Natasha Silver Bell
Founder Natasha Silver Bell created the Megan Anne Foundation out of a deep desire to serve sober women, prioritizing their children's wellbeing while navigating separation and divorce from abusive partners.
A survivor of intimate partner violence herself, Natasha knows first-hand the challenge of breaking the insidious – and dangerous – cycle of abuse. Discouraged from working during her marriage, Natasha fought for the courage to leave, only to realize she had neither the means to hire a lawyer nor the skills or support to advocate for herself and her children. Committed to her sobriety and her children's wellbeing during this difficult time, Natasha battled a system that too often fails those who need protection most.
"I remember the fear and powerlessness I felt as a newly sober mother of three facing a daunting divorce from an abusive ex who seemed to hold all the advantages. On an uneven playing field, women doing their best to provide for themselves and their children get left behind."
As the CEO of SilverBell Global* and blessed mother of three now-adult children, Natasha resolved to change this destructive dynamic. The Megan Anne Foundation meets women at the critical juncture of escape and emergence: providing the legal resources to close the book on abuse, and the support to write a new story – for themselves, and for generations to come.
*SilverBell Global provides discreet, expert behavioral health intervention, clinical assessment, and evaluation for clients seeking support across multiple dimensions of mental wellness.
Mary Gilmer
Recovery, Dependency and Mental Health Coach & Companion Mary Gilmer is a Certified Chef and Certified Nutrition Chef with over thirty years of sobriety. Based in Los Angeles and Dubai, Mary is known for her easygoing nature and deep empathy with clients. In addition to running SilverBell Global workshops on female empowerment in Dubai, Mary has helped countless women in various stages of recovery achieve and maintain physical and emotional recovery from chemical dependency, eating disorders, and love addiction.
A founding board member of the Megan Ann Foundation, Mary is dedicated to supporting survivors. Her own experience of abuse and coercive control (hyperlink to her story) grounds – and inspires – her advocacy.
Dedicated to guiding her clients through the healing process with a firm yet gentle touch, Mary focuses on treating the whole person, not just the disease or its symptoms. Especially skilled at working with family units, Mary draws on her own experience as a mother to guide and support clients and their families. Specialized training in Trauma-Informed Coaching with Lou Lebentz and Polyvagal Theory for Coaching with Deb Dana affords Mary endless tools with which to empower her clients to learn, grow, and thrive.
A trained chef with thirty-five years of experience, Mary brings specialized nutritional skills to clients, many of whom present with dual diagnoses, often including eating disorders. Whether helping clients follow medically prescribed food guidelines, or providing support and education for gluten-free, celiac, vegan, or vegetarian food plans, Mary's unique joy and stabilizing presence instill her clients with a profound sense of comfort and the belief that they can and will recover.
Jamie Bullock
The Executive Director of the Megan Anne Foundation, Jamie guides the organization's mission to provide legal support and community-centered services to survivors of intimate partner violence prioritizing their children's wellbeing. Informed by a background in nonprofit leadership, community organizing, and healing-centered systems, Jamie brings compassion, coherence, and clarity to her work.
At the helm of the Foundation, Jamie oversees strategic planning, operations, partnerships, and program development—ensuring every initiative is rooted in dignity, accountability, and long-term impact. Committed to building sustainable pathways to safety and justice, Jamie believes person-forward care and access to critical resources empower survivors and communities to truly thrive.
Heather Lawson
Heather Lawson began channeling her empathy and passion for social justice into her life’s work as soon as she entered college in 1996. She studied psychology and subsequently added a second major in studio arts; a combination she would later use in her clinical work. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, Heather pursued graduate studies in counseling psychology and expressive art therapy. Her early practice included children and adults in residential and hospital settings. With egalitarianism as her guiding philosophy, Heather treated clients with dignity, respect, and compassion – qualities she found lacking in many traditional mental health settings.
After starting her family in 2006, Heather spent the next several years raising her three young children and working part-time in early childhood education. In 2011, she pivoted to professional parent coaching and early childhood development, focusing on community support for local families, particularly in areas of motherhood, parent-child relationships, and children ages 0-5. After the unexpected loss of her husband in 2013, Heather decided to leave her Boston-area home and move to rural New Hampshire for a change of pace, easier access to nature and farm life, and a healing environment for herself and her children.
Once settled in her new community, Heather felt pulled to return to school. She applied and was accepted into Antioch University's full-time doctoral program in clinical psychology. In her five years of academic and practice experience, Heather gained expertise in several areas, including trauma, play therapy, family systems therapy, and addiction. Her clinical training included people of all ages, couples, and families.
Heather continued her advocacy work with clients from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Her dissertation research explored motherhood, examining the systemic support and failures women face. After completing her doctorate, Heather established a small group psychotherapy practice in southern New Hampshire with a focus on trauma and attachment.
Working with families, Heather frequently encounters women and children victimized by spouses, partners, family members, and the very systems intended to protect them. With an eye toward empowering survivors to heal – and eventually thrive – Heather joined forces with a group of like-minded women to launch the Megan Anne Foundation. She is proud to contribute to the Foundation's mission of helping survivors build lives of freedom, safety, and empowerment.