Listening Hearts

Special nonprofit just for Mothers who have lost a child!! Personal, Safe with leaders that love and help other Mothers as they go through something that each leader has experienced. Members reach out to new connections. Much needed, valuable nonprofit organization.

They are awesome and there when you really need them.

Thank you for how that you have helped our family. Not sure where we would be had we not found you!

Having others to talk to about such a tender subject means everything!

Great group. Very caring and supportive, bonded over the most unimaginable. Help support this group

I found Listening Hearts shortly after my daughter, Heather Turner Lane died (May 6, 1974 - July 14, 2004).

Listening Hearts has been a life saver for me! The Moms are so caring and compassionate because they "know" what it's like to loose a child. I wish that no Mom ever needed this group, but I'm so glad Listening Hearts is there for me and the other Moms!

The attached picture is of Heather, her husband and their baby girl, Cynthia, on Heather's 30th birthday. Heather died instantly in a car wreck two months later. So it's been 18 years, 3 months and a few weeks. I miss her everyday, but with the knowledge of knowing I will see Heather again someday and with the help of Listening Hearts' Moms, I have learned to survive and thrive!

Listening Hearts is a safe place for mothers who know the heartbreak of losing a precious child. It was instantly a place that I could turn to when overwhelmed in my grief. It is so beautiful to watch mothers who are struggling in the same way reach out to encourage another broken mother.

I lost my daughter to the effects of alcohol in early 2020. I found this organization in 2022, emailed them and received a quick response. So I decided to attend a meeting and I’m so glad I did. The members are gracious, caring, and supportive. Members have lost a child, grandchild, or sibling often due to substance abuse, suicide, or another way and truly understand the devastation of that type of loss and that it is unlike other losses most of us experience. I highly recommend that grieving moms, dads, siblings, grandparents , etc. consider this group if you have experienced this type of loss. Members may have lost a loved one a few weeks ago or many years ago. You can share as much or as little as you wish. They truly understand.

I lost my son 2/14/2019...I am thankful for the invitation to join Listening Hearts...Heartbroken and devastated, this has been my saving grace...Our 'Angels' are never forgotten and we Momma's learn how to cope with our loss and celebrate their lives...Mom of Andrew #Forever38

Loosing our son was devastating. I didn't know how I was going to do life without him. Finding Listening Hearts for me was a prayer answered. Meeting with other moms has really given me this kinship to the other moms and we just love one another.

This group has helped me through my grief in so so many ways.

I was reluctant to to join a group but I’m glad I did. Listening Hearts has been a great support for me.

Listening Hearts is a wonderful group, with caring and attentive leaders. They are upbeat, and work tirelessly to help their members no matter what. Even though I don't often attend meetings, they always offer to include everyone in everything they do. They are constantly working to bring new ideas, speakers and events to us.

Listening Hearts is a wonderful organization. It’s a place for Moms to gather and pour out their hearts or say nothing at all. Whatever we say we will not be judged. We understand each other. Thank you Listening Hearts for giving me a place to talk about my son and know he is not forgotten.

Grateful for this group!! Everyone is so giving and supportive in unthinkable circumstances.

I invited to this support group by my cousin when I had been grieving my son for a year. It seemed most folks thought I should move on, or put my grief in a drawer and take it out in private. It was liberating in some way to learn of how other moms were coping, and to be able to honestly express where I was in my journey. I have learned a lot from these sisters, and I hope I have also been able to bring something to share. Although others love me and wish me well, it isn't the same as the true empathy that comes from personal experience of losing your own child. I am grateful for Listening Hearts, and find active support and comfort here.

This is a great group of Moms that come together monthly to offer support to one another following the loss of a child/children.

I have been involved with this group from afar since it's beginnings. While I'm unable to attend meetings and meet personally, I see these wonderful bereaved mothers reaching out to care and nurture those who are newly bereaved. This is such an important role in society for people to belong to a group who have all 'been there' so know what the bereaved person is going through. This organisation is such a benefit to the community where they live, and through their social media involvement to other people like myself who can't be there in person.

Listening Hearts is a group that you pray you never have a need for, but are grateful if you do. Nobody imagines losing a child, but together make the journey a little easier. Being able to relate to others that have gone through what you are going through makes life just a little more bearable. No matter the reason, age or length of time this group is full of amazing women that help each other try to heal. Even if you dont want to share your feelings, being around others that know helps.

From participating to helping bring the next mom along, this group gave me clarity and wisdom to get through some of my hardest days. It’s so surreal to the pain and shock a person goes through in loosing a child. No one but another mom can understand. This group has been a life saver. I hold this group and newbies in prayer every day.

This organization is great. I found it after losing my son. They have been a lifesaver to me. Can talk freely or not talk at all. No pushing you at all. It's a wonderful organization.

On 7/20/17, our youngest son was killed in an auto accident. Our lives changed forever in an instant. I was struggling to just survive when a patient told me about Listenig Hearts. For the first time I met women who understood my pain. They accepted me, loved me, didn't judge me, and gave me hope. The road is long and hard but to travel with these women makes the journey so much better. I am ever grateful for Listening Hearts!

I joined Listening Hearts soon after the death of my daughter. It is a group you hope you never need but for us BEREAVED MOM'S it is a place for the brokenhearted Mom to share her story or just listen when it is to painful to talk about our loss. We all have a bond with each other, we cry,we hug and we listen to each Mom's story, we share pictures,we Love to share about our children who we will not see again on this earth. We need each other! But in order to stay an organization, it takes money. We need paper,stamps small books,and even butterflies for release,the list goes on and on. we need help. we need Listening Hearts in our lives to fight for survival.

Listening Hearts is the most wonderful, caring, giving organization I have ever experienced . Only another mother who has lost a child can know the pain and hopeless feelings a mother experiences after such a loss. The support, understanding and love I have received at these meetings helped me cling to my sanity, and see that there is hope for a life, although different, after losing both my children!

Listening Hearts has been a blessing to me following the passing of my son. The love and compassion of this group has helped me and so many others to breathe and take one day at a time. Nothing will bring our loved one back but the inspiration helps to get through the darkest moments. Thank you.

They have been there for me so much since I lost my son last year. At times I didnt think anyone was there they were all there and so compassionate and caring. They have helped me get up and go with all the love they show each member. Thanks for all you do. Herbies Mom.

My son "Kevin" passed away on May 3rd 2018. Thanks to Listen Hearts this past year. My God Bless everyone involved with this group.

We lost our oldest son unexpectedly on February 3, 2013, he was just 20 years old and had just turned 20 the end of December. You never expect that you will lose a child it's just not the natural order of the way that life is supposed to play out. Losing Colin was really hard on our family it left us as a family of 4 instead of a family of 5. It was incredibly difficult for our other son because the boys are just 1 day shy of 19 months apart and they were each other's best friend. It was very scary for our daughter she was just 13 and was afraid to sleep by herself because she was afraid of dying like her brother had. So she slept with us for several months. It was during that time while on Facebook that I found out about this group Listening Hearts. It was here in this group where I now found others who got it and understood my pain. I could go onto this page and I could vent about anything and there was always someone there who would respond to my post with empathy over my feelings. That first year is really rough trying to get through all the firsts without your child and for me it was so hard come December because we had our first Christmas without Colin then just 4 days later was his first birthday celebrated in heaven then you have New Years Eve which was really hard because I was leaving behind my son in 2013 which was where the last memories were with him and I was moving into 2014 with no new memories to be made with him and then came his 1 year angel day on February 3rd, but I had already been stressing about it since the first of the year. It was such a hard time from December through February but having this group to go to and talk with others about my feelings really helped me to know that what I was experiencing was normal. Especially having others who were further into their grief journey, they assured me that it would get better it would never be easy, I would never get over losing Colin but the pain lessen and not be as raw as it was at that time. They were right it has gotten easier some days are better then others the pain never goes away but I have learned to live with it even when I want fall apart and crumble I am still able to be strong for my family and that is because I have other parents that I have been able to draw strength from through this group, they have helped me to get through some tough patches in the past 5 years and I know that they will always be there when I need to vent with compassion and understanding and no judging.

I lost my daughter 28 days after Brittanys 28th birthday. By this time people went on with their lives and when Brittanys 29th birthday came a simple gesture of a birthday card for my daughters birthday absolutely is the most beautiful acknowledge of being a mother to my daughter. Until you lose a child small things to acknowledge that your child existed and you are there mother is heartfelt

Listening hearts is a great organization for mothers that have lost their children. They contacted me right after my daughter passed away and have remained in contact ever since. They always reach out with a card during difficult times such as my daughters birthday or Mother’s Day just to let me know that they're thinking about me. The rest of the world may forget our loss but listening hearts does not.

Wonderful group of moms that care so much for each other.

Listening Hearts founder Debra Reagan reached out to me through my son's obituary in 2008. My Carson was only 17 when he suffered a traumatic brain injury from a car accident, and well, it's truly every parent's nightmare to lose their child. I'm really not sure how I would have coped without this group, I went pretty early on. I was fortunate to have a large support group of friends and family but they just weren't equipped to deal with the grief of child loss. Listening Hearts group helped me to not feel so alone in this horrific journey and it was a wonderful place to share my feelings without judgement and only hugs and support. No need to explain the feelings here; only love and hugs and understanding. Equally important was getting to know other moms, some who were further along in their journey, and seeing them still breathing and living. I needed to see that; once you lose hope, you've really lost. This group gave me hope that I would be able to come out on "the other side". Changed, but alive.

Part of my support network in surviving the loss of my son seven years ago.

This group has been a blessing to me . I remember and sometimes reflect on how it came about me being in the group!. I love ❤️ the group

Listening Hearts is a place for bereaved moms to find hope, understanding, comfort and love. It's a safe place for the wounded and broken hearted. I can share a particular subject regarding my child or dealing with family issues and it seems I always find a mom who has dealt with the same subject, willing to share her wisdom.We heal together and share our children in a beautiful, inspiring, way.

It is hard to rate comfort, in the face of so much pain, but I give Listening Hearts 5 Stars just for that. I belong to a local grief support group but Shave a hard time expressing myself to them sometimes, or to anyone at times, and Listening Hearts has given me a safe place to be honest and emotional without fear of embarrassment or hurting anyone's feelings. I am so glad someone added me to, or suggested this group. The name really says it all.

Another year has passed. Sometimes I feel like times go by so fast, then other times when I feel the loss of my daughter it is slow. It doesn't feel like my daughter would have been 26 years old her upcoming birthday. Time is slow when it comes to trying to mend my heart. I have meet so many grieving Moms. How I wish we did not have to meet at all. That life would not take our children before us. Life is definitely not fair to us. The moms I talk to have the same hole in their heart as I do mine. We have something in common that is unimaginable to others. Listening hearts is the perfect name for this organization as these Mom's open their hearts to the newer Mom's and make them feel like they are not along. Which is what they have done for me. I'm forever grateful.

What a wonderful support group. The women who join are in the darkest days any human must suffer. When I joined nearly 2 years ago, I did not know how I was going to survive the loss of my daughter. The kind and loving support of Debra and the other members has helped me understand that this too shall pass. Even though I have yet to feel the flesh of their loving arms around me, I feel their love hug my heart. For those of us who are shut in and unable to travel, this group is a life preserver, literally.

Listening hearts is just what this means! We all have stories!! We all have grief!! So thankful for this group that we can share our stories in memory of our loved ones!!

When I lost my son in 2011 Listening Hearts was there for me. These moms showed such compassion for me. They understood the grief journey I was on because they also traveled that road. Our hearts are connected by the loss of our precious children.

This is the best most supportive loving organization. They do everything they can to honor our angels with us , we talk , we cry, we share , we laugh , we hug ! AMD moat important they are patient , and are there for you when you are ready ❤

My son died unexpectedly Kong April 18, 2016 of an undiagnosed heart problem. After the funeral was over, the visits stopped, the phone rarely rang, and my husband returned to work I was lost and lonely. I searched for a group and found this one. These women have walked in my shoes and warmly welcomed me in the club no one wants to join. They validate my feelings and experiences during this battle to survive grief. I have not yet attended a meeting but wil at some point. Most importantly, they give hope when those of us who are new to this horrific journey of living without our child. There is never any judgment - only kindness. I am deeply appreciative.

I lost my son on 12/16/2013 to pancreatic cancer.I was so lost in my world of grief that I didn't know how I was going to make it another day,but when I walked into that group of ladies not knowing anyone and feeling so alone they knew the pain that was in my heart and what I was going through.Each one shared their story with me and it was as if we all had some kind of connection because each one of us had lost our child and we were all missing our child and yet everyone was trying to comfort me it was truly a blessing for me and I thank God I found this group of women.When I lost my son I also lost some of my friends because they didn't understand what I was going thru and they didn't know what to say so people quit coming around because you are not the same person you were before your child . I will never stop grieving for my son,I will always miss him and yes my heart breaks everyday because he is gone,this group helps you by sharing their stories and being there for you when it seems as if you are all alone because only a mother that has lost their child can understand this nightmare we live daily.

The community support I find through Listening Hearts lets me know that I am not alone. Mothers who walk the same journey as me consistently lift me up through compassionate sharing and open communication about the devastating losses that we each know.

My son, Sawyer, was murdered on this day four years ago. Such an anniversary brings back thoughts, emotions, and pain from that horrible event and loss. Every birthday and holiday is endured with grief. Each day is a struggle, but the days mentioned carry heavier grief.
Listening Hearts gives support whenever needed, but they reach out to moms even moreso on birthdays and death dates. Our group Facebook page is kept current with such dates, and because bereaved moms understand they often leave words of encouragement and understanding empathy.Seeing this print in front of me allows me to let go of the fear that everyone has forgotten my child. They ask me to talk about Sawyer, share memories, and even show pictures. They say his name.
The group is a welcoming and loving place where we can acknowledge our children's lives. They are a tremendous blessing in my life.
Sincerely, Tracy Bradshaw

I lost my only son Joseph in November 3rd 2013. This is awesome group of mother's that mean a lot to each other cause we know the pain that we each fell.I don't know what I would do without this precious group of mother's. It's hard thing to live without your only child. God Bless this precious group of mother's. Marie Bowling Edmonds

I have been missing my son Brian for over 10 years now. Although I don't live near the Listening Hearts group to attend meetings, I feel apart of it by reading the newsletter and the blogs. The site helps to validate the many complex feelings and thoughts that accompany the loss of a child. The  tributes are moving and the colorful imagery is soothing. It is a welcoming site for a grieving mom.

My only child, Wade was killed in a car accident on July 18, 2005. In August 2005, I had a complete mental breakdown and had to hospitalized. I was diagnosed with PDSD . I went to a grief councilor for over 4 years. My life was forever changed. Listening Hearts was truly a God Sent for me. I got to share my story with my precious sisters that truly understood , what I was going through. I was one of the original moms that started with this group. I can't see myself without these ladies through the life long process of grief after the death of your child.

How can any mother know what it feels like to lose a child? Only a mother that has lost one! Obviously not something you would normally Google, I decided I needed to get ideas from others how I was going to get through the death of my son. I found Listening Hearts. I read an entree from one of the mothers and said to myself, "I am not crazy." I knew the things I was thinking and feeling were normal. That was the being of my healing and coping with the days ahead.

As a board member, I can attest that Listening Hearts has helped many mothers with their grief journey. I have heard the personal testimonies of several mothers who have gained both comfort and strength from attending the gatherings as they share memories of their precious children.

iT HAS BROADENED MY VIEW ON ALL FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SUFFER LOSS TOO, ALL
THESE YEARS 29 IN FACT, OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN BITTER AGAINST THE MOM BECAUSE I HANDLED IT SO WELL BECAUSE OF MY EXTRAORDINARY FAITH IN THE
FATHER SON AND HOLY SPIRIT AS AN ORDINARY PERSON...RESENTMENT SET IN BUT ALL IS WELL NOW COMING TO LISTENING HEARTS GAVE ME PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CARING LOVING GENUINE PEOPLE. THANK YOU SINCERELY GLORIA BARDILL

My name is Karen Archer. I lost my son june 2006. His death totally disabled me . I went to doctors, psychiatrist; everyone felt empathy for me, but didn't know how to help. The mothers group could relate to all the craziness I went through because they were living it theirselves. it was or is a place of trust where you can share your feelings without being judged. I truly don't believe I would be where I am today without this group. This is a group no one wanbts to be a member of , but thankgod for it. I was able to go back to work, I am a registered nurse; my marriage did survive the death, but it was a fine line. There is life after the death of a child ; but you are never the same; you carry a sadness and a weight in your heart that never leaves. But knowing there are other mothers out there just like you; that needs you, encourages you to get up and make it through another day. THanks to the Listening Hearts mothers group, I continue to function, and occasionaly even smile these days,,,,

In 2003 my granddaughter died in an apartment fire and I spent my time caring for others needs and not my own. Then in 2005 my husband died and again I did the same thing. In 2007 my daughter became ill with leukemia and then died in 2008. She had three children and her oldest daughter was expecting so again I felt the need to care for everyone else. My friend invited me to a meeting of Listening Hearts and it really opened my eyes. We all need to grieve and it has to come out sometime. Listening to other Moms sure explained why I had been feeling the way I was. I had days when I cried all day and days when I didn't want to do anything. I thought I was loosing my mind because I didn't know why. Finding others who were going through the same thing was a blessing to me . Finally someone understood me. I'm sorry for the reason we are in this group but it is a huge blessing to me. Love all the Moms with all my heart....

This group has been my outlet, when I'm feeling down I instantly go to its page and read post or simply look for a picture of a butterfly. It's hard to deal with loosing a child, but when someone can relate your pain is eased. I'm extreme greatful to be a part of the group

Debra Reagan and this group of bereaved moms have been my lifeboat since my son's death. They have treated me like a sister and made me feel welcome via Facebook. They honor my son's memory and he is represented on a photo board at local events that I can't attend as I live out of state. Debra responded to me immediately after Alex's death with just the right comfort and encouragement. She sustained me through the darkest time of my life. She inspired me to reach out to other bereaved moms which has helped my own healing.

Very compassionate group which helps bereaved mothers through a Facebook group, regular meetings to create craft memorials to honor those who have passed on, balloon releases, and general fellowship with other mothers who "understand" each other's pain and grief. Director/founder, Debra is a kind and caring person - she has created a comfortable environment for mothers of loss...