Meet Candy

Hi, I'm Candy!

Connection is important to me. I enjoy discovering the treasures in your story and the gold within you.

I love to walk the beach while praying and singing. I am #thankfulgratefulandblessed to have a wonderful marriage and family.

Some words that describe me –

- Saved by Grace

- Faithful Believer in Jesus

- Devoted Wife
- Grateful Mother

- Inspirational Speaker

- Resonate Author

- Advocate for the vulnerable
- Bear Hugger
- Hope Finder
- Joy Grower

My primary love language is Acts of Service and my second runner up is Quality Time. Learning the love languages and how to apply them has been foundational for the health of my marriage. I've been married for twenty-four years to Stephen, and though we've gone through some of the most painful experiences, we are so close and I'm incredibly grateful to do life side by side with my beloved.

Two years after I married, I became a mom in 2001 with my first daughter but I couldn't keep her and it broke my heart. She was born silently and did not take a breath. I named her Grace. She was our inspiration for creating the Missing GRACE Foundation. I am the Executive Director of the organization which provides support, resources and a place to heal for families grieving a pregnancy or infant loss, infertility or adoption challenges.

After all the challenges with infertility and adoptions that fell through, I am especially appreciative of the gift and miracle of my two amazing daughters, Tatum and Talyah. My fourth baby, Promise, miscarried in the second trimester.

Through all my losses, grief and trauma I found the way God helped me heal was through helping others. This has been a Gift of Grace which I talk about in the book I wrote with Dr. Gary Chapman. Walking besides people in their grief journey is an honor and blessing.

Given the opportunity, I would be happy to –

- Listen

- Help you navigate life's challenges with hope

- Coach you in how to heal holistically

- Assist you in getting your home organized

- Photographically capture your meaningful moments

- Pray for you

I will also cheer you on as you brave new challenges, laugh with you, and celebrate your victories!

Short Bio

Candy McVicar is an inspirational speaker, resonate author, and holistic health coach, empowering people to flourish in life. After experiencing the stillbirth of her daughter Grace, she founded and became Executive Director of Missing GRACE Foundation, whose mission is to provide support, resources, and education for families and professional care providers when there is loss of a baby, infertility, or adoption challenges. Candy has been a featured guest on Fox News, Focus on the Family and Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. She lives in South Carolina with her husband and their two daughters,.

Detailed Bio

Candy McVicar is an inspirational speaker, resonate author, and holstic health coach, empowering people to flourish in life. She is a mom to four – two on earth and two in heaven. Candy and her husband Stephen have been married and serving in ministry together for twenty-five years. After the stillbirth of their daughter Grace in 2001, they founded Missing GRACE Foundation which provides support, resources and a place of healing for families grieving a pregnancy or infant loss, infertility or adoption challenges. Candy serves as the Executive Director.

Candy has extensive experience working with bereaved families and within healthcare systems. Candy facilitates grief support groups for parents and grandparents and provides facilitator training courses. Candy worked in hospital birthing rooms and NICUs, supporting hundreds of perinatal loss families for ten years. She was a doula and provided professional photography and videography to bring comfort and provide healing memories.

In 2003, Candy spearheaded legislation for parents of a stillborn in Minnesota to receive their baby’s birth certificate. The bill was signed into law and enacted August 1, 2005, bringing rightful recognition and dignity to stillborn babies.

Candy organized and hosted annual GRACE conferences where she brought in speakers from around the nation to provide care professionals with CME and CEU classes along with a wide array of resources, support and education for families who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss, infertility or adoption challenges.

Candy has been a featured guest on Fox News, Focus on the Family and Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. She speaks at hospitals, clinics, universities, churches and conferences, capturing the hearts of many with her engaging and personable style. She is a grief and trauma specialist on a mission to help couples and families grow closer together, heal and find hope.

Candy enjoyes preparing nourishing meals, long walks along the coast near her home in South Carolina, photographing the light dancing on the water, snuggles with her favorite man and two amazing daughters Tatum and Talyah, and time with her fur babies – Anela and Tico.