Grief and Loss Services

Wow – the havoc grief can cause in our lives!

The loss of a loved one, or a pet, or the loss of a situation (job, home, a move) can be difficult to shake.  Wishing for your old life makes sense, but it doesn’t help us move on.

Grief is a natural process, but what if you came from a family that didn’t teach you how to express such strong emotion? Or the strength of your deep pain is tearing you apart, becoming incapacitating?  Grief must be felt fully to be human, but we also have to function in our lives at the same time.

We come in with support for grieving . . . and ideas to move on. Both are crucial. We work with you to find how much emotional intensity is right for you, what we call your window of tolerance – not too much, not too little sadness and anger. And sometimes numbness needs to be managed first. We help you to notice and honor what your body and mind need so that you don’t override ands find yourself stuck in stage of grief.

Then we help you find meaning for all of this. Spirituality matters to us, so we have staff that can address loss from many faiths, or from a more secular perspective.

And finally, you’ll return to life.

To make this happen, we’re going to need you to show up with a little bit of curiosity to do this differently. We bring the rest:  the comfort, the understanding, the tools to switch gears. And the free hugs.