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Judy Foy

Born in Montana and raised in southern Africa, Judy returned to the United States at the age of 20, earning her doctorate and completing a post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA's Semel Institute. Now a Professor Emeritus from Loyola Marymount University,

She serves those impacted by grief, persistent pain, chronic illness, and breast cancer through compassionate peer-to-peer accompaniment. Her work focuses on walking alongside those who have suffered profound loss as they discover a new meaningful life, often finding deeper purpose and spiritual renewal along the way.

As an author and illustrator, Judy creates inspirational fiction and non-fiction for children and adults that explores themes of faith, hope, and love's transformative power in the face of adversity. Her mission is to help others discover meaning and connection even in life's most challenging seasons, drawing from her own spiritual journey while honoring each person's unique path.

Connect with Judy at judyfoy2023@gmail.com

Buttons and the Butterfly. A story of comfort when someone you love has died. (paperback)

When someone we love dies, the loss can feel overwhelming and hard to make sense of. Talking about it with children can be especially difficult when we don't understand what has happened, ourselves. Buttons and the Butterfly is an inspirational story for all ages that can help begin that conversation. Illustrated with photographs to suggest connections with the natural world, the book offers consolation in the familiar story of the butterfly’s life cycle. Through the simple story of a puppy, Buttons, who has lost a caterpillar that she loves, gentle words and images convey God, transformation, the soul, and heaven.

Buttons and the Butterfly. A story of comfort when someone you love has died (e-book)

Buttons the Labradoodle's Activity Book. For Children Whose Loved One Has Died

Buttons the Labradoodle's Activity Book is a standalone book related to Buttons and the Butterfly, a picture book for all ages when someone you love has died. The activity book contains coloring pages and prompts for the child to draw or write their reactions and feelings in response to gentle questions that relate to the book. Both books are intended to help the bereaved express their own feelings within the familiar story of a caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly and a puppy's sadness over losing the caterpillar. Buttons and the Butterfly and the Buttons the Labradoodle's Activity Book guide readers of all ages through loss and grief, reminding them that change is not an end but a beginning of something new and that God's love endures.

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