It’s time to rediscover the joy and hope in your life. You may be in a time of deep pain and suffering but joy is available to you. Get the tools that will help you recover the extraordinary life God has call you to.
You are not your grief. There is an opportunity for you, today, to receive a new perspective: You are so much more than the grief you are experiencing. More than the loss that is currently breaking your heart.
Joy is possible even in the deep dark depths of sorrow. I know because I’ve lived it. God is present in your suffering and He still has dreams for your life, even if you have forgotten them. My role and my prayer for you is that you can regain this perspective.
My approach is this: first, you bring your whole self. You bring exactly where you are today and we begin looking towards the future together and unlocking what is possible for you today, tomorrow, and eventually regaining the big vision and purpose for your life. We do this by discovering your unique way of grieving (each of us grieves differently) and also your unique way of accessing joy. We work to create a beautiful container for that grief and planting joy so it can begin to grow in your life again.
You need a Grief Coach when the loss is no longer immediate, but:
Your thoughts keep drifting back to who or what was lost, instead of focusing on what is ahead.
You can’t see what God desires from you beyond your grief.
You feel alone in your suffering.
You feel as though you still lack closure over your loss.
You can’t yet see a future without who or what you lost.
You need to feel like you are in control of your emotions and life events again.
You have stopped expressing yourself to others in worry they won’t be able to deal with your feelings.
You have been waiting for time to heal your pain, but it hasn’t worked.
You have created a memorial or shrine to the person you lost and need to let them go so you can move forward.
You need to understand that “completing” your grief is not disrespectful to the one you lost.
While grief is a very natural part of being alive, we are often unprepared for how we will respond to a significant loss. Our grief process is as unique as we are. Beyond that, we may grieve different losses in different ways. It is often helpful to have a guide to help you through a season of loss and it’s important to choose someone that meets your specific needs.
Grief Coaching vs. Grief Counseling
Life coaching has developed, through the years, into a proven process that helps and encourages clients to envision and realize their dreams, desires, and aspirations. Grief coaching can be either an alternative or a progression after grief counseling.
While they sound similar, Grief Coaching and Grief Counseling are very different. Grief Counseling focuses very much on the past and uses deep healing methods to help a client move beyond loss. A grief counselor may ask a question like, “How has this loss deeply affected you?” Grief Coaching, on the other hand, helps a client look to the future and beyond the loss.
“Grief counselors shift clients’ feelings to help them cope with loss. That approach benefits clients with unresolved emotions. Grief coaches, on the other hand, shift clients’ actions to help them grow through loss. That approach benefits clients that get by, but want to thrive.”
Why Grief Coaching?
When we are experiencing a time of great loss, it can be hard to look beyond the current circumstances. A Grief Coach, when certified, is trained and skilled in meeting you exactly where you are. This may be after grieving for a few months or multiple years. The true power of coaching is in the process of the individual creating personalized goals and a plan in order to reach them.
A Grief Coach may ask powerful questions like, “How do you want to feel beyond your loss?”
Looking forward,
