The Grief Coach

When someone seeks support, whether consciously or not, they are searching for validation, to be seen, and to be truly understood. It's an innate human need to have our emotions acknowledged and embraced by others. When we find that understanding, it can bring solace and healing to our wounded hearts.

Grief is a unique journey for each individual, filled with complex emotions that may be difficult to articulate. Sharing our pain and sorrow with others becomes an avenue to release our burden, find solace in shared experiences, and discover the healing power of empathy.

In this sacred space of grief support, we honor the importance of validation, seeing each other's pain, and embracing the multitude of emotions that accompany loss.

My heart feels heavy on World Cancer Day as I think about the many lives that have been impacted by the disease. In 2022, 1.9 million people were diagnosed with cancer, causing a ripple effect of impact to family and friends.

The reality is that most of us know of at least one person who has been directly impacted by cancer, and for this reason my heart goes out to all of us who have felt that impact.

You won't find this definition anywhere but in the spaces I have touched. This definition of grief was born from years of one on one grief counseling and coaching grievers, of course, but also from walking alongside families in struggle, friends coping with chronic illnesses, relationship issues, and job changes.

When we consider grief, oftentimes we see it with the blinders of death loss on, but when you step back and wonder about our experiences as humans - what has been taken from us without our permission, and when are we given the space and time to grieve those losses too?