Connecting Thru Grief
PRESTON'S CHARM GRIEF KIT
Preston's Charm mission is to help those who have lost a Loved One manage grief and move forward.
Managing Grief and moving forward
Preston's Charm Mission and Goals
Preston's Charm Mission and Goals
Preston's Charm Mission and Goals
Mission Statement
Preston's Charm mission is to help people who have lost a Loved One manage some of the pain, sadness, and despair in pursuit of pleasure, happiness, and hope! In so doing it will help a person "move forward" with his or her grief in a healthier and more productive way that will also keep their loved one's Name, Spirit, an
Mission Statement
Preston's Charm mission is to help people who have lost a Loved One manage some of the pain, sadness, and despair in pursuit of pleasure, happiness, and hope! In so doing it will help a person "move forward" with his or her grief in a healthier and more productive way that will also keep their loved one's Name, Spirit, and Memory alive.
Goals
- Discuss Grief in a Positive and Healthy Way
- Help People Connect Thru Grief
- Encourage People to Move Forward
- Unify the Grieving Community
Preston's Charm Grief Kit is Unique
A Charm of your Loved One is a more personal and versatile gift. A person can carry their Loved One's Charm with them anywhere they go. A person can also buy extra Charms of their Loved One and pass them from one person to another or leave it in a place for people to find it. The people who receive or find it can take the Charm on vacations, hikes, sporting events, concerts, camping, fishing, or rodeo....... The places the Charm can go and the people it can meet are limitless
If you're tired of the way our culture expects people to manage grief in the traditional way in which each day is filled with sadness, pain, and despair 24/7; and would like to find a better, healthier, and more productive way to grieve that includes moments of happiness, relief, peace, and hope, we invite you to purchase a Preston's Charm Grief Kit for your Loved One and also buy and read our book, "Preston's Charm: A Charm-ing, Healthy, and Empathic Approach to Grief."
*If you feel depressed and are struggling with grief, please seek professional help
*Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, please call or text 988
*If you are in a crisis, please dial 911
The Making of Preston's Charm
Preston's Charm Mission and Goals
Preston's Charm Mission and Goals
Two years after the death of her son, Preston Bailey Hancock, Bridget Bagley was frustrated with the way she was coping with grief. She felt stuck because conventional therapy wasn’t working or offering her any solutions, so she took matters into her own hands and created Preston's Charm in 2019.
Preston's Charm has helped her cope with Pr
Two years after the death of her son, Preston Bailey Hancock, Bridget Bagley was frustrated with the way she was coping with grief. She felt stuck because conventional therapy wasn’t working or offering her any solutions, so she took matters into her own hands and created Preston's Charm in 2019.
Preston's Charm has helped her cope with Preston's death and manage grief more healthily and productively.
Bridget initially made 10 Charms for Preston. She kept one and gave the others to family and friends. As the months passed, she made more of Preston's Charms and left them in places like walking trails, campgrounds, BPOE Elks Lodges, Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts, and American Legion Posts.
People who found or received Preston's Charm emailed Bridget with photos of the charm, where it was found, and sent their sympathies. They applauded Bridget for her idea of making and the passing of Preston's Charm; and also wrote inspirational messages of how Preston's Charm positively impacted their lives.
There are over 1,000 of Preston's Charms in circulation worldwide!
Preston’s Charm has traveled to every state in America, 24 countries, and 4 islands.
Scroll down to the Testimonial Page to read peoples' comments about how they benefited from Preston’s Charm Grief Kits.
* In the photo above is Sergeant Jonathon H.. This Charm was made for his mother Jolie H., who shares her story of grief in Preston's Charm book.
Inspiration for Preston's Charm Grief Kit
Inspiration for Preston's Charm Grief Kit
Inspiration for Preston's Charm Grief Kit
- Keeping Your Loved One’s Name, Spirit, and Memory Alive!
- Bringing the grieving community together regardless of social status or reason of passing.
- Helping those who have lost a loved one manage their grief while unknowingly healing ourselves
A Unique and Special Gift
Inspiration for Preston's Charm Grief Kit
Inspiration for Preston's Charm Grief Kit
Preston's Charm Grief Kit is for any person who has lost a Loved One, regardless of how he or she died.
Instead of flowers, plants, basket arrangements, lanterns, lamps, wind chimes, candles, pocket crosses, oils, or bells, a personalized Charm with a photo of the Loved One provides a special, more loving, meaningful remembrance and tribute that will last a lifetime.
Connecting thru grief and the charm
Passing Your Loved One’s Charm
Keep one of your Loved One's Charms for yourself. Give the other Charms to family members, relatives, friends, and other people who are mourning the death of your Loved One. You can also leave it somewhere for a person to find it like a restaurant, bar, Elks Lodge, Veterans of Foreign War Post, American Legion, a tree branch on a hiking trail, campground, a battleship, a cruise ship, monuments, business signs, public gardens, museums, military memorials, park benches, gates of historic sites, museums, on trail posts, elevators, buses, on top of large rocks, attached it to a bobber and dropped it in a river, or any special place that bring comfort. Be as creative as you like.
Now, imagine your Loved One’s spirit in the form of the Charm meeting people, accompanying them to events like parties, concerts, weddings, NASCAR, football, baseball, and basketball games, traveling with them on hikes, cruise ships, airplanes, or vacations to countries all over the world.
We encourage you to experience the “Spiritual Power” of the Charm that other people have felt after sharing it with others, even strangers.
A Glimpse into Preston's Charm
Hogan Hilling
On December 26, 2021, while I was traveling across the USA in my RV, I received Preston's Charm from Tammy and Junior A. during his visit to an Elks Lodge in Key West, Florida. Tammy and Junior found and picked up Preston's Charm five months earlier at the VFW in Deadwood, South Dakota where it was left by one of Bridget's friends, Jeff M. (In the photo are Hogan, Tammy, and Junior.)
After Bridget mailed Hogan more of Preston's Charms, he visited and left one of Preston's Charms at an Elks Lodge in every state except Hawaii and wrote Preston's and his name in the guest book of each Elks Lodge he visited. He also gave them to people he met along the way. Some of them have stories in the book.
One year after Hogan received Preston’s Charm his son, Wesley Jordan Hilling, passed away at age 33 due to medical complications. Wesley was born with a genetic disorder called Angolan’s Syndrome, disabled and needed 24/7 care. After Bridget made a Charm for Wesley, Hogan traveled around the world with Preston's Charm and left one of them in Dubai, India, Vietnam, and Taiwan. He also left some of Wesley's ashes in the South China Sea while visiting Vietnam. Hogan shares his story in Preston’s Charm book. He reveals how carrying Preston's Charm that first year has helped him manage the grief of losing Wesley in a healthier and productive way.
Ashley K.
Seattle resident Ashley K. traveled with Preston’s Charm to Wisconsin to attend a wedding with it. At the reception, she shared Preston’s Charm story with the bride and groom and asked them to take a photo with it.
Mark L.
Mark L., found Preston’s Charm at Dolores Point in Colorado. It is a popular tourist destination. After Mark picked it up near a historic cabin, he attached it to the passenger side of the plane that he owns. Now Preston's Charm travels with him wherever he flies.
Charlie L.
Army Sergeant Charlie L., traveled with Preston’s charm to Iraq and raised it along with the American flag on the tallest flagpole in the Middle East.
Emilee W.
Emilee W., attached Preston’s Charm to her backpack and finished the last 800 miles with it by her side. Then she left it on the northern terminus of the Arizona Trail for another person to find it.
Mark O.
Mark O., carried Preston's Charm with him during an off-road snowmobile adventure along the continental divide and then to Whitefish, Montana.
Brice B.
Brice B., Army MP, found Preston’s Charm while elk hunting in Happy Jack, Arizona. He kept it with him during his hunt and killed and tagged a bull elk.
Preston's Charm Store
Custom Charms hand made by Bridget
Custom Charms hand made by Bridget
Custom Charms hand made by Bridget
Each Charm includes a momento with a photo of your Loved one, birth and angelversary dates, a poem or quote of your choice, laminated and attached to beads or jewelry.
On the back of the Charm are instructions on what a person who finds it can do with the Charm.
Will contact provided email or phone number within 24-Hours for information ne
Each Charm includes a momento with a photo of your Loved one, birth and angelversary dates, a poem or quote of your choice, laminated and attached to beads or jewelry.
On the back of the Charm are instructions on what a person who finds it can do with the Charm.
Will contact provided email or phone number within 24-Hours for information needed for Charms:
- Name
- A couple photos to choose from
- Birth Date
- Angelversary Date
- Poem or Quote
- Anything special or additional you may want added to your charm,
"Nicknames, Insignia, Awareness Groups and Numbers (i.e 988)"
(we will try our best to incorporate these)
**Will send a draft of charm design for validation before creating**
* In the photo is Wesley Jordan Hilling's Charm. Wesley is Hogan Hilling's son.
*DISCLOSURE - Photographs will generally be protected by copyright as artistic works. Therefore, whoever took the original photo owns the copyright, not Preston’s Charm Grief Kit.
The copyright on the personalized Charms for sale from Preston’s Charm Grief Kit only pertains to the design of the Charm and not the photo of the customer’s Loved One who passed away. When a customer purchases a personalized Charm it incorporates giving Preston’s Charm Grief Kit permission to print a copy of the customer's Loved One’s photo on the personalized Charm.
Preston's Charm Book $20.99
Custom Charms hand made by Bridget
Custom Charms hand made by Bridget
"Preston's Charm: A Charm-ing, Healthy, and Empathic Approach to Grief"
Now available for $20.99 in the Simon and Schuster and Archway Publishing Store
or
on Amazon and in bookstores.
Frustrated that conventional therapy and methods weren’t working to manage the grief of losing her son, Preston Bailey Hancock, Bridget took matters into her o
"Preston's Charm: A Charm-ing, Healthy, and Empathic Approach to Grief"
Now available for $20.99 in the Simon and Schuster and Archway Publishing Store
or
on Amazon and in bookstores.
Frustrated that conventional therapy and methods weren’t working to manage the grief of losing her son, Preston Bailey Hancock, Bridget took matters into her own hands. Preston passed away after being hit head-on in his car by a wrong-way driver.
After Bridget realized that being angry, drinking alcohol to numb the pain and her toxic behavior was destroying relationships with her family, friends, and neighbors, she turned to her crafting skills to cope with Preston’s death. In doing so, she discovered an unconventional way to manage grief in a healthier and more productive way. One that kept Preston’s spirit and memory alive and more importantly inspired people to practice empathy for Preston, Bridget, and her family.
In 2019, she designed a piece of jewelry and attached it to a business-size card with Preston’s photo, a poem, instructions on what to do when a person receives or finds Preston’s Charm and Bridget’s email address. She named it Preston’s Charm and made over 1,000. With the help of her husband, Bill, and Preston’s brothers, they gave Preston’s Charm to friends and also left one in places they visited during their hikes, motorcycle rides, and vacations.
In the last four years, while the passing of Preston’s Charm has helped Bridget and her family it has also helped people who received or found Preston’s Charm manage the grief of losing a Loved One in a healthier and productive way.
Preston’s Charm has been passed from person to person and traveled to every state in America, 24 countries, and 4 islands. Some of the people who participated in the passing of Preston’s Charm share their stories in this book.