Honoring PALS’ Legacy: Carrying the Mission Forward Together

When a community is built from love, loss, and lived experience, it never truly ends—it changes shape, finds new hands to hold it, and continues forward.

We are deeply honored to share that Return to Zero: Hope will be carrying forward the legacy of Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS) as the organization closes its independent operations at the end of 2025.

PALS was born from Lindsey’s love for her daughter, Nora, and from the courage it takes to grieve one child while holding hope for another. Over the past thirteen years, PALS has created something extraordinary: a compassionate, honest, and deeply validating space for parents navigating pregnancy after loss. It has been a place where fear and hope could coexist—and where parents never had to walk alone.

We approach this transition with humility and gratitude.

Our role is not to replace what PALS has been, but to steward what it has made possible—to preserve its voice, honor its origins, and ensure that the resources and wisdom created through PALS remain available to families in the years ahead.

What This Means Going Forward

  • PALS’ written resources and articles will be thoughtfully incorporated into RTZ’s website so they remain accessible to families seeking support.

  • While the PALS app will no longer be available, the week-by-week guidance created by PALS will be adapted into a new format within RTZ’s education platform, allowing that trusted content to continue supporting parents through each milestone.

  • PALS’ social media and online spaces will remain as an archive—holding years of shared stories, encouragement, and community.

At RTZ, pregnancy after loss has always been a core part of our work. Carrying forward PALS’ legacy deepens that commitment and reminds us that this work is generational, communal, and rooted in love.

To the PALS community: we see you. We honor the babies you carry in your hearts. And we are committed to continuing this work with the same care, integrity, and compassion that PALS has modeled so beautifully.

With gratitude and responsibility,
Return to Zero: Hope

Shianne GundersonComment