I know this because I lived it.

From age 6, grief was all I knew. It showed up differently over the years — sometimes loud, sometimes just a low hum beneath everything — but it was always there, quietly running the show. For 30+ years, I did what most of us were taught to do: ignore it, dodge it, push it down, keep moving.

Until I turned 40 and chose to do grief differently.

That choice changed everything. And now I’m here — not to tell you what to do, but to walk alongside you as you find your own way through.

It’s never too soon. And it’s never too late to address your grief.

You don’t have to figure this out alone. If you’ve been surviving in the quiet — if there’s something still unsaid living in your chest — let’s create a space where it can finally breathe.

A Clear, Three-Step Path to Do Grief Differently and Unburden Your Heart.

Do you want to work with someone who has done their own deep grief work (and continues to do so) and can sit with you in your pain without pathologizing it?

Do you want to work with someone who will create a space of emotional safety and help you feel more understood, not pressured, dependent, or spiritually bypassed?

For those who feel ready to explore grief more deeply — emotionally, reflectively, and over time, as well as experience the positive ripples doing this work creates.

Do Grief Differently

An evidence and action-based, guided, multi-session program for those who feel ready to engage their grief more intentionally over time. Rather than focusing on “moving on,” this work helps you understand your grief, tend to it with compassion, and integrate it into your life in a way that feels supportive and sustainable.

This 12-session, guided program offers structure, continuity, and gentle guidance for those who sense their grief needs more than occasional support.

Best for:
Those who feel ready for deeper, ongoing healing and want a thoughtful container to explore their grief without rushing or fixing it.

For those who desire gentle support and insight without conversation.

Click on each graphic to enlarge and read how this program changed and impacted my clients’ lives.

I know how disorienting midlife can feel because I’ve lived through my own unraveling.

In 2014, as my youngest started kindergarten, I began questioning my purpose as a mother and professional photographer. I felt overwhelmed by the pressure to make the right choices.

I lost touch with myself, neglected my well-being, and my health was declining. I became convinced that finding the right answers about who I was would make everything feel better.

I turned to personality tests, self-help books, programs, and eventually life coaching to find understanding. By 2017, I felt some relief and began sharing what I was learning through a blog.

A spiritual awakening and a growing sense of purpose led me to publish a book, and I believed I had moved beyond my emotional struggles. Then grief brought old wounds back to the surface.

After further loss, including the end of a friendship, I recognized how much I was carrying and that I needed support. Ultimately, I realized it was grief I had been carrying. Grief from childhood trauma, and the grief I was adding like rocks in a backpack ever since.

Discovering Grief Recovery in 2019 changed my relationship with grief and helped me move forward in every part of my life.

I only wish I had given myself that support sooner.

I’m not here to tell you what to do; that’s not how I roll.

I believe in the freedom to choose, making empowered decisions from internal alignment, and not forcing anything. ✨

you can unburden your heart & live unleashed.

Yes, you.

Have you ever wondered if you’ll ever feel like yourself again?
If grief will always feel this heavy, or if this is just how life is now?

I know what it’s like to move through the days carrying unprocessed grief—showing up for others while feeling disconnected, emotionally tired, or unsure where to turn.

What I’ve learned, and what I want you to know, is this: you have more choice than it may feel like right now.

Choosing support can feel like:

• Permitting yourself to stop carrying everything alone.

• Releasing the pressure to fix or manage everyone else’s emotions.

• Allowing things to change without forcing them.

• Choosing yourself without guilt or justification.

If reading feels supportive right now…
These reflections are here for quiet moments, curious hearts, and those who want to understand grief better.