A Foundation of Faith – Cradling Your Heart
Helping you through the five elements of grief when losing a child.
H.E.A.R.T. – Healing, Emotions, Awareness, Reflection and Time.
The five elements of grief. A space for all five through gentle expression, stillness, listening, sharing and discussion.
The Cara McDonald Foundation – Cradling Your Heart
When my daughter died suddenly from meningitis aged 13, my world fell apart. The shock, pain and devastation I experienced was overwhelming and hard to deal with. The loneliness I felt as I worked my way through the pain, loss and grief and the lack of support that was available made the journey a hard one. I felt so alone with it and the pressure to pull myself together and get over it was a message I heard often both outright but also subtlety.
Grief is a process which is different for everybody but is something we do not talk about as a society. I would like to help others who have lost a child to have a different experience, one where some love, support and understanding are available to help you navigate your own way through your loss pain and grief.
The Cara McDonald Foundation exists as a heart centred space for families who have experienced the cruellest loss, the loss of a child. We are here for you if you have lost a child at any age/gestation and from any cause. I know that the loss of a child is a loss like no other, a loss so great, so painful that you don’t know how you are going to survive it. You never get over it, it breaks your heart and it is a lonely place to be. Back in the treadmill of life no one cares and everyone goes on, yet your world has stopped.
We offer a safe, loving, compassionate and understanding and sacred space cradling you, your lost loved one and you’re broken, grieving heart. At whatever stage of grieving you are, we are here for you. We are here to walk with you every step of the way.
The Support Group
An online weekly support group where you can come together with others who have lost a child, there is gentle ease that comes with knowing grief and being around others who know grief too. It is a connection that allows for understanding the unspoken, a connection that makes explaining unnecessary. A place of respect, honour and connection, a space to release and allow to surface what needs to surface. No agenda, no religion, no advice, no judgement, no opinion or solutions, a heart centred space to express and participate and gain acceptance, love, support and understanding. Here you can speak the truth about your loss and be heard and accepted and surrounded with unconditional love.
To register your interest in joining The Cara McDonald Foundation Support Group please fill in the form below.
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The Book
My book came into being because of my own experience. I felt if I could change the experience of others by sharing my own story then I have a responsibility to do that and shatter the should’s and ought’s that other people who have no idea what you are going through try to put on you.
The fact that people cannot deal with your loss and pain is indicative of a society that cannot deal with emotion or death. I hope that my book will give you identification, support and the courage to do things your own way.
The Spiritual Platform
The spiritual platform is for those that have experienced the pain of losing a child to provide comfort, connection and care. To cradle the heart of those who have experienced loss like their heart wants to cradle what has been lost.
It is not for everybody but for those who want to find a spiritual connection that connects parent and child to a higher source of energy that assists in the process of loss and grief. In society we are either dead or alive there is no in between. The pain is in those boundaries which compounds the loss. This platform bridges the gap, eases the pain, cradles the heart.
I Am Here Cards
Cards to bring love, hope, connection and inspiration from a child to a parent. They are designed to heal, to ignite the senses and emotions, to allow congruency with the situation and circumstances we find ourselves in. The cards are an acknowledgment that this connection and communication can still be. Aligned with the five elements of grief, the HEART, there are eight cards with comforting words and affirmations. Encouragement to be in the present moment as when the mind runs into the future it becomes too much to bear, too much to think about, too much to get through and so the cards eliminate overwhelm. They can be used individually, and in the group whenever they are needed, cradling your heart with love
One to One Grief Support
The Cara McDonald Foundation was set up as an extension to Introspect & Reflect.
Introspect & Reflect is a person centered service which graces you with the gift of your own power to change. Visit www.introspectandreflect.co.uk to find out more information about the services available.
Get In Touch
If you have any questions or wondering how The Cara McDonald Foundation could help you, please get in touch using the form below
Donate to The Cara McDonald Foundation.
The Cara McDonald Foundation exists as a heart centred space for families who have experienced the cruellest loss, the loss of a child
(Donations made via PayPal)
Get In Touch
If you have any questions or wondering how The Cara McDonald Foundation could help you, please get in touch using the form below
Donations
Donate to The Cara McDonald Foundation.
The Cara McDonald Foundation exists as a heart centred space for families who have experienced the cruellest loss, the loss of a child
(Donations made via PayPal)
