Henry's Heart Art Therapy

Tonight is the night! Please join us. We will gather a little before 7 and light candles at 7. Around the world a wave of light will shine for our babies who could not stay. 💙💜💜

Infant Loss Awareness Day Candle lighting
Saturday October 15, 2022 7 pm
Cottonwood Center for The Arts
The loss of a baby is one of the most difficult things a family can face. It is a loss that is often misunderstood. If you or someone you love have experienced the loss of an infant, please join us for this free event in honor of International Infant Loss Awareness Day. Sponsored by Henry’s Heart Art Therapy.

It is HOPEtober for RTZ-HOPE. This non-profit does such important work for individuals, families and providers around perinatal loss. Give if you feel moved to do so, either through this fundraiser or directly through the website. Www.rtzhope.org

After working online together for 2 years through RTZ-HOPE, we finally met in person in Denver! Such a lovely evening with Kiley and Elyse!

It's 1st Friday!

Oct 15th is the Wave of Light for International Infant Loss Awareness. Join me at 7pm to light your candle!

Infant Loss Awareness Day Candle lighting
Saturday October 15, 2022 7 pm
Cottonwood Center for The Arts
The loss of a baby is one of the most difficult things a family can face. It is a loss that is often misunderstood. If you or someone you love have experienced the loss of an infant, please join us for this free event in honor of International Infant Loss Awareness Day. Sponsored by Henry’s Heart Art Therapy.

In honor of Henry's birthday, I am raising money for Return to Zero:HOPE. This non-profit provides services and resources to those who are affected by Perinatal loss. They do in person Retreats as well as a number of on-line support groups. I lead groups for them and proudly serve on the board. If this work speaks to you please consider a donation.

If you are someone impacted by infant loss, please join me for this event.

Infant Loss Awareness Day Candle lighting
Saturday October 15, 2022 7 pm
Cottonwood Center for The Arts
The loss of a baby is one of the most difficult things a family can face. It is a loss that is often misunderstood. If you or someone you love have experienced the loss of an infant, please join us for this free event in honor of International Infant Loss Awareness Day. Sponsored by Henry’s Heart Art Therapy.

If you too have had the walk, you are not alone.

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I have three books to help guide you through grief and baby loss and pregnancy after loss. ‘Saying Goodbye’, ‘The Baby Loss Guide’ and ‘Pregnancy After loss’ - you can purchase these from all good bookstores (including
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If you need support please know is here 24/7 - www.sayinggoodbye.org

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Infant Loss Awareness Day Candle lighting
Saturday October 15, 2022 7 pm
Cottonwood Center for The Arts
The loss of a baby is one of the most difficult things a family can face. It is a loss that is often misunderstood. If you or someone you love have experienced the loss of an infant, please join us for this free event in honor of International Infant Loss Awareness Day. Sponsored by Henry’s Heart Art Therapy.

The Ultimate Guide: 4th Trimester of Pregnancy (2022) — Motherboard Birth

The Ultimate Guide: 4th Trimester of Pregnancy (2022) — Motherboard Birth This article reviews the 4th trimester of pregnancy, tips on surviving your 4th trimester, how to help your newborn adapt to the world, and provides helpful resources you can use to improve your overall birth experience.

A little art therapy info.

History of Art Therapy

Art therapists, artists, therapists, and healers have been practicing community healing that integrates art mediums and practices throughout history.

“Creative and artistic expression has historically and simultaneously evolved as a part of human civilizations around the world (Dutton, 2010). Many scholars assert that art-making is an integral part of human functioning and would not have evolved or been a sustained part of human existence if it did not serve a significant adaptive purpose (Dutton, 2010; Davies, 2012; Kaimal, 2019). While the western world’s recognition of the therapeutic benefits of the arts is more recent, Indigenous societies have acknowledged the healing power of visual art, dance, music, drama, and storytelling for millennia. Indigenous knowledge (Chilisa, 2012; Pascoe, 2015) highlights the importance of traditional wisdom and insight, including the close interaction of artistic practice with natural materials, creative agency, and contemplative and spiritual meaning-making (Franklin, 2017) while recognizing our interconnectedness with other living beings in nature (Pascoe, 2015; Nagarajan, 2018).”- Girija Kaimal and Asli Arslanbek, 2020

Visual expression has been used for healing throughout history, but art therapy did not emerge as a distinct profession until the 1940s. In the early 20th century, psychiatrists became interested in the artwork created by their patients with mental illness. At around the same time, educators were discovering that children's art expressions reflected developmental, emotional, and cognitive growth. By mid-century, hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centers increasingly began to include art therapy programs along with traditional "talk therapies," underscoring the recognition that the creative process of art-making enhanced recovery, health, and wellness. As a result, the profession of art therapy grew into an effective and important method of communication, assessment, and treatment with children and adults in a variety of settings.

Some days I really love being an Art Therapist. Today was one of those days!❤❤❤

It's Rainbow Baby Day! A rainbow baby is one born after loss. Tell me your rainbow baby's name
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“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen.

I just want to share some recent information regarding COVID-19 and pregnancy, specifically about the increase rates of stillbirth in birthing parents who experienced the Covid virus.

https://www.propublica.org/article/covid-maternity-stillbirth-vaccines-pregnancy

Doctors discovered that some stillbirths resulted from COVID-19 directly infiltrating the placenta, a condition they named SARS-CoV-2 placentitis. Cases were found even in people whose COVID-19 symptoms were mild or nonexistent.

Unvaccinated women who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were at a higher risk of stillbirths.

None of the stillbirths they studied involved a pregnant person who had been fully vaccinated.

The risk of a stillbirth nearly doubled for those who had COVID-19 during pregnancy compared with those who didn’t. And during the spread of the delta variant, that risk was four times higher.

“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen. A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.

At Henry’s Heart Art Therapy I try to stay out of the political arena as much as possible. With regard to the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade, I cannot stay silent. While abortion is currently protected in the State of Colorado, there will always be challenges to this law. The consequences of the Supreme Court ruling will have a harmful impact on the clients I serve both through Henry’s Heart Art Therapy and those I serve as a support group leader and board member of RTZ:HOPE.

Birthing people dealing with fertility challenges, those whose medical conditions make it dangerous for them to become pregnant, those who are faced with having been r***d and are now pregnant, those whose unborn baby is facing a life ending disorder in utero, those who need to have a D&C, those who will face accusations on top of having a miscarriage or still birth, those facing an ectopic pregnancy, those who are the victims of in**st, just to name a few will have no choice over their health and well-being. I am heartbroken for the wave of suffering that this ruling is already creating in many places.

Henry’s Heart Art Therapy remains a safe, non-judgmental space for anyone who needs a place to process any aspect of their reproductive journey.

Just finished up a section of Unexpecting: Infant Loss group. I am so incredibly honored to have held space for these amazing parents.❤ The healing and the connections made ...brings tears to my eyes.

The Army just became the only service to give non-birthing parents leave after a miscarriage

For the military friends who follow this page.

The Army just became the only service to give non-birthing parents leave after a miscarriage “You know the saying, ‘if it’s not broke don’t fix it’ — well, sometimes leaders don’t know that it’s broke."

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Pregnancy over 40 is possible! Acupuncture has been shown to boost fertility even as eggs and s***m decrease in quality and number (in the case of eggs). While it's true that ovarian reserve decreases with age, there are other factors to fertility health that acupuncture can assist with by increasing blood circulation and balancing hormones. Integrating acupuncture into your fertility treatments may help...

📍 Build a healthy uterine lining
📍 Improve s***m motility and morphology
📍 Lower follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels
📍Help support autoimmune problems that affect fertility
📍 Reduce stress

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Yes. This.

"Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.”-Brene Brown

VA pilot grant led by Kristin Mattocks to study doula care among pregnant women veterans of color

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VA pilot grant led by Kristin Mattocks to study doula care among pregnant women veterans of color A new Veterans Administration pilot project aims to reduce non-medically necessary cesarean section deliveries and improve birth outcomes among women veterans of color by providing pregnancy, labor and postpartum support from trained lay professionals known as doulas.

Hey SoulCollage friends,
Just got some brand new inspiration in the mail today! Get ready for some fun new content!

Thinking about all the moms and dads in Texas who, instead of planning summer vacations, are now planning funerals. In a moment, their lives changed forever. This loss mom is holding space for them tonight.

Please enjoy this quote by expressive arts therapist, Natalie Rogers.

Some parents are facing the unthinkable reality of not being able to feed their children through no fault of their own, so Colorado is partnering on an option to address the formula supply issue. It is critical that we use every option out there to make sure our infants do not go hungry.

Information on how to donate or purchase milk, or make a donation can be found at milkbankcolorado.org

If you or your organization are interested in donating in an alternative method, please contact [email protected]

Great information!

I still have a couple of spot open in the Unexpecting: Infant Loss group. Let me know ASAP if you wan to be part of it.

While we realize the US public is gaining awareness of the maternity crises, the most recent CDC data indicate that preventable maternal deaths and severe outcomes related to pregnancy are INCREASING‼️

In 2020, 861 women were identified as having died of maternal causes in the United States, compared with 754 in 2019. The maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births compared with a rate of 20.1 in 2019.

AND severe maternal morbidity (complications or near miss events) is now estimated to be 100 times more prevalent than maternal mortality.

👉 It is estimated 60% of these complications ARE PREVENTABLE.

Until every American understands the brevity of this crises, just as the Opioid epidemic took lead in national attention over 10 years ago, the WHY must be addressed at every level - and the public must understand how to push policymakers, payers, and providers to ACT.

Change does not require research or reflection - we know the answers.

We need public will to demand it no longer be ignored.

CONSIDER joining us in DC this year!

If you can’t be there in person, we are live streaming Sunday June 5th and the Congressional Briefing June 6th. We will be asking for contributions to support these events and provide a Call to Action.

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Dr. Jane Goodall

🧡 www.MarchforMoms.org

I see you. I am you.

https://www.all-greatquotes.com/category/in-loving-memory/

The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one. You will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again, but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same. Nor would you want to. 😢💔
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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Today I am spending some time dusting Henry's angels. Not sure why today, maybe because it's Holy week, maybe because a classmate of mine lost her mom in a tragic way...not sure. I do know that it is a ritual for me. Many of the angels are music boxes,so have to be cleaned carefully. It allows for a lot of reflection on who gifted them, where my faith was then and where it is now...lots of thoughts, lots of emotion. Lots of gratitude.

www.booker.senate.gov

There is legislation being debated right now in the US congress regarding research and awareness around stillbirth. It is called the S.H.I.N.E. for Autumn Act. I has bi-partisan support and is co-sponsored by Senator Booker(D) and Senator Rubio (R). This is an important step in preventing infant loss. In Colorado alone, 5.54 babies per 1000 deliveries are still born. This statistic is from 2019, pre pandemic. Numbers are expected to be shown to be higher for 2020 and 2021. We as a nation can do better. Learn more at this link
.https://rtzhope.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63cf8cf1f640d114d253ffbdb&id=9eceabd539&e=9a156045b3

www.booker.senate.gov