Add-Ons

When the miles that separate are too great for you to just pop by with your famous tater tot casserole, give the next best thing - a Balanced Bites Meals gift card. Whether your person has just lost someone near and dear to them, is recovering from birth, trialing a new diet to alleviate symptoms of their chronic illness or perhaps navigating a shoestring budget after a recent loss in employment, these ready-made meals give them a (delicious) evening off from cooking.

Created by Diane SanFillipo, each frozen meal features healthy, wholesome ingredients and can accommodate a variety of special diets from paleo to keto and everything in between

With increments beginning at $50 and up to $200, you can show some support from afar. A $199.90 gift card will cover a complete box of 10 meals.

Any add-ons purchased will be sent in the care package as a gift certificate.

Pregnancy and baby loss bring a thunderous storm of emotions, and the Mental Grief Plan is a way to unpack and work through these feelings until brighter days.

This digital workbook for pregnancy and infant loss is designed to identify and approach grief in a gentle, self-compassionate way. It provides:

• meditations and journal prompts to understand how grief is manifesting
• mindfulness tools to reduce feeling overwhelmed
• a plan to communicate grief to others
• ways to navigate a path moving forward

Here's what people are saying:

"The Mental Grief Plan is great. I think it [gives] a sense of control in tough times. There are a lot of action items and reasons why people should give them a try. It is very compassionate." - Emily, pregnancy loss mom

Do you have a friend or family member in need of some self-care? And by self-care, we mean real self-care, the kind that goes beyond bubble baths or a night out with the girls. If so, this is the golden ticket. In a 1-hour private coaching session, JodiGolda, will lead recipients on an exploration to discover a self-care strategy that fits their unique lifestyle and needs. It doesn't matter if they are dealing with devastating loss or just feeling a little down in the dumps for a little too long, self-care is for anyone, at any point in their journey through this crazy ride we call life. 

JodiGolda is a Self Love and Business Coach, the “queen of Self care” and a warrior of wellness. She has survived burnout and passionately helps women to create long-lasting balance and a life they love. 

 

Experiencing a miscarriage can be isolating, traumatic and devastating. Help your friend jumpstart their healing and navigate their loss with a 45 minute 1:1 virtual support session with Arden Cartrette aka The Miscarriage Doula.

Drawing upon her own miscarriage experiences, Arden has dedicated her career to helping women work through miscarriage, grief and navigating life afterwards. She is a certified Birth and Bereavement Doula and Trauma Support Specialist.

Here's what people are saying:

“Arden is so incredibly kind, knowledgeable and wonderful to work with. She understands where we are coming from which is a huge source of comfort. I have been able to share her with so many of my friends going through loss and they all report back how incredible it is to have met her. She is a true gift to this world. I am so grateful I found her when I did. I can’t recommend her enough, truly."

“After participating in multiple group programs with The Miscarriage Doula, I’d do it again in a heartbeat. The knowledge that Arden brings to the table is so eye-opening and helpful.”

Any add-ons purchased will be sent in the care package as a gift certificate.

How do I support my child? How do I tell them what happened? A child's grief experience is very complex and differs dependent on developmental level, age, and relationship to the person who died. Parents often need support with knowing what their child is able to understand about death and dying, what to expect from their child as they grieve, and how to support their children through the acute phase of grief and as they grow.

This is a 45 minute phone session for parents to speak with a mental health provider from Hearts Connected, an organization connecting children and families to child life support services nationwide. All practitioners have extensive experience and expertise supporting children 0-21 with grief and loss.

Every session is tailored to the individual needs of the child and parent. A phone session may involve educating a parent about children's grief responses and red flags to be aware of, ways to assess and support their child's grief, supporting a parent emotionally with the daunting task of parenting while grieving themselves, or finding the language to tell their child about the death that happened.

Parents will also be provided access to a private Facebook group including support, resources, research, and education for parents surrounding children's grief.

Any add-ons purchased will be sent in the care package as a gift certificate.

Does my child understand? I wonder what they are thinking and feeling. A child's grief experience is very complex and differs dependent on developmental level, age, and relationship to the person who died. It is so important that children receive the opportunity to intentionally process their grief with a provider trained in trauma and grief in children.

This is a 1:1 45 minute video session for children 4 and above to meet with a mental health provider from Hearts Connected, an organization connecting children and families to child life support services nationwide. All practitioners have extensive experience and expertise supporting children 0-21 with grief and loss.

Every session is tailored to the individual needs of the child and family. A session may involve education about death and dying, a therapeutic activity, memory making, or emotional processing. At the end of a session, the child's parent will have a chance to meet with the provider and go over the needs assessed during that session for ongoing support.

Parents will also be provided access to a private Facebook group including support, resources, research, and education for parents surrounding children's grief.

Any add-ons purchased will be sent in the care package as a gift certificate.

Gift a digital library of playful, self-soothing, 5-minute videos by Roots Up. The videos include evidence-based mind/body tools to help children relieve stress, navigate big emotions, build emotional resilience, and develop healthy coping skills.

Although the library was designed for children ages 4-12, caregivers of all ages have benefited from the videos alongside the children they care for. The videos are easy to use (just press play), and were co-designed with children to support them on their emotional healing journeys. 

Each video includes deep breathing, mindfulness, yoga postures and guided imagery, all evidence-based techniques that offer in-the-moment relief and life-long coping skills. All videos in the library are backed by research, trauma-informed, offer seated and movement options, and were designed to support children of all neurotypes. 

Here's what people are saying:

“Roots Up’s guided meditation library was the only ticket to sleep that my daughter had for a long time. The videos became our bedtime ritual. I can't begin to express how grateful I was to have found Roots Up and for the impact that it had on my daughter and our family." 

Any add-ons purchased will be sent in the care package as a gift certificate.