These things I believe:

  • All change creates loss. All loss creates grief.

  • Left unattended, grief makes us sick, and inhibits love and life.

  • Grieving is meant to be an individual and communal activity.

Hi - I’m Cathy. I help caregivers engage life with love and find peace during times of uncertainty.

Grief Educator | Life Coach | Author

Embrace Your Wisdom

Deep inside, amongst the pain, the memories, and the overwhelm, is you. You are busy caring for others, doing important and loving work, but often awake exhausted, frustrated, lost, and unsure.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE. YOU ARE OKAY. You are still you and you have the strength and the love to continue forward.

Find Your Joy

Slowing down and breathing deeply amid the chaos and uncertainty creates the foundation for remembering and reconnecting to yourself.

TAKING TIME FOR YOURSELF IS SELF-CARE. Spending time writing and reflecting is a centering act and can help you acknowledge and process the myriad of feelings swirling in your head. Sharing your experience with others provides the comfort and clarity needed to engage life with a joy-full heart.

Anticipatory Grief

My mom, diagnosed with lung cancer in 1996, was my first real foray into loss and grief - I didn’t even have language for my grief at that time. All I knew was I had to write - using old-fashioned spiral notebooks I journaled my way through her illness and death - not knowing that this simple yet profound tool was a scientifically proven method for dealing with grief and trauma.

I journaled through the illness and ultimate death by suicide of my childhood friend, Dee Dee, finding comfort and solace in my own written words. It took time for me to confront all my complicated feelings about my friend.

But it was my friend Emilio who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer who brought this concept to my attention as a real, living experience. He and I had many talks during his last few years about this - what he was experiencing and what those around him were experiencing. He taught me so much!

“One of the hardest things you will ever have to do is to grieve the loss of a person who is still alive.”

- Author Unknown

At each turn it has been my community and my journal that has steadfastly gotten me through it all and is what I now desire to share. If you need more information, please reach out. Join a Writing Circle or contact me directly for one-on-one grief coaching.

Share your story - Share your grief - Find space for healing

Anticipatory grief is real—and worthy of care.