CarlyMarie Scholarship

CarlyMarie is Christian Dudley’s mother.

As time passed and Carly mourned her son, she was given a dream. In her dream, she saw Christian on the beach.

She knew, that she was being drawn to the beach. She went, and she etched his name in the sand – and snapped a photo.

That day, it became Christian’s beach.

And every year, CarlyMarie captures nearly 10,000 photos at his beach.

Photos, that bring joy and comfort and healing to mothers, all over the world.

Carly has used her creative and healing gift in photos, prints, calendars, her Lost for Words card line, and beautiful Recognition of Life prints.

I own several of CarlyMarie’s art pieces.

From Carly:

“My son died before he got to take a breath of air. Yes, I felt like I died too. Yes, I wanted to die too. But I am still here and my life is as beautiful as ever. I have my bad days, but most of my days are beautiful days because I choose healing each and every morning that I wake. Grief is hard work. Healing is hard work. But here I am, a survivor not a victim. My smile is real, I do not hide behind it and I will never feel guilty for enjoying my life and all of the joys that lay before me. I’m not living just for me anymore, I live for him too and I’m trying my very best to make the most of the time that I have left here on Earth. I am still heartbroken. I am still healing. I am still grieving because I am still loving. He is still my son and that is why I am STILL STANDING.”

Recipients of the CarlyMarie Scholarship will demonstrate a selfless, mature and humble desire to improve their professional understanding of birth and bereavement support.

Qualifications:

Any professional birth and/or bereavement photographer. Special consideration will be given to those affiliated with:
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers,
The American Child Photographers Charity Guild,
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, or
Heartfelt.
Any person who supports bereavement, exclusively and professionally, who wants to improve upon their support. This includes:
social workers, chaplains, and grief support group leaders.

Award:

One CarlyMarie Scholarship will be awarded each SBD training session. The Scholarship award grants 100% tuition toward the SBD training for the chosen recipient. In addition, once the recipient is awarded the Carly Marie Scholarship, he or she will also be entitled to bear the Scholarship logo.

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BIRTH & BEREAVEMENT QUOTES

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She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.

— Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

— C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

I am strong.

— January, founder of Birth Without Fear

When someone you love dies, and you’re not expecting it, you don’t lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time—the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her that are gone. Just when the day comes—when there’s a particular missing part that overwhelms you with the feeling that she’s gone, forever—there comes another day, and another specifically missing part.

— John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.

— Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

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BECOME A DOULA!

Enroll now in the Birth & Bereavement Doula® program!

We onboard enrolled students into the program by email invitation.

After tuition, you can email heidi.faith@stillbirthday.com directly to expedite this step. Alternatively, if you prefer fb communications, you can join us in Admissions.