Cathy Bamji

Passion for Helping Others

For nearly thirty years I worked as as a business consultant, facilitator and project manager; helping clients understand and improve the way they do their work. In 2016 I expanded that passion from organizations to working with individuals standing at pivotal moments of transition, becoming a Board Certified Coach and offering workshops on Reimaging Life. My volunteer work took me to CaringMatters, as an Adult Bereavement Facilitator working with weekly peer-to-peer grief groups and annual caregiver retreats. In 2025 I became a Certified Grief Educator with David Kessler, finally linking my purpose to my my deeper motivations.

Reimagine Life Workshop, Silver Spring, MD

Turning to the Page

I am an avid journaler. Turning to the page is where I find comfort, explore complicated feelings, bare my deepest fears, reveal what I believe to be true, and learn to let go of ideas that hold me back. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 my journal became my best friend, allowing me to dump out everything in my head so that I could more fully engage with my mom in the moment. I had no idea at the time that I was practicing a well-known grief tool. I only knew it helped me during mom’s illness and after her death to deal with all my complicated feelings. This process has served me well over the years and is now the one I pass along to others as they journey through their own loss and grief.