#ANGEL MOMS... "HOPES OF HEAVEN" A Mothers Grief Journey... Finding Our Purpose without our children Angela R. Presley Founder of Alonna's Song www.alonnasongstore.com

Freida MacDonald became an advocate for the opioid epidemic after losing her only two sons. Stephen died at 24 in January 2012 to gun violence and Michael died at 24 in February 2016 to fentanyl after a two-year battle with substance use disorder.Freida received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Campbell University in 2007 and retired from BB&T after 33 years in 2021. She founded the nonprofit Know Hope North Carolina whose mission is to remember those we have lost to substances, support those in recovery and give hope to those who are struggling. Know Hope North Carolina remembers loved ones on banners and billboards throughout our state. She works with NC Hope team and several other advocacy groups, focusing on drug awareness, reducing stigma, assisting people with grief, detox and recovery. She currently serves on the Board of the Governor’s Institute, a non-governmental non-profit focused on improving North Carolina’s effectiveness and success in prevention, treatment, and recovery of substance use disorders. She also serves on the International Overdose Awareness Day planning committee held on August 31 each year in Raleigh.Freida has certifications for Substance Use Counseling and Substance Use Intervention through Wake Tech and completed her internship with Healing Transitions in Raleigh May, 2022. She continues to do volunteer counseling at Healing Transitions. Freida passed the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board CADC exam September 19, 2022 and is currently working for the hours needed to be fully certified.Freida facilitates grief support groups for North Carolina Victim Assistance Network. These monthly groups include an Opioid Loss Support Group and two violent Homicide Support Groups.Freida works for the Alcohol Drug Council of North Carolina (ADCNC) as a Recovery Resource Advocate. ADCNC takes calls daily for those looking for resources for both Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. She also does outreach in the community sharing ADCNC and Know Hope North Carolina information at events throughout North Carolina.


www.knowhopenorthcarolina.com, www.alcoholdrughelp.org



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Alice J. Wisler grew up in Japan as a missionary kid, where, from first grade on, she loved going to the library at her international school. She's the award-winning author of inspirational fiction, a devotional, and the new memoir, Life at Daniel's Place. Since the death of her four-year-old son Daniel in 1997, she has facilitated writing workshops for those who want to discover the benefits of writing for healing, health, and hope. Alice and her husband own a wood-engraving business in Durham, North Carolina.


Website: https://alicewisler.comFacebook Author Page: https://facebook.com/alicewisler



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Megan Hillukka is a bereaved mother, with 8 children, one who died at 15 months old. With her experience, trauma and anxiety became a part of her life, until she experienced what it's like to heal trauma and anxiety at the root level, and she got trained in a method called Rapid Resolution Therapy. Now Megan assists other moms in clearing anxiety and trauma every single day in just a few sessions together.


www.meganhillukka.comwww.instagram.com/megan_hillukka



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Gretchen is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), a non-profit organization that works to reduce the stigma associated with drug use & addiction, and advocates for therapeutic rather than punitive drug policies. In 2000 she served as State Chairwoman for Proposition 36, which mandates treatment instead of incarceration for non-violent drug offenders and in 2016 she was a signer for Prop 64 (marijuana legalization) in California. A native of San Diego, she is also the Owner / Director of Gretchen Productions, a Fashion Show Production Company, which was started in 1979. Her articles on treatment vs. incarceration have been published nationwide. In 2009 she created the national Moms United to End the War on Drugs campaign and serves as lead organizer.


A New PATH- @ANewPath99INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/anewpath99/Twitter: @gretchenmomsuFACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/ANewPATHsite/YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/user/PATHMomsUnited



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Raina Irene is a Heart, Soul, Spirit Practitioner, a Sacred Mommaz and the Author of the book: Because of Josiah, A Mother’s Unending Bond with her Son in Spirit.She holds multiple certificates in Holistic Health, Spiritual and Emotional Healing, Plant Medicine, Reiki, Angels, and The Spirit World.Raina was compelled to research beyond the human sphere when her sister went to Spirit when she was a teenager, which greatly impacted her view on life, and what was afterward.In her early thirties, after her father’s transition, she began an even deeper exploration into the Spirit World;However, it was her Son Josiah’s sudden ascension in 2017, that shifted her awareness and took her on a journey from heart-shattering grief to the realization that their bond is unbreakable, living, and still possible.With her Son-in-Spirit serving as her teacher, she learned to recognize, interpret, and respond to the messages we receive from the ones we love in Spirit.Raina’s eclectic and spiritual diversity enables her to tap into your unique needs, supporting and guiding you to clarity and connecting you with your own healing energies.Raina now works with mothers (Sacred Mommaz) who have Children-In-Spirit, helping them to understand that communication with their child is not only possible but happening all the time. She holds Healing through Writing Circles with an emphasis on Inner Wisdom and Understanding this Sacred Journey.


(Website) www.rainairene.loveSacred Mommaz group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/lullabyletters(Author page) https://www.facebook.com/gypsyraina(email) gypsyraina@gmail.com



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This episode I share a little of how I lost Alonna and my thoughts and feelings on the unspeakable journey that we walk. GOD give us the strenghth as we go!

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