Mary Toland Shaw: Michael John's Story

03/01/24 • 42 min

Mary Toland Shaw is a certified Spiritual Life Coach, a HeartMath Resilience Mentor, a Healing Touch Practitioner, a Life-Cycle Celebrant, and soon to be ordained Interfaith Minister. Her second son, Michael John, transitioned from life, 38 weeks in the womb in July of 1991. Mary also experienced 3 miscarriages at between 3-4 months in the womb. Mary has 3 wonderful adult living children, and a stepdaughter. No stranger to the pain experienced by infant losses, Mary’s passion is to help others find comfort and healing through compassionate, personalized ceremonies and meaningful rituals that honor their beloved child(ren). Mary also helps women who are experiencing any kind of inner turmoil, owing to relationship heartache, to recapture their sense of joy, meaning and connection to the Divine (her website is www.sacred relationship.com). She resides in Chattanooga, TN with her husband Mike and their maltipoo, Gracie. @marytolandshaw

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Melinda Peterson: Oak's Story

Melinda is an Intuitive Health Practitioner, bereaved mother, maternal death survivor, registered nurse (RN), adoptive mother, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Scarlit Coaching, a integrative health movement for women to find joy and true healing through reconnecting to the wisdom of our bodies. Despite adequate prenatal care, Melinda lost her son Oak and almost her life in 2014 at 25 weeks due to a missed ectopic pregnancy. Through her journey of regaining strength and channeling grief, Melinda was called to nursing, volunteering, and publicly sharing what she experienced in her near-death experience. She was Board Chair of RTZ: HOPE, a nonprofit for bereaved families, and is still an active volunteer with the organization. Prior to becoming a nurse, she worked as an environmental scientist. Melinda lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband, toddler daughter, and poodle.