Bereaved Together Inc.

Today we’re celebrating Denise.

Ari’s grandma.
My mom.
Bereaved Together’s treasurer.
One of the quiet, steady hands behind so much of this mission.

Denise has loved Ari from the very beginning, and she has continued to love her by showing up for the work we are building in her memory.

She helps behind the scenes.
She keeps us organized.
She believes in the vision.
She shows up at events.
She supports the details most people never see.
And she reminds me often that this mission matters.

So today, in honor of her birthday, we’re making a very Denise-style birthday ask:

Help us keep moving this mission forward.

We are at 96 golfers for Teeing Off for BRAVE, and we can welcome up to 144.

That means there is still room for more foursomes.

More people on the course.
More support for bereaved families.
More children remembered.
More momentum toward The BRAVE Space.

If you want to give Denise a birthday gift that would mean so much to her, to me, and to this mission…

Register a foursome.
Invite someone who golfs.
Share this with your people.
Help us fill the outing.

Happy Birthday, Denise.
Thank you for loving Ari, loving us, and helping carry this vision forward in all the quiet ways that matter most.

Teeing Off for BRAVE
Friday, August 21, 2026
Muskego Lakes Country Club

Register here:
https://bereavedtogether.org/golf-outing

And please join us in wishing Denise Ann Elizabeth a very happy birthday!

Light and darkness can exist in the same sky. So can grief and joy in the same heart.

We so often feel like we have to choose.

If we laugh, we wonder if we’re somehow leaving them behind.

If we cry, we wonder if we’ll ever feel light again.

But both can be true.

You can miss your child with every part of your heart and still smile at a sunset.

You can carry deep sorrow and still thank God for another day.

You can ache for the life that should have been and still experience moments of peace.

Joy does not mean you love them less.

Grief does not mean you are honoring them more.

You do not have to stay stuck in pain to remain loyal to your child.

Your heart can hold both.

The grief.
The love.
The joy.
The longing.
The gratitude.

All of it.

"Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." — Psalm 30:5

Let yourself experience both completely.
You are allowed to grieve deeply.
And you are allowed to live fully.

Bridget has entered the chat.
And honestly… she has one very fair question:

Where is your foursome?

We are officially at 96 golfers for Teeing Off for BRAVE, which is incredible.

But here’s the thing…

We can welcome up to 144 golfers.

So yes, we’re getting close.
But we still have room for more foursomes, more friends, more coworkers, more “I haven’t golfed in years but I’m in” people, and more folks who want to show up for a mission that matters.

This day is about more than golf.

It’s about building toward The BRAVE Space, our vision for a future grief wellness collective where bereaved mothers and families can gather for remembrance, movement, creativity, peer support, and community care after child loss.

Teeing Off for BRAVE
Friday, August 21, 2026
Muskego Lakes Country Club

Golf. Dinner. Raffles. Big impact.

Bridget is waiting.
And now we all feel mildly called out.

Comment MISSION to take part.

Kinda chic 🖤

We're stealing this trend and making it ours— bereaved, BRAVE momma style.

Swipe through for a few things that we think are kinda chic around here 👉

Being a bereaved mother isn't something you get over. It's something you carry, every day, for the rest of your life. But you don't have to carry it like it's shameful, or hide the parts of you it changed.

That part — carrying it out loud, on your own terms — is kinda chic.

Of course, the chic-est thing would be to have our kids back in our arms. But knowing that's not an option yet choosing to fight to find joy and live out our lives the best we can — now that is the chic-est thing you can do. You are BRAVE, momma.

What's your chic in grief? Tell us below 👇