Free Grief Gathering

I help grieving people feeling burdened by responsibilities, resentments and regrets after the death of a loved one to feel lighter –– so you can live your own fullest life. 

After the sudden death of my mother Marilyn in 2013, I put my life, work and grief on hold as I struggled to deal with the estate, paperwork and belongings.

Healing took time — and it took help.

I’m a certified grief coach, with particular focus on tapping into creativity, storytelling, narrative processing and meaning reconstruction for post-traumatic growth.

My certifications and accreditations include ACC accreditation through ICF, grief coach certification through the Institute for Life Coach Training, grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith’s Grief and Loss program, and grief therapist Megan Devine’s Grief Care training through PESI, as well as ongoing training via What’s Your Grief’s continuing education, and the Portland Institute of Grief and Loss programs in using art and meaning reconstruction in grief work.

As curator of The Grief Gallery, I present exhibitions internationally online and in-person about grief and loss, often featuring the belongings of people’s lost loved ones.

I’m the author of the book Curating Grief: A Creative Guide to Choosing What to Keep After a Loved One Dies.

My TEDx talk “What Grief and Soy Sauce Taught Me About Life After Loss,” selected as a TEDx Editor’s Pick, has been viewed more than 20,000 times.

A proud New Yorker, I split my time between NYC and Lisbon, Portugal, and travel frequently for work and leisure.