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Our Mission

Life Perspectives brings hope and healing to men and women impacted by reproductive loss including miscarriage and abortion. We provide safe, anonymous tools to begin healing as well as training to equip leaders and health care professionals to effectively provide support.

We have all been touched by reproductive loss in one way or another, and recognize that there is a need for safe place to heal. We also see that the need for healing extends beyond the men and women experiencing loss, to a culture that does not know how to talk about reproductive loss, or be a strong support for those who need it. For over a decade Life Perspectives has offered a refuge for men, women, family, and friends experiencing reproductive loss, as well as equipped leaders with training and resources to better serve the men and women in their communities.

Our Resources

Abortion Changes You

AbortionChangesyYou.com
(ElabortoteCambia.com, Spanish)

A safe place to begin healing for men, women, family members and friends who have been touched by abortion. The website offers a variety of anonymous interactive healing tools and activities through the healing pathways, and provides a collection of anonymous first hand accounts from visitors. For many, abortionchangesyou.com serves as a first step as well as a bridge to local resources through the Find Help Directory.

Miscarriage Hurts

MiscarriageHurts.com
(PerdidadelEmbarazo.com, Spanish)

Serves as a refuge for men, women, family members, and friends grieving a loss due to miscarriage. The interactive healing tools in this website allow visitors to explore and work through their grief, anonymously share their story, and virtually memorialize a lost loved one. The Find Help pages offer referrals to other resources for additional help and support.

Safe Place App

The Safe Place App is a tool for anyone hoping to become more equipped to help family members or friends who are experiencing difficulty after a miscarriage or abortion. This app provides basic tips on how to be a safe place and offers a variety of interactive content.

Annual Review

View Life Perspectives' first-ever Annual Review to see a recap of our accomplishments for 2017.

View Our Report

Impact/CEO Notes

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our website. But, it gives me greater pleasure to invite you to be a partner in healing.

Whether you choose to become a Life Perspectives Certified Trainer, a volunteer, a financial supporter or choose to run in our Side-by-Side 5K to support our mission, you will find it very rewarding to be a part of the Life Perspective's family.

Every day, as part of the Life Perspective's family, our team is honored to witness transformation and hope We get to see the look on a man, woman or child's face as they realize that healing from a reproductive loss is within their reach.

The look on a person's face, when they realize that they don't have to do it alone, is why we work so hard every day at Life Perspectives.

As you explore our site, you will find the depth of our services, the sincerity of our passion and the resources to begin healing or to accompany someone on their healing journey.

Please enjoy your visit to our site and take your time to look around. We know you will be touched by what you see.

Michaelene Fredenburg

President/CEO Life Perspectives

Meet the Life Perspectives family

Our staff is an extended family dedicated to our partners and supporters.
It is our pleasure to work with these compassionate and knowledgeable people:

Michaelene Fredenburg, Founder/President
Having experienced reproductive loss herself, Michaelene founded Life Perspectives with the vision to facilitate healing around the world. Today that vision continues to be fulfilled in Life Perspectives’ international outreach.Michaelene’s passion is unwavering. She is continually inspired at Life Perspectives by the individuals who trust us with their stories and the professionals and leaders who are motivated to help them.
Charlene Pryor,
Director of Mission Advancement
Charlene is the newest member of our team and joins at a time when we have experienced explosive outreach and interest. Her goal is to ensure that our supporters understand our vision and mission and the importance of their role in our success in extending our healing outreach.

Working closely with supporters and foundations, Charlene is inspired by being part of Life Perspectives’ increased impact on lives throughout the world.
Carol Porter,
Training Institute Director
Carol is based in Dallas and has been a huge part of our expansion into Texas. She has spearheaded our Train the Trainer Program and ensures Life Perspectives’ training constantly reaches to ever higher levels.

Carol is inspired by the many people who have shared their story and the steps they have taken towards healing with Life Perspectives.

Premala Jones, PhD,
Mental Health Director
Premala brings a wealth of knowledge and clinical experience on reproductive grief to Life Perspectives. In addition to developing new content, she oversees Life Perspectives' collaborative research projects. Premala is dedicated to creating a standard of care for reproductive grief and loss in the healthcare field.
Sharon St. Pierre, LCSW,
Mental Health Coordinator
Sharon is a gifted teacher and professional who brings a wealth of knowledge about grief and loss, thus ensuring we offer cutting-edge continuing education courses to mental health professionals. She’s passionate about encouraging professionals to grow in their knowledge of disenfranchised grief. In addition to teaching LP’s CE courses, Sharon assists in certifying LP trainers.

Sharon is inspired by working with a team that genuinely cares for the well-being of those hurting from reproductive losses.
Katie Geppert,
Partner Coordinator
Katie is the primary point of contact for organizations who partner with Life Perspectives for training. Just recently, Katie not only helped facilitate our outreach to Ukraine, she helped to successfully train psychologists, social workers, clergy and representatives of NGOs from across the country.

Katie is inspired by Life Perspectives’ impact, not only on individuals but on entire organizations.
Jodi Kennedy,
5K Coordinator
As our Side by Side 5K coordinator, Jodi pulls together two family-oriented events -- one in San Diego and one in Dallas. We are always so excited and moved to see families and groups walking or running side by side sharing our healing mission.

Working closely with our sponsors and supporters, Jodi is inspired by the number of times people tell her that our organization has touched them and changed lives.

Carolina Osuna,
Office/Project Manager
When it comes to holding the office together, Carolina is our “go to” person. She takes care of the little details that make a big difference. Carolina is often the first to greet our callers and visitors. This puts her in the unique position of being the first comforting voice you hear.

Carolina is inspired by hearing of individuals’ decisions to let go of their pain and knowing that she’s been able to contribute to their healing journeys.

Dietrich Fredenburg,
Resource Specialist
When it comes to everything computers, Dietrich is our guy. He is our IT specialist extraordinaire. In addition, Dietrich maintains the online resources that hundreds of thousands have utilized to get the help and information they need.

Dietrich is inspired that Life Perspectives takes a “unique approach to an issue that many don't even consider in the first place. We are innovators in language and training.”

 

 

 

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Life Perspectives is a team of men and women who understand that reproductive loss through abortion or miscarriage can be a painful and confusing experience. We have all been touched by reproductive loss in one way or another, and recognize that there is a need for a safe place to heal.

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