Course curriculum

    1. Welcome from Chris

    2. Welcome

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Grounding Quotes for the Body

    2. Commit to Staying Alive

    3. Journal: My Safety Plan

    4. Nourishment

    5. Journal: Easy Meal Ideas

    6. Sleep As Well As You Can

    7. Journal: My Sleep Support

    8. Herbal Resources for Sleep Support

    9. Move in Easy, Gentle Ways

    10. Journal: Moving with Grief

    11. Healing Touch

    12. Journal: Small Comforts

    1. Grounding Quotes for the Heart

    2. Breathe Comfort into Your Broken Heart

    3. Journal: Breath Diary

    4. Meditate... Your Way!

    5. Early Grief Meditation: Softening into the Loss

    6. Mirabai Starr's Meditation

    7. Journal: Meditations I Can Believe In

    8. Grief Appropriate Lovingkindness Meditation

    9. Mourn Through Music

    10. Journal: Songs for a Broken Heart

    11. A Quick Self Compassion Break

    12. Helpful Resources for Being Kind to Your Mind

    1. Grounding Quotes for the Mind

    2. Stages, Timelines and Other Grief Myths

    3. Invite in Self Compassion

    4. Journal: My Mercy Words

    5. Silence the Grief Bully

    6. Journal: The Four Questions for Grief

    7. Protect Yourself in Public

    8. Journal: My Social Rules for Grief

    9. Guard Your Grief Story

    10. Journal: My Grief Story

    11. Journal: My Grief Calendar

    12. Resources for Boundary-Setting

    1. Grounding Quote for the Soul

    2. Journal: My Personal Grief Mentor

    3. Signs, Symbols and Continuing Bonds

    4. Journal: My Continuing Bonds

    5. Post Traumatic Growth: Why Triumph Stories Can be Trickyand how to Create Real Meaning After Loss.

    6. Thoughts on Making Meaning after Loss

    7. Journal: What Could a Meaningful Life Look Like for Me?

    1. Grounding Quote for Big Decisions

    2. Weigh Big Decisions

    3. Journal: Big Decisions I Am Facing

About this course

  • $49.00
  • 51 lessons

In 2016, I had been a therapist for over 25 years.

I had gone to dozens of trainings on grief and had navigated many big losses in my own life. None of this prepared me for the traumatic and sudden loss of my wonderful 20 year-old nephew.

When I went to friends and fellow therapists for help, I found that very few of them were able to offer any real support. So I did the only thing I could think of at the time.  I read dozens of books about loss and listened to many, many  grief podcasts. I talked to others who had lived through this kind of trauma. I joined online groups where I found support without judgment. I took what resonated with me and put it into practice.

In time, with work, I learned how to live in my new reality.

The tools I gleaned from all these sources helped me survive and learn how to create a new life “after”--a life that began to have meaning, purpose and even (eventually) a different kind of happiness.

I knew that I didn’t want other survivors of traumatic loss to have to work this hard to find help, so I began jotting down all the things I had learned, all the things I wish I had known in the beginning.  In time, this  course, Grief Survival School,  grew out of these notes. 

My goal was to provide practical information and resources to help others survive the painful and disorienting time after an overwhelming loss.



The tools I gleaned from all these sources helped me survive and learn how to create a new life “after”--a life that began to have meaning, purpose and even (eventually) a different kind of happiness.

Here you will find:

  • Basic survival in the aftermath of loss, including tips to help with sleep, ideas for movement that can be healing, and ways to keep ourselves safe when it is all too much

  • Ways to soothe your broken heart with music, meditation, and breathing techniques that are tailored for loss

  • Information about grief that is based in reality rather than outdated models

  • Tips on setting necessary boundaries, protecting your grief story from people who don’t understand, and designing your own rules for handling social events

  • Cultivating self compassion in a culture that is not always kind to grieving hearts

  • Creating a continuing bond with your person and finding ways to honor their spirit

  • Dealing with big decisions after a profound loss

I know nothing can take away the pain, but there are things that can provide a little grace, a little help along the way.

It is my greatest hope that Grief Survival School will give you tools that provide some comfort and hope for this hard journey.