I am a Grief Coach.

I am not a psychic, nor a medium. I am a 24 year veteran of grief as a grieving Mom, with a background in medical lab, health coaching, and holistic care. My expertise has settled in 'Connection', primarily as an Integrative Grief Coach.

In my whole life, with all the roles that I took on, the most profound, and everlasting one is as a grieving mother. After my daughter, Patricia, died, the heartbreak changed everything. I remember well the struggle to move forward when my life no longer seemed normal. The pain - unbearable, unthinkable, forever. There is just so much chaos to bear from loss. So many questions, so many answers, and nothing definitive. The waves of emotion - intensity that shook the core of my soul. This mindset damn near killed me as I desperately searched for my footing. I was open to trying anything, including my own demise.

The one thing that I found peace in was to keep the connection with her alive and not let go.

Rather than grief taking over my life, or worse my having to forget about Patricia and move on, I committed myself to another common sense approach by keeping her here.

The thing that I wanted most was to have her back. I started there.

It made all the difference.

Let us be real, I don’t want anyone to have to suffer the loss of a loved one, nor to have their connection with them lost or let go of. This would take a lifetime of being guided by immeasurable pain.

I’ve started Functional Grieving to put forth a place of peace in grief. It’s a soothing space created for you to hear yourself think in this busy world and find your connection in it.

There is always more going on than meets the eye and, believe it or not, no one knows that like you do.