Compassionate Grief Coaching
Nervous-System-Informed Support for Life After Loss
Your Guide: A Companion Who Gets It
Grief arrives without warning. It changes your world in an instant, leaving you to navigate emotions, responsibilities, and a reality you never asked for.
There’s no map. No timeline. No “right” way.
After the sudden death of my husband, Drew, I learned firsthand that grief lives not only in the mind, but in the body. While talk therapy helped me make sense of my loss, I continued to struggle with panic attacks, anxiety, insomnia, and the physical toll of grief.
It was through the integration of mind–body practices, nervous system support, mindfulness, and coaching tools that I slowly began to feel more grounded and able to cope with daily life. These approaches didn’t take my grief away, but they helped me ride the waves and me feel safer in my body, more resourced in my emotions, and more connected to who I was becoming after loss.
Today, it is my mission to offer this same holistic, compassionate support to others.
What is Grief Coaching?
Across cultures and throughout history, grief has been held in community through ritual, storytelling, and shared presence. The lives of those we’ve lost were honoured, and the grief of those left behind was met with care and compassion.
In today’s fast-paced world, many of us are expected to grieve quietly, quickly, and privately, often while continuing to function as if nothing has changed. This can make the natural process of grief feel lonely, confusing, and as if something is wrong with us.
Grief coaching offers a space to honour both your grief and the life of your loved one, supporting a natural, human process that was never meant to be carried alone.
What to expect
A holistic approach that meets you where you are:
Alongside compassionate grief coaching, we may draw on additional practices to help you regulate your nervous system, deepen embodied awareness, and support self-understanding and self-compassion. These practices are always offered in ways that feel supportive and relevant for you, and may include:
Somatic work & nervous system regulation – Gentle, body-based tools to process grief, anxiety, and overwhelm in the body.
Mindfulness, guided reflection, & journaling – Practices to explore your emotions, clarify your experience, and cultivate self-compassion.
Grief education & coaching tools – Guidance for navigating stress, sleep, self-care, and day-to-day life while living with grief.
Gentle movement, grief yoga, & breathwork (optional) – Techniques to release tension and process emotions in ways words alone can’t reach.
Some sessions may be more conversational, others more somatic (body-based), and most often will include a blend of both (always in response to what you need at the time).
This Is For You If…
You’re living with grief, loss, or a major life transition that feels heavy or disorienting
You’ve lost a partner or someone central to your life
You feel overwhelmed, emotionally flooded, numb, or exhausted from trying to “hold it all together”
Your grief shows up as anxiety, panic, emotional swings, or “grief brain” (fog, confusion, difficulty concentrating)
You notice grief affecting your body (e.g. tension, pain, sleep issues, or digestive problems)
You feel disconnected from yourself, misunderstood by others, or unsure how to make sense of what you’re feeling
You want support that includes your body and nervous system — not just talking
You’re drawn to a compassionate, personalized approach grounded in both lived experience and professional training
How Grief Coaching Can Support You
Grief affects every part of you - your body, your emotions, your relationships, and your sense of self. Grief coaching offers a compassionate, supportive space to slow down, process your experience, and explore how to care for yourself through loss.
In our sessions together, you’ll have space to share and reflect, while also learning practical, embodied tools to help you:
Understand how grief and loss affect your body, mind, and nervous system
Develop greater self-compassion, somatic awareness and emotional resilience
Learn practical strategies to cope with stress, anxiety, and overwhelm
Create a personalized toolkit of practices to support you day-to-day
Reflect on your values, priorities, and evolving sense of self after loss
A Space for you
This work is gentle, collaborative, and paced to meet you where you are. You don’t need to “fix” anything or know what you need in advance. Together, we create space for understanding, support, and reconnection.