Grief & End of Life Support
For families facing the end-of-life of their child or those already grieving, we offer a certified death doula and one-on-one or family grief support.
My child is transitioning from roots to wings…
Coming to terms with the likelihood that one’s child will not survive their medical diagnosis is one of the most complex and heartbreaking tragedies you will ever experience. To support you through this time we partner with two amazing support specialists with years of experience in end-of-life guidance and grief work.
Bittersweet – Beecher Grogan
Bereaved mother to Lucy and End-of Life Doula, Beecher Grogan has supported medically complex children and their families for over 20 years. Beecher holds space for hope while helping sick children and their families navigate difficult conversations about dying. She compassionately guides the family as they process thoughts and concerns that no child or parent or sibling should ever have to think about. During the end-of-life transition, Beecher works closely with you and your medical care team to support the sick child, their parents/caregivers, siblings, and their loved ones by providing:
* Coaching for difficult conversations
* Legacy work
* Photography sessions
* Spiritual exploration and emotional support
* Art projects
* End-of-Life advocacy
* Vigil sitting
* Grief Counseling for the sick child and their family
* Visits to her farm in southern Maine to visit with therapy animals
* Planning for celebrations of life, ceremonies, funerals, or memorial services
Sacred Oak – Lori Mangano
https://sacredoakhealingservices.com
Lori (Loretta) Mangano is a Holistic Wellness Practitioner, Minister and Hospice Chaplain, and Reiki Master. After years of experience as an Art Therapist and Grief Counselor in oncology and hospice, she founded Sacred Oak Healing Services to assist those on the journey of healing and transformation. Lori is passionate about helping children and adolescents grow into healthy and empowered adults by learning they have the tools to survive difficult emotions and navigate challenging circumstances. She practices the Medicine Wheel Walk of the Lakota tradition on which she bases her work and life, integrating emotion, spirit, mind, and body. Lori works with adults, children, adolescents, families, and schools, offering:
* Creative Expression
* Reiki and Reiki Training
* Journey Process
* Grief Support for Parents and Children
* Sacred Ceremonies and Celebrations of Life
* Enneagram
* Aromatherapy
Our support continues after your child dies…
If you’ve lost a child to a chronic, childhood illness (no geographic restriction), or are local to the New Hampshire Seacoast and Southern Maine and experienced a sudden loss of a young child, we are here to support your family. In addition to the end-of-life support, Beecher and Lori are also available to meet with individual families already in bereavement.
To sign up to meet with Beecher or Lori, either via zoom or in-person, please fill out the intake form below. Please note that, at this time, you must choose one of the two. Your family will be allocated enough funds to cover up to ten to twelve sessions.
Thank you to the Salah Foundation for supporting this program through 2025.
Please also consider our group programs…
In addition to this end-of-life and grief support for individual families, we also offer several signature retreats and social gatherings each year to connect with other families that have also lost a child (see our 2025 Program Calendar available on 2/22/25). Our retreats include online support groups before and for one year after. If you are not applying for this individual support program, but do want to be notified of our group programs for grieving families, please click the button below to be added to our mailing list:
-Beverly Wilson, bereaved mom, June 2019 Open to Healing Retreat