Nurturing our Wounds

A few updates from The Grieving Place

Hello Grief Friends.

I am so grateful we are connected.

With Father’s Day around the corner, I wanted to pause and send all my love to those who are mourning their fathers or perhaps, are struggling to make peace with fractured relationships. Grief arises in so many ways and it’s helpful to know that the pain we experience — physical, emotional, social, spiritual, cognitive — are a normal, universal, and involuntary part of reconciling our loss.

It’s not because something is wrong with us that we grieve. It’s because we care.

Here are three posts that you might find helpful:

Into the Wind

Thanatology Thursday: Father's Day

Death by 1000 losses

Exciting News!

Our second Wind Phone Project will be complete this summer. We are beyond grateful to those who purchased my book and those who made donations. Wind Phones are a safe refuge for those grappling with grief. These beautiful spaces normalize a health way of being with life losses. If this inspires you, reach out and we can chat about ways you can find or bring a Wind Phone to your community!

In addition, I was recently featured on the Misfits Among Us Podcast and loved connecting with Joey Marcus on all things grief and loss. I hope you get something out of our beautiful conversation. I know I did!

And, most profound for me, I was invited to be the keynote speaker for a gathering of Paralympic and Olympic athletes earlier this month. The topic was navigating life transition with resilience and compassion. As an advocate for grief and loss literacy, I was humbled to be in a room of young minds and brave hearts, and was delighted to hear that my session was so well received.

What’s Coming?

My next cohort for the Grief Companion Program was launched last month! This enriching learning journey includes:

• 39 CCEs with the International Coaching Federation

• Grief and loss literacy training

• 8 curated online sessions

• A community of other like-hearted folks who are longing to support self and others from a place of wholeness

• A gift package including a copy of my book Grief Unleashed

• A psychometric tool to help support an expanded way of meeting your grief

• Two coaching conversations with yours truly 💕

• List of grief and loss resources including songs, poems, articles, and books

As a Certified Thanatologist, Professional Coach, Author and bereaved person, I offer an enriched learning environment to companion self and others when life goes sideways. I’ve trained, nurses, coaches, mental health providers, executives, Olympians, educators, social justice advocates, teachers, yoga instructors, doctors, lawyers, and those seeking a holistic approach to grief care. Curious to learn more? All the details are on my website at https://www.griefunleashed.ca/griefsupport/grief-companion-program.

We need grief and loss informed people to help us reclaim a healthy relationship with loss. I hope you’ll consider joining us as we look to humanize our approach to bereavement support.

What else?

If you are interested in giving a helpful gift to someone who’s bereaved, please send me an email at dina@griefunleashed.ca and I’ll mail them a copy of my book Grief Unleashed: Moving from the Hole in our Hearts to Whole-Hearted. I’m offering a 20% discount to anyone from The Grieving Place community. Proceeds will go to support scholarships for those who can’t afford to pay for my programs.

I know these days are hard. I know the darkness feels all-encompassing. I know the pain is real. And I’m here—as a lighthouse, a trusted guide, a caring witness.

With love and appreciation!

Dina