1:1 Grief Tending

Grief is not a problem to be solved but an experience to be held, tended to, and honored.

We live in a culture that is constantly bypassing and undermining the very real and raw pain of loss. When we exile our grief, it does not disappear – it simply builds in and congests our systems, oftentimes coming out “sideways”.

1:1 grief tending is meant to provide you with a space where your emotions get to breathe. Where anger is welcomed, where guilt comes to heal, where numbness is held with compassion and tears are embraced. Together we will meet your system where it is in the context of your grief and give it a softer place to land.

Below are some common elements that are woven into this work – please keep in mind that there is no “plan” or “linear” structure, as grief is entirely unique and demands fluidity.

Should we engage in this work together, there will be opportunity for the following:

  • Cultivating coping tools and ways to help regulate a grieving nervous system

  • Psychoeducation on grief; debunking commonly held myths to discover the truth of your own experience

  • Identifying your needs and boundaries as well as how they change shape over time

  • Emotional expression, release, and processing

  • Taking ample time and space to witness and honor any parts of your story that you choose to share

  • Acknowledging and processing the oftentimes complex nature of grieving a multifaceted human being(s)

  • Mindfulness practices to ground and support gentle and contained somatic awareness

  • Intentional ritual creation – to honor your lost loved one(s); reconnect with yourself; weave you deeper into community

  • Compassionately acknowledging and exploring unfamiliar parts of yourself that may have appeared in the wake of loss

  • Cultivating ways of connecting with your beloved dead, if your desire is to keep their essence(s) close

  • Integrating this loss into the larger story of your life

This grief tending partnership is open to anyone, anywhere. Sessions are offered at the rate of $175/60 minutes.

I offer free 15-minute consultations in order for both of us to feel into our goodness of fit - if you are interested in setting up a consultation or inquiring about this sacred work, please reach out via aurena.rachelle@gmail.com.