MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS COMMUNITY CALLS
A place where you don’t ever have to feel alone.
Live, weekly group support calls on Zoom led by Hope Edelman and experienced co-facilitators, with discussions on topics of special interest to our community.
“The connection between women who hardly know each other is amazing. For the first time, I don’t feel like I’m different and misunderstood. I’m so happy about this because feeling that way can make you very lonely.”
On our Motherless Daughters Community Call, you’ll find a group of women who know what it’s like to adjust (and re-adjust) to a world without a mom, to be an adult who longs for her advice or support, and to figure things out on our own. We bring women from all over the world together to learn about mother loss, and grief and meet other women who have had similar experiences.
At the top of each month, we begin a new set of 4 calls. Your registration includes all 4 calls and ongoing support.
Choose from either Tuesdays at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
or Thursdays at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
WHAT WILL WE DISCUSS?
Lots! Every week features a new and different topic. Women vote each month on future topics to be discussed — YOU choose the subjects, to ensure that the calls meet your needs.
We also host smaller breakout rooms twice a month where you’ll find special comfort in being with women whose specific stories are more like yours.
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MAY TOPICS
Week One (May 7 or 9): Welcome Session, Story Sharing, and Pre-Mother’s Day Call.
We meet new members and get to know them and their stories. There will be opportunities to find other women with histories similar to yours, and to offer and receive support from fellow group members. We’ll also make time for discussion and camaraderie for anyone having big feels about Mother’s Day coming up.
Week Two (May 14 or 16): Mother’s Day Redux.
This post-Mother’s Day week is a perfect time to regroup, reflect, and re-imagine in a community of others who may also feel raw, relieved, or renewed after the past weekend. We’ll hear how members spent the day, and their ideas for next time.
Tuesday: Affinity breakout room for motherless daughters who are childless by circumstance or choice.
Week Three (May 21 or 23): Tips, Tools and Therapies Week with Zanne and Christine.
MDCC co-facilitators Zanne Hollingshead (Tuesday) and Christine Meyer (Thursday) talk with Gina Schley of Shegrows.com. And we’re just sayin’ – this is going to be a really cool discussion. Gina was only 2 when her mom (also a gardener) died of cancer. She is now the founder of SheGrows in Avada, Colorado, where she grows and designs flowers professionally for weddings and wholesalers. Gina also offers online courses, appears frequently on TV, and hosts the award-winning docuseries, Urban Conversion, with her husband. She’ll talk with us about the healing properties of gardening, the power of nature, and “growing” through grief.
Website: https://shegrows.com/
Instagram: @shegrowsgardens
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shegrows/
Week Four (May 28 or 30): What Is It, and Do I Do It?
Dissociation is often a self-protective response to events that exceed a nervous system’s ability to cope. You may experience it as an out-of-body sensation, or a detachment from present-day thoughts, feelings, or memories. In its mildest form it shows up as benign daydreaming. Join us for an introduction to this common phenomenon, and tips for recognizing if and when it’s happening to you.
Tuesday: Affinity breakout room for motherless daughters who were 12 and under when their mothers died.
Click the button to view this month’s topics.
Click the button to explore topics covered in previous months.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
Four 90-minute calls per month. Every call begins with an hour-long discussion about that week’s topic, led by Hope.
Then there’s a 30-minute support session, where you can ask follow-up questions in real-time to Hope and others on the call.
We wrap up with an optional 30-minute open conversation to continue sharing your stories (or just to read the comments and listen). This is the part women often love most — the opportunity to connect directly with others in the community. A member of our staff facilitates the conversation but the subjects discussed here each week are entirely up to YOU.
A special private Facebook group where you can share your story, ask questions, give and receive support, and meet women with histories similar to yours. Access to this group is open-ended -- you can still participate even after your paid month’s end.
A 50% discount on the Motherless Daughters Online Course
Guidelines to keep the space safe, click HERE.
Already a part of our Tuesday or Thursday MDCC calls and within two years of your loss? Transition to our new circle — just for recent loss — by emailing mdcc@hopeedelman.com, and we will be happy to make the switch for you. Or, if you prefer to continue with your current call and add the new one, enjoy both at a special rate of $89/month.
“It fills such a void for those of us who ‘want/need/must’ seek help and connection — but don’t know how to start. The access to this support is remarkable.”
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
Hope has been writing and speaking about the long-term effects of early mother loss for more than 25 years. Her personal story of loss began at 17 when her mother died of breast cancer. Unable to find a book for young women struggling with mother loss, she decided to write one herself. In 1994, the first edition of Motherless Daughters was published. Since then, it has sold more than a million copies and has been published in 14 countries and 11 languages.
In 2016, Hope founded Motherless Daughters Retreats with therapist and author Claire Bidwell Smith. Since then, nearly 300 women have attended 13 healing retreats, and Hope’s online programs for motherless daughters have reached hundreds more.
A certified coach specializing in grief and loss, Hope has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, Good Morning Australia, KTLA, and CBC, and is a sought-after speaker at events worldwide.
MEET YOUR THURSDAY CO-FACILITATOR
Christine Meyer is the Founder and President of She Climbs Mountains, a non-profit located in the Twin Cities, Minnesota that serves women and girls ages 8-18 (Girls Rise Up) who have experienced mother loss through death at any age. Through workshops, informal gatherings, and formal events for women, a mentor program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities, and social gatherings for girls, the organization is committed to encouraging daughters to explore the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany the loss of a mother. Christine has extensive experience in program development, curriculum writing, and facilitating workshops and gatherings through She Climbs Mountains, Girls Rise Up, and Hope Edelman’s Motherless Daughters community.
Christine was 15 years old when her mother died from ovarian cancer at the age of 44. She is passionate about serving women and girls who have experienced mother loss. She believes that when grievers join together in community, the loneliness and isolation that often accompanies grief begins to soften, and a new path to connection and healing is revealed. Christine lives in Roseville, MN with her 4 children and her sweetest dog, Jordan, a nod to her favorite basketball player, and the City of Chicago where her mother was born and raised.
MEET YOUR TUESDAY CO-FACILITATOR
Fellow Motherless Daughter Zanne Hollingshead lost her mom to brain cancer when she was 10 years old. She’s been an active member of the online Motherless Daughter's Community since its inception, and has been co-faciliting the weekly Tuesday Community Calls with Hope since early 2023.
Zanne is a wellness advocate, life coach and group facilitator, dedicated to using her experience of mother loss, sibling loss, close friend loss and learnings from many therapeutic avenues to walk alongside others through life's great challenges. She completed a renowned life coaching training program in 2023 and specializes in coaching women who are navigating loss, change and healing.
Zanne is a seeker and supporter who leads with her heart, and believes that healing and transformation is possible through courageous, intentional, exploratory inner work coupled with peer support. The greater MD Community has been of immeasurable value to Zanne, from participation in childhood mother loss retreats and traveling to Peru for 2022 Motherless Daughters service trip, to co-facilitating and coordinating the new Motherless Daughters Support Circle Training Program, she is captivated by the power of peer support and a huge advocate of its contribution to healing.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
Just $59 per month for 4 calls.
Please note: This is a subscription. Your card will be billed $59/month when you sign up, and then again on that day of the next month. You may stop the subscription anytime before the your next billing cycle by sending an email to info@hopeedelman.com with the subject UNSUBSCRIBE.
We welcome new participants at the top of every month. On our end, we commit to being there for you every week, on whichever day you have chosen as your MDCC meet-up!
Scholarship requests: We can often offer partial or full scholarships to women in financial need, especially BIPOC, LGBTQ, single parents, students, and anyone in financial hardship due to an adverse health event. Please contact us at info@hopeedelman.com.
Already a part of our Tuesday or Thursday MDCC calls and within two years of your loss? Transition to our new circle — just for recent loss — by emailing mdcc@hopeedelman.com, and we will be happy to make the switch for you. Or, if you prefer to continue with your current call and add the new one, enjoy both at a special rate of $89/month.
LOOKING FOR THE LINK?
If you join before Week 2, you will receive the WELCOME EMAIL for that month. If you join AFTER Week 2, you will receive a Welcome Email for the next FULL month of calls.
The WELCOME EMAIL will have all the important details and links within 24 hours of registering. If you don’t see it, please check by searching your spam and promotions folders for an email from info@hopeedelman.com.
You can also add this email address to your "safe sender" list.
Haven't received the email after 24 hours? Please let us know by sending an email to info@hopeedelman.com.
PLEASE NOTE:
Motherless Daughters Community Calls are not intended to be a substitute for therapy. They are a place where you can receive peer support, not clinical assistance. Our facilitators are not licensed therapists. We reserve the right to steer the conversation away from sensitive material that would be better addressed in a therapeutic setting. We ask that you refrain from sharing intricate details about traumatic loss or childhood abuse that may be emotionally triggering for other participants on the call.
TO UNSUBSCRIBE & CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION:
To cancel your subscription for the next month of MDCCs, please send an email to info@hopeedelman.com with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
Please contact us within 48 hours of your billing date, so we can cancel before your next cycle.
If you contact us after your payment has gone through, you will receive the four calls of that month, but your card will not be charged again.