Frequently Asked Questions
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For those who just learned children are not in the cards, as well as those who have been living with this reality for years, our 5-week series provides a dedicated space for women navigating infertility grief, childlessness not by choice, and disenfranchised grief. Our weekly 90-minute sessions offer a safe space to share stories, process complex emotions, build genuine community, and receive tools for healing and empowerment. Each group is kept to five women or fewer.
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No. Healing Roots Together groups are coaching and support groups, not psychotherapy. However, our groups are facilitated by licensed mental health professionals and Certified Grief Educators who bring clinical knowledge, grief education, and lived experience to the space. This allows us to hold the group with care, compassion, and respect for the complexity of infertility grief and childlessness not by choice. Our groups are designed to offer connection, reflection, community support, and nature-based practices. They are not a replacement for individual therapy, but they can be a meaningful source of support for women who want to feel less alone in their grief.
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We intentionally keep our groups small (2–5 participants) to create an intimate, supportive environment where each participant has space to be seen, heard, and supported.
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After completing the 5-week program, participants are invited to join our Alumni Circle subscription and a private WhatsApp group. These spaces allow us to stay connected, share resources, and continue offering mutual support beyond the initial cohort experience.
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Yes. If not having your own biological children brings up feelings of sadness, loss, or grief, you are welcome to join. Only you can know whether this space feels right for you.
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No preparation is needed at all. We will send you a welcome kit with everything you need. The only thing we ask is that, if possible, you carve out 15 minutes before each session to quiet your mind, settle into your space, and get ready for our time together.
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It's easy! We offer a free intro call to make sure the group is a good fit. This helps us connect, answer any questions you have, and ensure the group feels right for you. Take a look at our calendar and let us know which date works best.
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Because each session builds upon the next, it is very important that participants attend every session. Consistent attendance helps ensure the integrity of the group experience and supports the sense of safety, trust, and continuity for everyone involved.
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The total cost for the full five-week program is $325. For your convenience, we also offer a flexible pay-per-session option. We do not accept insurance.
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Yes. Healing Roots Together is a virtual support group and coaching program designed for women experiencing infertility grief, childlessness not by choice, or unresolved grief after fertility treatments end. Our small groups provide emotional support, community, grief education, and therapeutic horticulture activities to help women feel less alone and reconnect with meaningful lives beyond infertility.
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Childlessness not by choice describes individuals who wanted to have children but were unable to do so because of infertility, medical conditions, relationship circumstances, financial barriers, life circumstances, or other factors outside of their control. Many women experience significant grief, loss, identity shifts, and isolation related to childlessness not by choice. Healing Roots Together was created to provide support, education, and community for women navigating this experience.
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Therapeutic horticulture uses plants, gardening, and nature-based activities to support emotional well-being, reflection, and healing. At Healing Roots Together, we use therapeutic horticulture because infertility grief, disenfranchised grief, and childlessness not by choice can be difficult to process with words alone. Grief is often carried in the body, the nervous system, and the everyday reminders of the life someone hoped to have.
Nature gives us a gentle, grounded way to slow down, connect with difficult feelings, and begin making meaning after loss. Through simple practices like planting seeds, tending soil, working with flowers, or noticing the natural world, participants can explore grief, nurturing, agency, and growth in a compassionate way.
Therapeutic horticulture is increasingly used to support grief, stress reduction, emotional well-being, and healing after infertility.
We do not use gardening because it "fixes" grief. We use therapeutic horticulture because it gives women a softer, embodied way to begin healing after infertility while reconnecting with what can still be tended and nurtured.
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A Certified Grief Educator is trained to better understand the many ways grief shows up in people's lives, including the kinds of grief that are often unseen, minimized, or misunderstood.
Adriana and Caroline received their Grief Educator certificates through a program led by grief expert David Kessler. This training helps inform the way we hold space for disenfranchised grief and childlessness not by choice with compassion, education, and respect for each person's unique story.
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Group coaching is a supportive, confidential space where women can share their experiences, feel less alone, and connect with others who truly understand.
At Healing Roots Together, our groups are led by licensed social workers and Certified Grief Educators with lived experience of childlessness not by choice. This means our work is grounded in grief education, professional experience, compassion, and deep respect for each person's story.
Through guided reflection, conversation, community support, and nature-based practices, participants are invited to process infertility grief, build meaningful connections, and begin reconnecting with life beyond the medical process.
Group coaching is not about fixing your grief. It is about being witnessed, supported, and reminded that you do not have to carry this alone.