Coaches, Facilitators & Group Leaders

Gladys Bell

Facilitator

It’s been 14 years since my mom died and equally long since I sat as a student of “The Journey,” a mere 6 months after losing her. It was painful but healing. The intervening years were fill with work and many other daily obligations as the healing . . . Read More

Mary Ellen Collins, PhD

Coach, Facilitator

I am passionate about sharing the knowledge and wisdom that I have gathered over the last 20+ years of working with motherless daughters.  Words swirl in my head.  I love to write!  Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved to tell . . . Read More

Cathy DiBella

Facilitator

My mother loss began at birth; she was there for me physically but emotionally left me empty. Because of this lack of emotional connection, I was very angry as a child and this continued as I became an adult. In 2004, I became so exhausted from being angry, . . . Read More

Lana Ficke

Group Leader

My mother loss story begins when my mother was pregnant with me. During the 90s opioid crisis my mother became addicted to prescriptions which spiraled later into other substances. Her addiction has been the center of my life since I can remember. I . . . Read More

Laura Horn

Facilitator

My mother loss is three fold.  My father died in 1995 and my mother moved to Cincinnati.  I never really felt close to her and realized that part of that was because I never felt my mom was there for me as a child.  She was always busy but . . . Read More

Laavanyaa

Facilitator, Group Leader

I lost my mother, Bala, to suicide when I was a toddler. I don’t have any memories or keepsakes of hers to hold on to. My life has been shaped by tragedy, but also by purpose. I began my career as a Teach For India fellow, committed to impact. Through . . . Read More

Natalie Lundstrom

Group Leader

I first lost my mother in early adolescence, when a traumatic brain injury changed her irreversibly. Before, she created a magical, nurturing childhood. After, I took on an emotional burden far beyond my years. I felt responsible for her happiness, often . . . Read More

Janna

Group Leader

My story involves emotional and physical mother losses. My mom is narcissistic and emotionally absent, but I was blessed with a loving, nurturing mother-in-law. Tragically, she died unexpectedly six months after my wedding. This short time gave me a taste of . . . Read More

Danyetta Najoli

Coach, Facilitator

L. Danyetta Najoli is a compassionate and experienced coach dedicated to supporting women who have lost their mothers to suicide. Having lost her own mother to suicide at the age of five, Danyetta intimately understands the complex emotions and unique . . . Read More

Julie Thompson

Facilitator

Julie was 26 years old when she lost her mom to a 9 year battle with breast cancer. “Since I lost my mom as a young adult, it can be easy for me to focus on all the life events that my mom will miss. However, the Motherless Daughters Ministry has helped me . . . Read More

Sarah Lynn Wells

Facilitator

I am a wife, mom of two little boys, and a former STEM educator. My world was turned upside down at 30 when I lost my mom unexpectedly. To say I was overwhelmed with a newborn at home was an understatement! I pushed my grief aside, but it appeared in . . . Read More

Vanessa West

Group Leader

The year I reached a milestone birthday was also the year I lost my mother to the pandemic in 2021.  I had been planning the next chapter of my life when she was abruptly taken - far too soon.  Left with a profound void and an overwhelming wave of . . . Read More

Meko Williams

Group Leader

My mother loss began at the age of 3 when both of my parents were away in prison until I was 6. After that, my mom was physically present but emotionally absent, leaving me with a deep emptiness that fueled anger I couldn't explain. This anger led me to lash . . . Read More

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