Our 7th Annual Bereaved

Mothers' Conference

May 2–3, 2026

May 2 | Fox River Christian Church North (Waukesha, WI)

May 3 | Terrace 167 (Richfield, WI)

This year, we honor the pages of your life—written in love, loss, and BRAVE becoming.

BRAVEher 2026: Story in Bloom is a nurturing, faith-rooted weekend where your story is cherished, your grief is seen, and your heart is held. Together, we affirm that while grief may root deep, your story continues to bloom—heart, mind, body, and soul.

Every child's memory is honored.

Every mother’s story matters.

Every heart is welcome here.

We are BRAVEher—together. And together, our stories bloom.

Join Us at Story in Bloom

A Full Weekend of Healing

2-Day Experience

Together, we’ll share stories, meals, gentle workshops, and meaningful rituals that honor both love and loss.

It’s a sacred space to remember our children, rest our hearts, and be reminded that God is still in our story—together. From the torn pages of grief, something beautiful can still grow.

Grow Your Love Here

bereaved mothers conference women talking

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:a time to plant and a time to uproot.— Ecclesiastes 3:1–2

Day 1 - Reverent Experience

Saturday, May 2 | Fox River Christian Church North - Waukesha, WI

Slow down to let your heart be cared for, connecting with fellow loss moms who understand. Inspiring speakers, therapeutic wellness practices, and shared moments of reflection. God is in your story, and is blooming something beautiful.

Day 2 - Uplifting Brunch

Sunday, May 3 | Terrace 167 - Richfield, WI

Honoring International Bereaved Mother’s Day, we gather for a sacred, nourishing brunch filled with community, reflection, and beautiful tributes to you and your child. Reconnect with your heart and dive deeper into conversations allowing beauty to spring from broken ground.

Virtual Access

Unable to Travel to Wisconsin for BRAVEher 2026: Story in Bloom?

Access the keynotes from May 2 after the conclusion of the conference. Create your own tender space in the comfort of your own home—light a candle, wrap in a warm blanket, and take the time for you, your child, your heart and your healing.

My Story Is Still Blooming

Need Financial Support to Attend? Apply here.

“I felt surrounded by others who understood the significance of my loss. We are all in need of feeling loved and supported.”

Theresa O.

BRAVE Moves

A Monthly Wellness Experience for Bereaved Mothers

Grief lives in the body. BRAVE Moves creates space for bereaved mothers to gently move, reflect, and heal in a safe, like-hearted community.

Each monthly gathering offers movement (yoga, stretching, nature walks), reflection, journaling, and emotional support — helping you carry your grief with care and connection.

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"Such a safe and sacred space"

As the days and years go by, I find that I sit in this headspace less, but having designated time to do so, surrounded by people who get it, was amazing. It gave me the space and time to dedicate to my first child. It gave me space to dig up feelings that I stuff down more often than I'd like to admit. I absolutely loved the live music and all of the special, personal touches. This was such a a safe and sacred space and I plan to make it a tradition to attend! I am so happy I attended this year.

Kirstie S. (2024 Attendee)

"Gives me hope and strength"

This event gives me hope and the strength I need to get through my grief journey. Each year I have attended, I have been in such a different spot in my grief and each year I leave with a different feeling, a little bit of closure in certain areas, and a better understanding of my grief. The overall experience was welcoming - it felt like a whole different world, where I could talk about my angel babies and not be looked at differently.

Carrie A. (2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 Attendee)

"I was seen and acknowledged"

This (BRAVE Hope 2024) was a step forward in my journey, and was finally in a place where I could outwardly be Brendan's mom again & not hide my grief. Much needed! Lisa, you made a huge difference. You knew my name and greeted me. THAT was the best part of the day. I was seen and acknowledged. Having been a leader in women's' ministry for 20 years myself, I recognize that this is your calling, Lisa. Exactly where you belong. Thank you for making a difference.

Diane A. (2024 Attendee)

Speakers & Facilitators

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & HOST

Lisa Price is the founder of Bereaved Together, author of At a Loss for Words resource guidebooks, and certified grief coach. After the loss of her daughter Ari in April 2017, Lisa felt called to support bereaved mothers beyond the early days of loss and grief. Through holistic coaching, community, and wellness-centered programs, she helps grieving mothers honor their children’s lives by honoring their own.

Lisa creates a safe and compassionate space where mothers can navigate their grief journey while rediscovering hope, purpose, and connection with fellow loss moms who truly understand.

IT'S MORE FUN TO BELIEVE

Finding God When Faith Gets Complicated

Julie Taylor is a writer, podcaster, and well-known speaker who helps people wrestle with grief and doubt in desperate pursuit of reclaiming hope and joy.

Julie is the author of It’s More Fun to Believe (coming spring 2026 and will be available at the conference) and host of Get Ready with God, a daily devotional podcast that’s part encouragement, part honesty, and part “don’t worry, no one really knows what they’re doing.”

WEEKEND EXPERIENCE HOST

Michelle is a conscious leadership & trauma-sensitive coach, speaker, author, and advocate who helps caregivers and changemakers reclaim their energy, voice, and authentic power without sacrificing well-being.

Drawing from her lived experiences as an intersex person and the profound losses of her son and nephew, she guides mission-driven leaders to move beyond burnout and lead with purpose, presence, and prosperity. As host of the Love Your Life On Purpose podcast, she creates spaces where leadership is human, healing is celebrated, and sustainable impact becomes possible.

TBA

Melissa Dlugolecki is the founder of The Brand LAB, host of the top-ranked podcast Scar Tissue, a serial entrepreneur, and a bereaved mother. After losing her daughter, Leyden, she began studying healing modalities, mindset supports, and the actual psychology around the experience of grief. After applying these tools to her own life,

Melissa left her teaching career, built multiple seven-figure businesses, and has been writing, coaching, and speaking ever since.

CHAPTER 9: ALMOST A DECADE OF GRIEF & WHAT I'VE LEARNED

DeeAnna Brown, RN, is a nurse educator, resilience mentor, and founder of Pink Skies in Pediatrics, and author of Nurse DeeDee Wins the Loss. After losing herdaughter, Milan, during nursing school, she transformed grief into purpose—graduating, advancing in her career, and now guiding new graduate nurses through their toughest transitions with confidence and resilience. She also supports child-loss mothers in healing and community.

Through coaching, journals, workbooks, Phoenix-area events, storytelling, and soulful R&B-inspired encouragement, DeeAnna helps others find their voice, rest, and the strength to fly again—together.

NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION: BREATHWORK

Erin Brady works as a guide for yoga, mobility, and breathwork as the Founder of Respir8MKE. She describers herslef as a mind, body, nervous system navigator. She provides a safe space and environment for individuals to delve into their nervous system and learn how to utilize breathing techniques to cultivate a feeling of relaxation and equilibrium.

Erin believes that in the realm of wellness, everything revolves around breath.

SOUND BATH

Camille Mays is the Founder and Co-Director of Peace Garden Project MKE, with 12 years of community organizing experience. A survivor of gun violence, she lost her son, Darnell, in November 2019.

Camille provides trauma-informed healing and wellness support to communities and organizers and works closely with community leaders, institutions, and grassroots organizations in areas most impacted by gun violence.

SCOPE CRISIS PROTOCAL & STORYBUILDING

After nearly 22 years of service in the Navy and Reserves, Kristen Barren found herself drawn to a deeper calling—helping others heal and discover their own path to wellness. Her journey through nutrition, fitness, corporate wellness, and teaching gently guided her to where she is today: supporting others through mental health care. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and owner of Neuro Path Wellness LLC, Kristen creates warm, compassionate spaces where clients can explore their inner world and move toward healing at their own pace.

Kristen understands that true wellness encompasses mind, body, and spirit, and she meets each person with patience and genuine care., walking alongside her clients as both guide and companion, honoring their unique journey toward wholeness.

BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT: PROTECTING YOUR PEACE

Erica Gifford Mills is an international empowerment speaker, award-winning author, and founder of Balanced Symmetree. Known for her signature framework Rooted Leadership, Erica teaches leaders how to stay grounded, resilient, and authentic in every season of life. A passionate advocate for boundary management, Erica equips women with tools to protect their peace and lead from strength instead of sacrifice. As a bereaved mother,

Erica honors her son's legacy through advocacy and creating safe spaces where grief transforms into growth. She brings an unwavering message: that from deep roots of love and loss, new life, strength, and purpose can emerge.

GRIEF YOGA

After more than 30 years in the business world, Michelle Kullmann's life was forever changed when she tragically lost her 18-year-old son, Cade, to fentanyl poisoning on November 4, 2021. In the midst of unimaginable grief, she chose to transform her pain into purpose. Michelle now advocates for fentanyl awareness and supports others in grief by creating spaces of compassion, movement, and healing. She is trained as a Grief Support Specialist, Grief Educator, Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), Grief Yoga® Instructor, and in Compassionate Bereavement Care Yoga. Michelle teaches Grief Yoga® classes and co-facilitates an annual grief retreat in Lake Mills each September.

Michelle's work centers on helping others release the pain of grief, honor their love, and gently rediscover the possibility of thriving after loss.

Hear from Conference Attendees

Testimonials

"Such a safe and sacred space"

"Gives me hope and strength"

Carrie A.

"I was seen and acknowledged"

This was a step forward in my journey, and was finally in a place where I could outwardly be Brendan's mom again & not hide my grief. Much needed! Lisa, you made a huge difference. You knew my name and greeted me. THAT was the best part of the day. I was seen and acknowledged. Having been a leader in women's' ministry for 20 years myself, I recognize that this is your calling, Lisa. Exactly where you belong. Thank you for making a difference.

Diane A.

Count Me Among the Flowers

The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. – Isaiah 58:11

Small Group Discussions, Moments of Self-Reflection & Rest

Shop Our Small Business Vendors for Some 'Retail Therapy'

Supportive Community, Meaningful Connections & Heartfelt Conversations

Powerful Keynote Speakers & Educational Sessions

Memorial Items, Rituals & Keepsake-Making Activities

Professionally Catered Nourishing Lunch & Sunday Brunch

Breakout Sessions in a Variety of Therapeutic Modalities

Live Worship & Special

Performances

Every Guest Receives a Comfort Care Package Assembled with Love

The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

- Isaiah 58:11 -

Becky & Mark Dague

In loving memory of

their little girl

Everly Dague

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Empower Grieving Mothers on Their Journey

Support grieving mothers by sponsoring BRAVEher 2026: Story in Bloom. Your sponsorship will help provide a safe and supportive space for women to heal, connect, and grow.

**Why Sponsor Story in Bloom?**

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Join Us for a Powerful Weekend of Impact

We’re seeking vendors whose products and services align with our mission—businesses that provide comfort, wellness, and support to women's health and wellbeing. Whether you offer handcrafted goods, wellness services, grief-related resources, or other meaningful products, we invite you to apply to be a part of this special weekend.