Hi, I’m Nicole 💖
And I help people whose grief doesn't get casseroles.
If you're here, you're probably carrying a loss that the world doesn't really know what to do with. I know that place well.
Within a few years, I lost my partner to brain cancer, my dog, and my mom—all while holding down a demanding leadership role. Three days of bereavement leave later, I was expected to be "back to normal."
(Narrator: She was not back to normal.)
My partner and I weren't married, which meant I spent months trying to legitimize the depth of my heartbreak.
It was grief without rituals, without recognition, without a roadmap. Grief I felt in every cell of my body—even when the world didn't quite know what to do with it.
And when I lost my dog? People expected me back at work the next day. When I lost my mom? The sympathy cards came, but so did the complicated feelings—the relief mixed with devastation, the old wounds alongside fresh ones—those didn't fit on a Hallmark card.
It changed me. It taught me:
Grief doesn't need approval to be real
Grief isn't linear (no matter what the stages say)
Love doesn't need paperwork
You can feel utterly shattered long before anyone acknowledges it
What I got instead was an unwanted crash course in invisible grief—the kind we still don't talk about enough. And that's why I do this work.
Why you can trust me
I'm a certified Grief to Gratitude Coach, trained in supporting people through sudden loss, ambiguous loss, disenfranchised grief, identity collapse, and the nervous system dysregulation that comes with all of it.
Before this, I spent years as a senior leader guiding teams through layoffs, organizational upheaval, and human messiness. I know how institutions handle grief—and where they fall short.
Translation: I know how to hold big emotions without flinching.
What coaching is (and isn't)
I want to be clear: grief coaching isn't therapy. I don't diagnose, I don't treat mental health conditions, and I'm not a substitute for clinical care.
What I do is hold space, help you process, support your nervous system, and walk alongside you as you figure out who you are now. If you need a grief therapist—or if we discover along the way that therapy would serve you better—I'll help you find one. Plenty of people work with a coach and a therapist. Whatever you need.
How I work
I'm not here to fix you. You're not broken.
I'm here to sit with you in the truth of what hurts, help you steady your nervous system, and slowly, gently, help you figure out how to be alive again.
I bring humor—because sometimes the thing that keeps us breathing is a well-timed snort-laugh.
I bring softness—because your grief deserves someone who won't rush it.
I bring honesty—because you can't heal what you're pretending you don't feel.
This space is real, raw, and safe. You get to show up as the version of yourself you're hiding from everyone else.
Why I love this work
Because grief is not a problem to solve—it's a story of love.
Because you deserve to be witnessed, not managed.
Because the losses that slip through the cracks are often the ones that cut the deepest.
Because you shouldn't have to grieve alone.
If you're ready to feel seen—actually seen—let's talk.
Contact me
Interested in working together? Let’s get started.