We walk beside families in Western North Carolina
after miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, and birth trauma—offering calm spaces to remember, connect, and heal.
What we offer
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Support Circles: Small, facilitated groups for bereaved parents and loved ones.
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Pregnancy After Loss (PAL): Gentle guidance for navigating a new pregnancy with grief and hope.
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Remembrance & Rituals: Candlelight gatherings, Wave of Light, and creative memory-making.
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Resources & Referrals: Trauma-informed therapists, doulas, and provider partners who understand perinatal loss.
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Training for Providers: Brief bereavement and trauma-informed care workshops for clinics, doulas, and all communities.
Who we serve
Bereaved mothers and birthing people, partners, grandparents, siblings, and close friends across Asheville and Western North Carolina—inclusive of all birthers and families
Upcoming gatherings
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Infant Loss Awareness Week: Light & Love Gathering (October)
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Monthly Support Circles & PAL Groups
Space is limited to keep groups intimate.
→ Join a group | → RSVP for an event
Ways to get involved
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Request support for yourself or a loved one
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Donate in memory of a baby (memorial gifts welcome)
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Sponsor a remembrance event
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Train your team in perinatal bereavement care
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Volunteer as a peer companion or event host
→ Get support | → Donate | → Partner with us
Our approach
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Trauma-informed. Safety, choice, and compassion first.
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Grief-literate. We honor every story and every baby’s name.
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Community-rooted. Built by and for Western North Carolina families.

You don’t have to grieve alone.
Founding Families
The Embrace Foundation offers support to families in Western North Carolina who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, and birth trauma.
Our aim is to provide calm and nurturing spaces for families to remember, connect, and heal together. We believe that no family should have to grieve alone.
Florence
5/5/2025
Anjelito
2/8/2022
Poppy
12/5/2023
James
1/25/2025
Juniper Roan
3/1/2025
Matilda
9/21/2018
Helen Louise
11/06/05
Avery Malcomb
6/23/2012
Delphine
2025
Lucia
3/18/22-3/27/22
Oliver Woods
8/6/24-9/6/24
Alexander Sasha
11/5/2024
Pennelope
2025
Cloe
2024
Hannah
8/15/2023

