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Judy Foy

Born in Montana and raised in small towns across southern Africa, Judy returned to the United States at age 20 to pursue her education. Her academic journey culminated with a post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA and a distinguished career at Loyola Marymount University, where she is now Professor Emeritus.

A certified grief educator with additional certification in chronic pain support (Empowered Relief), shaped by her own experiences, she creates resources that honor multiple facets of healing. This includes spiritual dimensions often neglected in contemporary approaches. Judy weaves themes of Christian faith, hope, and love's transformative power into all her work. Through her workshops, she creates sacred spaces where people can bring their whole selves—pain, questions, doubts, and hopes—discovering they're not alone. Judy and her husband raised two cherished sons and divide their time between Montana and Southern California.

For more information: 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.

Comfort. Meeting God in Grief

How can we feel close to God when it seems he has ignored our prayers? Written by a grieving mother who knows unbearable loss, "Comfort" doesn’t offer any answers or promises. Instead, this book helps us to face our tragedy while gently building trust in the true mystery of faith.

Drawing wisdom from ancient Christian prayer practices, daily prayers and suggestions for creative expression are centered on weekly spiritual themes. You'll learn to discern your healing path using images of nature paired with beloved quotes and scripture, while growing a regular ritual of speaking and listening to God.

As you try to make sense of the loss in your life's larger story, this compassionate companion tenderly invites God to meet you where you are in your journey and to find your way forward.