UPCOMING SUPPORT AND EVENTS
RTZ Hope offers a variety of support groups, retreats, webinars, and workshops - for parents who have experienced losses on the journey to parenthood and the health care providers who support them. Our programs provide an inclusive and accessible space to build community through the shared experience of loss.
View our offerings below and click on the event directly for more information and to register.
Meet Other Retreat Attendees
Join Betsy Winter and Kiley Hanish to ask any questions you may have about our upcoming RTZ Hope Retreat: Honoring Your Loss: A Retreat for Bereaved Mothers that will be happening in March.
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Birthing Parent) March 2026
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past.
Pregnancy After Loss
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced a prior loss and are currently navigating a pregnancy after loss. It is recommended to have completed a loss support group prior to participation, but is not a requirement.
Parenting Through Loss: Supporting Surviving Children with Compassion and Connection
Through an attachment-based lens, this workshop will help you:
Understand how grief may impact your relationship with your child and learn strategies to foster emotional connection and security.
Explore somatic practices to regulate your nervous system, creating a sense of safety and presence for yourself and your child.
Develop tools to support your child’s emotional processing and resilience while honoring your own boundaries and capacity.
Learn ways to approach conversations about loss with age-appropriate language and sensitivity.
Honoring Your Loss: A Retreat For Bereaved Mothers
Join us in Northern California for a soul-nourishing retreat designed for bereaved mothers who long to feel less alone in their grief.
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy for Couples
This 6-week closed group is for couples facing the heart-wrenching reality of ending a pregnancy due to life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses or pregnancy-related health concerns. With a small group of up to 8 couples, this supportive space offers connection, professional guidance, and lasting community.
Recurrent Loss + Infertility
This 6-week closed group is for birthing parents who have experienced multiple losses and/or reproductive challenges including infertility and secondary infertility on the family building journey more recently or in the past.
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
No Living Children Not By Choice (Birthing Parent) February 2026
This is a 6-week closed group for people who have previously experienced loss and are now navigating a path forward as having no living children, not by choice.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Birthing Parent) February 2026
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past.
Meet Our Retreat Facilitators
Join Betsy Winter and Kiley Hanish to ask any questions you may have about our upcoming RTZ Hope Retreat: Honoring Your Loss from March 25th - 29th, 2026.
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy for the Birthing Parent
This 6-week closed group is for pregnancy-carrying parents facing the heart-wrenching reality of ending a pregnancy due to life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses or pregnancy-related health concerns. With a small group of up to 12 participants, this supportive space offers connection, professional guidance, and lasting community.
Unexpected Loss of an Infant/Toddler Support Group
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced the loss of their infant to 3yr old.
Navigating Hope: Considering What Comes Next After Loss for Couples
Guided by an experienced trauma-informed practitioner, this workshop will help couples:
Strengthen emotional connection and communication through mindful practices and somatic tools.
Understand how grief and hope can coexist as you navigate the complex emotions of this next chapter.
Learn practical techniques to calm and regulate the nervous system, using a polyvagal lens to create a sense of safety and resilience.
Explore ways to align intentions and create shared rituals for this sensitive and deeply personal journey.
Support For Medically Complex Infant Deaths
This 6-week closed group is for parents who experienced infant loss where the infant required complex medical care for the duration of their life. This group focuses on the loss of children ages birth to two years. In this group we address the complicated realities and traumatic impacts of: hospital stays, parental decision making, medical treatments and interventions, end of life care, and withdrawal of support, all while honoring the life of your little one and your grieving process.
Pregnancy After Loss
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced a prior loss and are currently navigating a pregnancy after loss. It is recommended to have completed a loss support group prior to participation, but is not a requirement.
Parenting After Loss: Welcoming a New Baby
This group is designed for parents who are newly bereaved and now parenting a subsequent baby. The arrival of a child after loss can bring profound joy while also surfacing unexpected layers of grief, fear, and tenderness. In this six-week series, you’ll have a safe, supportive space to share the complexities of loving and caring for your new baby while still grieving the child or children who died.
Meet Our Retreat Facilitators
Join Betsy Winter and Kiley Hanish to ask any questions you may have about our upcoming RTZ Hope Retreat: Honoring Your Loss from March 25th - 29th, 2026.
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Community Conversations: Navigating the Holidays After Loss
A 60 minute virtual panel discussion on varying experiences of loss. Our panelists will share their unique stories of loss, hope, and healing while navigating grief during the holidays.
Pregnancy After Loss
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced a prior loss and are currently navigating a pregnancy after loss. It is recommended to have completed a loss support group prior to participation, but is not a requirement.
No Living Children Not By Choice Workshop
This 90 min workshop is for people who have previously experienced loss and are now navigating a path forward as having no living children, not by choice.
How to Set Boundaries and Navigate Difficult Emotions During The Holidays
In this enlightening 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Learn practical strategies to protect your emotional well-being
Learn how to assert your rights to grieve without feeling overwhelmed by external pressures
Feel more empowered to communicate your needs and to set healthy boundaries, to ensure your ability to honor and grieve your loss/es in your own way and time this holiday season.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Birthing Parent) November 2025
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past.
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy for Birthing Parents
This six week virtual support group is for birthing parents who have made the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy for any reason at all, including medical reasons, life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses, maternal health issues, or any other life circumstances.
Support For Medically Complex Infant Deaths
This 6-week closed group is for parents who experienced infant loss where the infant required complex medical care for the duration of their life. This group focuses on the loss of children ages birth to two years. In this group we address the complicated realities and traumatic impacts of: hospital stays, parental decision making, medical treatments and interventions, end of life care, and withdrawal of support, all while honoring the life of your little one and your grieving process.
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Recurrent Loss + Infertility
This 6-week closed group is for birthing parents who have experienced multiple losses and/or reproductive challenges including infertility and secondary infertility on the family building journey more recently or in the past.
Wave of Light: A Community Gathering
Join us for a virtual gathering for the Wave of Light in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Together as a community, we will honor our babies and losses through writing, gentle music and candle lighting in a sacred space of connection. Please bring a candle, pen, paper, and any items that will provide you with comfort, such as a warm drink, a blanket, or memorabilia.
Choose the "Pay what you Want Amount" at registration to customize your donation.
Cost: Free with a suggested donation of $10
Community Conversations: Experiencing Pregnancy Loss as an Educator
A 60 minute virtual panel discussion on four varying experiences of loss. Our panelists will share their unique stories of loss, hope, and healing while navigating working in the school system.
Join us for an intimate discussion, on how being an educator impacted their experience of pregnancy or infant loss.
Through these conversations and the power of storytelling we hope to reduce the stigma that surrounds pregnancy and infant loss. This special panel, made up of teachers and educators, will discuss their own personal stories of pregnancy and infant loss. Attendees will watch the panel discussion with an option to ask questions to panelists at the end.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Couples)
This six week virtual support group is for couples (birthing parent + partner) who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, terminations for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past.
Planning For Birth After Loss
This 90-minute virtual workshop offers supportive, practical guidance to help you prepare for your upcoming birth with greater clarity and confidence. Led by a doula specializing in pregnancy after loss, this workshop will help you explore your options, identify your preferences, and create a birth plan that feels intentional, informed, and uniquely your own. Key outcomes: Learn practical strategies to reduce overwhelm and make grounded decisions about your care, how to communicate clearly and confidently with your care team, and how to build a support system that meets your emotional and physical needs during birth and postpartum.
Pregnancy After Loss
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced a prior loss and are currently navigating a pregnancy after loss. It is recommended to have completed a loss support group prior to participation, but is not a requirement.
Grieving Together: Strengthening Your Relationships After Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 60-min interactive workshop, you will:
Learn how to grieve in tandem while establishing healthy boundaries that respect each individual’s process.
We highly recommend that couples attend together.
Grief Support 101: Navigating the Heartbreak of Pregnancy and Infant Loss
In this 90-minute interactive workshop you will:
Understand what happens in the body as a response to the grieving process
Learn how your survival responses play a part in your grieving
Explore techniques for how to work with the body to help you process your grief
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy for Couples
This six week virtual support group is for couples who have made the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy due to medical reasons, including life-limiting or life-threatening fetal diagnoses and maternal health issues.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Birthing Parent) August 2025
This six week closed virtual support group is for birthing parents who have experienced loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death, whether more recently or in the past.
Beyond the First Year After Pregnancy and Infant Loss
This 90-minute workshop is a space to explore what life can look and feel like in the second, third, and beyond years after pregnancy or infant loss. This is a space for you if you’re wondering “Shouldn’t I be better by now?” or feeling pressure to have moved on.