing Loss in the NICU
Am I Enough?
Intuition
How Do I Live Life and Keep My Child Protected?
Grief Support for Men: Child Loss
Ending Our Journey
Birthdays Bring Grief, What If?
This Is Hard
Panic and Worries
Here in the Grey Space of Grief
How Many More Hits Can I Take?
Life as a 'Loss Mom' and Parenting After Loss
Growing Our Family After Loss: Retire or Play?
Making It Through the NICU: Tips from One NICU Mom to Another
One Little Thing
Holidays While Parenting After Loss: A Letter to the Child Who is Not Here
Leaving Our Angel Babies Behind
Leaving Our Angel Babies Behind
This Is Our Year...Or Is It?
Grief Is Not Linear
On Grief: Talking Infant Loss
Dropping the Facade
Life and Motherhood After Loss
I Feel Robbed
A Piece of Me Died with My Daughter
Sibling Photos Look Differently But Still Invoke the Same Love
Sibling Photos Look Differently But Still Invoke the Same Love
One Onesie, Many Emotions
Lessons Learned and Lessons Causing Struggles
The Bubble Chapter 2
‘I Lost My Baby at 9 Days Old, Mother’s Day Is Complicated for Me’
Madness of March and Beyond
Interview with Michelle Valiukenas
After a newborn dies, parenting does not stop
Glow the F Up!
"I Can't Complain"
The Power to Give Back In The Face of Tragedy
Elliott Miguel's Birth Story
Losing Yourself When You Lose a Child
"The Unimaginable": Navigating the Loss of a Child
Week 40: Dear Baby
Week 39: Support and Connection from Afar
Looking for Signs After the Loss of a Child
Week 38: It Feels Surreal
Week 37: Is My Body Failing Me Again?
Week 36: Dear Baby
Week 35: Best Day of Our Life
Surviving the Loss of a Child: Michelle's Story
Week 34: Sobbing Once Again
Week 32: Wait, What Happens if Baby Comes Home?
Week 32: Wait, What Happens if Baby Comes Home?
Week 31: Loss of Privilege
Week 30: Bob and Weave
Week 30: Bob and Weave
Week 29: Pivoting Again
Week 28: Let's Connect
Week 27: Birthdays are Tough
Week 26: Playing the What If Game
Week 25: Longing for Normalcy
Week 24: A Different Kind of Big Sister
Week 23: Get Me Off This Rollercoaster!
Week 22: Hanging On
Week 21: Relief and Joy…then Panic and Blame
Week 20: Half Fear, Half Bliss
To the Loss Mom Considering Options Other Than Pregnancy
Week 19: Complex Emotions
Week 18: Daydreaming of Time Travel
Week 17: What Is Wrong with Me?
Week 16: Nothing About This is Normal
Week 15: I Already Have a Child
Week 14: Onto Plan C? Plan D?
Week 13: 2020 Vision (with hope and fear)
Week 12: Anxiety is Alive and Well
Week 11: Will Loss Ever Really End?
Week 10: Embryo Transfer Day and Signs from Colette
Week 9: Our Journey to a Gestational Carrier after Loss
I Am Colette's Mom
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
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