What a Great Blue Heron, Three Eagles, and One Grieving Mother Taught Me About Continuing Bonds
There are days when nature has a way of slowing us down enough to hear what our hearts already know. This week, I found myself floating quietly down a river in my kayak. No agenda. No destination. Just the gentle rhythm of the current carrying me downstream. Earlier, a magnificent great blue heron stood motionless […]
From the Margins to a Movement: The Evolution of Grief Coaching Over the Last Decade
By Patricia Sheveland, Founder of The Confident Grief Coach School When I first began working with grieving clients over a decade ago, I didn’t call it grief coaching. I was simply a coach sitting across from people whose lives had been forever changed by loss. They were grieving the death of a child, a spouse, […]
Welcome to Mourning Notes
“Don’t run away from grief, o’ soul. Look for the remedy inside the pain because the rose came from the thorn and the ruby came from a stone.” ~Rumi This blog is a place for those of you who are grieving a deep loss and for those of you who wish to support someone who […]