All grief is real grief. Yours included.
And you deserve support.
Hi, I’m Nicole 💖
Welcome to the place where your grief gets to take up space.
Grief is not a problem to solve. (And yet everyone tries to fix it anyway.)
I became a grief coach after losing my partner, my dog, and my mom. My path to this work wasn't part of some grand plan; it was forged in the mess of my own losses and the realization that our culture is deeply uncomfortable with grief.
I'm here for the people who feel unseen. You shouldn't have to grieve alone.
“Where there is deep grief, there is deep love.”
-Anonymous
Who I work with
I work with anyone navigating loss
Grief doesn't check boxes before it shows up. Whether your loss came with sympathy cards or silence, whether people "get it" or not, you deserve support. If you're grieving, this space is for you.
That said, I have deep personal experience with losses that often slip through the cracks—the grief that doesn't always get casseroles.
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When you lose your person, your real person, but you don't get the social recognition, the rituals, or the legitimacy. Your grief is real. And here, you don't have to prove it.
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Pets are more than just animals; they’re part of the family. Yet, when they pass, you’re expected back at work the next morning. How do you move forward when everything reminds you of them?
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Not all grief comes with a funeral. Losing a job can mean losing your identity, your purpose, your stability—sometimes all at once. That's grief. And here, we call it what it is.
Learning how to carry both grief and groceries.
How I work
No matter its source, your grief is normal, natural, and has a safe place with me.
Grief is not a problem to solve; it's a profound human experience to be witnessed, held, and integrated. And frankly, you've probably had enough people trying to fix you.
My approach is designed to offer you the structure, safety, and support needed as you move through your grief at your own pace.
We’ll work from giving yourself full permission to grieve, through honoring what you've lost, to eventually finding meaning and gratitude on the other side.
Despite what we all have heard, grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and I won’t prescribe how you should heal or push toxic positivity. Instead, we’ll focus on the impacts of loss and help you reconnect with yourself, your needs, and your emerging identity at your own pace.
Quick note: I'm a certified grief coach, not a therapist. If you need clinical support, I can point you toward grief therapists I trust. Some people work with both and there’s no right or wrong answer here.
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable, can be manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become … less scary.”
-Fred Rogers
Invitation
I currently offer 1:1 Coaching
Personalized support for the tender, messy, complicated stuff.
Why this work matters
Here's what I believe: unprocessed grief takes up space. A lot of it. When we're carrying losses we were never given the tools to process, we're exhausted and too depleted to think freely, create, or connect.
And when we heal? We get our energy back. Our clarity. Our capacity to imagine something different.
We're living through a lot right now—climate anxiety, AI job displacement, a loneliness epidemic. Grief work isn't separate from any of that. It's foundational. When we process our losses, we reclaim the energy to build something better—for ourselves and for the generations coming after us.
That's why I do this work.
Get in touch
I would be honored to support you in your grief journey.
Conversations about dogs, wine, travel, and how many cups of coffee you drink per day are also welcome. ☕