The third Thursday of every month from 12-1 PM/Central, the HER Foundation hosts an Online HG Support Group facilitated by licensed professional who are also HG survivors as a service to people with a current or prior diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). These groups are facilitated by volunteers Sarah Coffman and Elizabeth Lowder, HER Foundation Advisory Council members and HG survivors.
Important Update (August, 2024): Zoom Support Group Registration
To enhance the safety and security of our support group participants, we are transitioning to a registration format for our Zoom support groups. This change aims to protect our community and ensure a supportive environment for everyone.
New Registration Process:
- One-Time Registration: You will need to register just once for access to all Zoom support groups through November 2025.
- Review and Approval: After submitting your registration, our HER Foundation team will review and manually accept members. Approval may take time. Please be patient as we complete this process.
- Confirmation Email: After approval, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to the meeting. Please take a moment to check your inbox (and junk/spam folder) to ensure you have access to the link before the meeting starts. In that confirmation, you’ll also find links to add the meeting directly to your calendar—making it easier to join on the day of the event.
- PLEASE NOTE:
- If you register at least 48 hours before the meeting, you will receive your confirmation and meeting link no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting start time.
- Registrations made within 48 hours of the meeting will be processed as quickly as possible, and you will receive the meeting link before the meeting begins.
- For registrations submitted after the start of the meeting, you will receive a confirmation and link to the next scheduled meeting at least 48 hours before it starts.
- If you have any issues locating the link, feel free to register again using the button below.
- Important Notes:
- We do not hold meetings in December due to the holidays.
- We will update the link for 2026 Zoom support groups in Dec. 2025.
To help us confirm that you are part of our Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) community, please answer the questions in the registration form as thoroughly as possible.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we implement this new system to keep our community safe and secure.
Spending nine months with HG was the most traumatic experience of my life. It also became my greatest lesson. In many ways, my connection to another HG mama, Elizabeth Lowder, and other HG survivors through the HER Foundation that led to my eventual recovery. Prior to finding this community, I felt isolated, alone, and confused about the toll HG had taken, not only on my body but also my mind and in my relationships with others. Sharing my story, and listening to the stories of others, allowed me to form a more complete narrative, which allowed me to understand better my own experience and to discover a path forward.
Helping other women through the dark tunnel of HG eventually became part of that healing process, and the work of which we are proudest remains the HER Online HG Support Group. Every month we provide HGers with a space to find support, information, understanding, and connection with others who truly understand their experience.
~Sarah
Now that I’m over 11 years out from my last HG pregnancy, I am so grateful that I’m finally healthy enough to give back to the HER Foundation. Getting to meet other HG survivors from all over the world and helping them find support and connections with others via the online support group I facilitate has been rewarding and empowering! It has been a long road recovering physically and emotionally from my two pregnancies with HG, but I did with the help of the HER Foundation. I trust them to deliver the most cutting edge research and information to help people like me make informed decisions about their health. Thank you for this opportunity to make an impact! ~Elizabeth
We are grateful to the HER Foundation for its vast and ceaseless efforts to help HGers and their families find hope.
Sarah
GET INVOLVED
- Participate in HG research.
- Become an advocate.
- Make a gift to the HER Foundation.
- Share your story.
- Support other HGers.
- Become a HER Foundation volunteer.
- Blog about HG and show support for HER.
- Share resources with local health professionals and hospitals.
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