Grief Companionship
Individual grief companioning via Zoom or in-person.
Monthly Grief-Tending Circles in Community – TBA.
Seasonal Grief Retreats in Community – please inquire.
Western culture often limits our understanding of grief to the death of a loved one. My personal journey has shown me that the territory of grief is much vaster. Learning to navigate our personal grief territories can help us reconnect with a greater joy and love for the world around us.
Francis Weller has identified Fives Gates of Grief:
· Everything We Have Loved, We Will Lose
· The Places That Have Not Known Love
· The Sorrows of the World
· What We Expected and Did Not Receive
· Ancestral Grief
Rachael Rice and Sophy Banks have identified a sixth gate:
· Grief for Harm Done
I recognize that your experience of grief may start at any of these gates and I offer 1:1 companionship for your personal grief journey. Together we will explore your grief through your body, your voice, stories and art. We will meet your grief as it is, without needing to change it or get rid of it. As we learn to name and witness your grief, we will also explore how you want to be in relationship with your grief moving forward. We will also inquire what your grief wants of you. This work is not about getting rid of your grief or moving past grief. Instead, we work together to map the territory of your grief, and I support you to decide how and when you want to navigate that territory.
Inquire About Grief Companionship.
