Mourning Notes
Reflections on grief, healing and hope

The Grieving Brain: You’re Not Crazy – You Are Grieving
By: Cami Thelander, Certified Grief Coach If you’ve lost someone you love, you know how disorienting grief can be. Have you ever felt crazy for

Caregiver Grief, Invisible Loss and Why Self-Care Is Not Optional
Caregiving is one of the most common and least acknowledged roles in the United States today. More than 60 million Americans are currently providing unpaid

The Medicine of a Grief Retreat: Sacred Space, Shared Humanity, and Healing in Community
There’s something powerful that happens when you step away from your everyday life and into a space that says, you don’t have to be okay

Grief, the Nervous System and Why Small Daily Practices Matter
Grief is not just emotional. It lives in the nervous system. After a deep loss, many people notice they can’t focus, have lost motivation, and

New Year, New Grief
In my grief group this month, one member shared that she is feeling some anxiety as she thinks about the new year approaching, because 2025

Honoring Our Loved Ones During the Holidays: Remembering and Reconnecting
By Pat Sheveland, Founder & Lead Faculty, The Confident Grief Coach School The holidays have a way of stirring up emotions that may have been