#ANGEL MOMS... "HOPES OF HEAVEN" A Mothers Grief Journey... Finding Our Purpose without our children

I have 2 children, lost my only daughter to fentanyl in 2020. Just trying to turn pain into purpose while raising fentanyl awareness. I am the National Communications Director for The Fentanyl Awareness Coalition.

Julie Cluff is an author, speaker and intuitive coach. Her book Miracles in the Darkness offers hope to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. In addition, she developed the HOPE Model of Healing as a helpful, gentle process to move through grief. As an intuitive coach she helps others rebuild their life and as a trainer she offers grief coach training for professionals who want to understand grief and healing. She loves bringing light and hope to audiences onstage or online. Julie has 6 children, two of which are angels. She lives just outside of Nashville TN with her husband Ron and her dog Coco. Juliecluff.comInstagram juliecluffcoachingFb Build a Life After Loss with Julie Cluff

Mother of Alexis Wilson Killed Dolton IL Police and criminalized by a corrupt Mayor #JusticeForLexiCelestinewww.Justice4AlexisWilson.com

Freida MacDonald became an advocate for the opioid epidemic after losing her only two sons. Stephen died at 24 in January 2012 to gun violence and Michael died at 24 in February 2016 to fentanyl after a two-year battle with substance use disorder.Freida received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Campbell University in 2007 and retired from BB&T after 33 years in 2021. She founded the nonprofit Know Hope North Carolina whose mission is to remember those we have lost to substances, support those in recovery and give hope to those who are struggling. Know Hope North Carolina remembers loved ones on banners and billboards throughout our state. She works with NC Hope team and several other advocacy groups, focusing on drug awareness, reducing stigma, assisting people with grief, detox and recovery. She currently serves on the Board of the Governor’s Institute, a non-governmental non-profit focused on improving North Carolina’s effectiveness and success in prevention, treatment, and recovery of substance use disorders. She also serves on the International Overdose Awareness Day planning committee held on August 31 each year in Raleigh.Freida has certifications for Substance Use Counseling and Substance Use Intervention through Wake Tech and completed her internship with Healing Transitions in Raleigh May, 2022. She continues to do volunteer counseling at Healing Transitions. Freida passed the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board CADC exam September 19, 2022 and is currently working for the hours needed to be fully certified.Freida facilitates grief support groups for North Carolina Victim Assistance Network. These monthly groups include an Opioid Loss Support Group and two violent Homicide Support Groups.Freida works for the Alcohol Drug Council of North Carolina (ADCNC) as a Recovery Resource Advocate. ADCNC takes calls daily for those looking for resources for both Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. She also does outreach in the community sharing ADCNC and Know Hope North Carolina information at events throughout North Carolina. www.knowhopenorthcarolina.com, www.alcoholdrughelp.org

Alice J. Wisler grew up in Japan as a missionary kid, where, from first grade on, she loved going to the library at her international school. She's the award-winning author of inspirational fiction, a devotional, and the new memoir, Life at Daniel's Place. Since the death of her four-year-old son Daniel in 1997, she has facilitated writing workshops for those who want to discover the benefits of writing for healing, health, and hope. Alice and her husband own a wood-engraving business in Durham, North Carolina. Website: https://alicewisler.comFacebook Author Page: https://facebook.com/alicewisler

Megan Hillukka is a bereaved mother, with 8 children, one who died at 15 months old. With her experience, trauma and anxiety became a part of her life, until she experienced what it's like to heal trauma and anxiety at the root level, and she got trained in a method called Rapid Resolution Therapy. Now Megan assists other moms in clearing anxiety and trauma every single day in just a few sessions together. www.meganhillukka.comwww.instagram.com/megan_hillukka

Gretchen is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), a non-profit organization that works to reduce the stigma associated with drug use & addiction, and advocates for therapeutic rather than punitive drug policies. In 2000 she served as State Chairwoman for Proposition 36, which mandates treatment instead of incarceration for non-violent drug offenders and in 2016 she was a signer for Prop 64 (marijuana legalization) in California. A native of San Diego, she is also the Owner / Director of Gretchen Productions, a Fashion Show Production Company, which was started in 1979. Her articles on treatment vs. incarceration have been published nationwide. In 2009 she created the national Moms United to End the War on Drugs campaign and serves as lead organizer. A New PATH- @ANewPath99INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/anewpath99/Twitter: @gretchenmomsuFACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/ANewPATHsite/YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/user/PATHMomsUnited

Raina Irene is a Heart, Soul, Spirit Practitioner, a Sacred Mommaz and the Author of the book: Because of Josiah, A Mother’s Unending Bond with her Son in Spirit.She holds multiple certificates in Holistic Health, Spiritual and Emotional Healing, Plant Medicine, Reiki, Angels, and The Spirit World.Raina was compelled to research beyond the human sphere when her sister went to Spirit when she was a teenager, which greatly impacted her view on life, and what was afterward.In her early thirties, after her father’s transition, she began an even deeper exploration into the Spirit World;However, it was her Son Josiah’s sudden ascension in 2017, that shifted her awareness and took her on a journey from heart-shattering grief to the realization that their bond is unbreakable, living, and still possible.With her Son-in-Spirit serving as her teacher, she learned to recognize, interpret, and respond to the messages we receive from the ones we love in Spirit.Raina’s eclectic and spiritual diversity enables her to tap into your unique needs, supporting and guiding you to clarity and connecting you with your own healing energies.Raina now works with mothers (Sacred Mommaz) who have Children-In-Spirit, helping them to understand that communication with their child is not only possible but happening all the time. She holds Healing through Writing Circles with an emphasis on Inner Wisdom and Understanding this Sacred Journey. (Website) www.rainairene.loveSacred Mommaz group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/lullabyletters(Author page) https://www.facebook.com/gypsyraina(email) gypsyraina@gmail.com

A healing episode for #AngelMoms all over the globe 💜

Christi Brown is Judah’s momma, momma to 2 other biological children and 4 step children, a writer, a licensed special educatuon teacher and a drowning prevention advocate. She is now the exective director of the Judah Brown Project, a 501c3 non profit organization whose mission it is to break down financial and education barriers that families have to protecting their children from drowning.

We are going to have rough days in this grief life, it's just apart of us now. Here are 7 things that I do to help me get through my WAVES. Please disregard me saying "DEFINATELY" a thousand times lol I almost didn't release this episode! www.alonnasongstore.com

My name is Stephanie Eckler, I have 3 kids and one went to heaven in 2016. His name is Jackson and Jackson was 7 years old, he passed away from a sudden death, a freak deal. He had stomach virus and he choked on his vomit while taking a shower. He was found by his dad and he was pronounced brain dead on Oct 2. We donated his organs, he saved 4 lives and gave eyesight.

Tammy Leslie is a mother of three sons, angel mom to one beautiful daughter and now legal guardian of two small grandchildren Kaden and Kolton ages 10 & 7 respectively.I started on this journey of advocacy, drug awareness, anti-stigmatism, and fighting for justice after my 25 year old only daughter was poisoned by fentanyl on June 11, 2020 during the covid pandemic,It changed my life forever.I made it a point from that day and going forward once I got past the initial grief to help others and try to save as many lives as i could, I could not save my daughter’s but i was going to honor her memory trying to save others. This is how it all began.

Native of Gary, IN; FW resident for 36 yrs; married to Pastor Mitchell Griffin for 31 yrs; mother of 2 sons; employed at FWCS for 25 yrs; Pastor's wife & member of Heaven 2 Earth Baptist Church; Director of newly formed non-profit established in the memory of Justin Griffin called JUAL, INC.

On Thanksgiving Eve 2011, Karen Perry's life changed forever when her three young children and their father died in a plane that crashed into Superstition Mountain in Arizona. The story made national headlines and was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network as part of its Super Soul Sunday series. Everyone wanted to know ---- how does a mother comprehend, let alone process, such a loss?Her book, Angels Three takes readers deep inside Karen Perry's world of aviation, the challenges of parenting special needs children, and the indescribable pain of every parent's worst fear come true. This skilled pilot and grieving mother is left to search for clues about what happened that night and why. Her search for the truth leads to a startling revelation, a legal battle with the Federal Aviation Administration, and a troubling question: Was the crash avoidable? A tragic and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of unimaginable loss.

@iamkristinbiggswww.releaseandunleash.orginfo@releaseandunleash.org Kristin Biggs, author of Release & Unleash Through Grief, widow & mom of a angel.

Discussing goals, dreams and PURPOSE for the New Year! AngelMom Merch www.alonnasongstore.com

It's always the "Empty Chair" season for us but especially during the holiday. This message is the encourage Mommas to keep pushing and doing whatever feels right for you to get through your holidays!

I'm Angela President CEO President Investors, LLC & Author of Pain, Purpose & God's Plan "Life Lessons on Losing". I am also the mother of the late "Amari T President" from Summerville, SC. Amari President was known for his passion for politics and his role as part of the President Joe Biden campaign in 2020. He was a football player that attended Ashley Ridge High School. On August 25, 2020, Amari returned home to his father's house where he collapsed on his way to the shower. She questioned God looking for answers to why this was all happening to her? She fell into deep depression with attempts of suicide. She begin to write poured all her pains out in her book which has become so healing for her. Today, she's a fully published author and has now relocated to Atlanta, GA to have a fresh start and continue to share her and Amari’s story to give hope and inspiration to others. Everyone has a story to tell; and she will forever tell you "Let's Heal Together"

Angela Marie President & Founder of Never Alone Nick MY ANGEL NICK RUCKER Forever 24 I created the Never Alone Nick Rucker Foundation for my son Nick. This is my son Nick Rucker…. On April 23, 2021 in a small town in Bardstown, Kentucky My 24 year old son Nick was killed by 1/2 a counterfeit fentanyl Percocet. After taking 1/2 of a pill he believed to be a Percocet Nick died suddenly, all alone, and without a clue that would be his last act on earth. No warning, no knowledge he was about to consume fentanyl, no battle, and no choice..and the person responsible continues this practice. Free and never even investigated. Stereotyped as worthless and not entitled to a proper investigation from day one. Nick never battled a substance use disorder but he is still DEAD. A consequence of the Stigma of substance use disorder all those parents that have fought alongside their children for years know all to well. The stigma and shame that our children are somehow bad and we are somehow bad parents is palpable. Nick didn’t choose Fentanyl.. he was murdered, the crime it is called Drug Induced Homicide. I could not save Nick from an unknown illicitly made fake pill.. because I didn’t know they existed..Nick didn’t know they existed . Nick doesn’t get a chance or a choice… Nick is a beloved person and his life will be forever missed… Nick matters, and all those killed by illicit drugs and poisoned by Fentanyl matter..