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, […]
When the Coach Becomes the Student: Why Professional Coaching Requires Continuous Learning
Five years ago, I founded The Confident Grief Coach School with a vision of creating a compassionate, evidence-informed, heart-centered approach to grief coaching. Like any meaningful body of work, our program has evolved over time — not because the foundation was flawed, but because growth requires humility, listening, and the willingness to keep learning. One […]