“Grief and love are sisters, woven together from the beginning. Their kinship reminds us that there is no love that does not contain loss.”
— Francis Weller
Grief Community Resources
As an IFS Practitioner and fellow journeyer of grief and loss, I view grief as a process through which we commune with all aspects of our being within, while remembering that we are part of the whole without. Grief is, in effect, unexpressed love. And - grief is an integrative internal process that is meant to be held within community.
Please remember, that you are not alone in your grief. This page offers holistic resources for any stage and any type of grief. Take what resonates, in your own time.
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Quick Comfort
For moments of acute grief when you need immediate grounding or calm.
Grief Support Cheat Sheet. Share with your community so they know how to help.
R.A.I.N. Grief Meditation (Tara Brach). Simple mindfulness for waves of grief.
Breathwork for Grief. Gentle guided breathing practice to calm the nervous system.
Guided Visualization “Forest Love” (Johanne Ascoli). Soothing imagery to reset the nervous system.
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Recommended Resources
Books, podcasts, and videos to walk alongside you with wisdom and perspective.
Books
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller – Weaving psychology, poetry, and community rituals to transform grief into meaning and connection.
Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro, a compassionate introduction to EMDR and how it helps release the emotional charge of painful experiences.
Podcasts
All There Is with Anderson Cooper – Reflections on grief and connection.
Grief Out Loud (The Dougy Center) – Stories and reflections normalizing the complexity of grief.
Therapy Chat “EMDR and Grief" - Integrate loss and restore emotional balance with EMDR.
Videos
Zach Bush MD on Death – A triple-board-certified physician and hospice care specialist's moving perspective.
Websites
TRE: treglobal.org | trecanada.ca
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Practitioners + Modalities
Trusted practitioners and healing approaches to walk with you when you want deeper support.
Grief support iin the Greater Vancouver Area and online.
“Through validation, acknowledgement and witnessing, communal grieving allows us to experience a level of healing that is deeply and profoundly freeing.” — Sobonfu Somé
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Amy Fairbridge — Do Less Be More Coaching
IFS Coaching - empowering you to connect with inner parts and gently integrate grief with compassion, courage, and Self-leadership.
Contact: hello@amyfairbridge.com or Book Now.
Johanne Ascoli — Express Your Heart
Expressive Arts Therapy & Somatic EMDR - using creativity, movement, and trauma-informed practices to process grief.
Website
Contact: johanne@expressyourheart.com
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Jonalyn Greene — True Healing Potential
Mind-body healing and Energy Reset techniques to calm grief.
Website
Contact: jonalyn@truehealingpotential.com
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Julie Singer — Soma Presence
TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises) to release deeply held stress & trauma patterns through gentle neurogenic tremors.
Contact: julie.singer77@gmail.com to book sessions.
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Shane Kennedy — Hohm
Breathwork and Integrative Plant Medicine for those feeling emotionally stuck, disconnected, or needing perspective shifts around life and death.
Contact: welcomehohm5@gmail.com to book a discovery call
Sharon Abbondanza & Teresa Campbell — Inspiring Yoga
Four-day retreat weaving ritual, writing, poetry, and community to hold grief.
Workshop: "Yoga for Grief & Gratitude" Nov 15, 2025 | Online
Retreat: "Tending Grief Together" March 25–29, 2026 | Bowen Island
Shawna Parry — BodySpirit
Spirit-guided sessions for energetic healing, grief support, and gentle connection with loved ones in Spirit.
Contact: bodyspiritenlightenment@gmail.com or Book Now
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Nervous System & Self Care
Simple resources to support your body, soothe your nervous system, and remind you to tend to daily needs.
Download 4 Simple Practices for Being With Grief
GROUNDING & SOOTHING PRACTICE FOR GRIEF
Johanne Ascoli - Expressive Arts Therapy & Somatic EMDR
PERSONALIZED HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Shawna Parry — BodySpirit
Email to order: bodyspiritenlightenment@gmail.com
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Grief Support Blend ($30, 30 ml) — Ready-made Bach Flower essence for gentle support at any stage.
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Personalized Grief Support Blend ($50, 30 ml) — Custom Bach Flower essence with short intake or call.
"Grief is alive, wild, untamed and cannot be domesticated. It resists the demands to remain passive and still.” - Francis Weller
On Sept 17, 2025, my dear sister transitioned. One way that I process grief is through poetry. I share this poem to both honor my sister and inspire others to move through their grief with poetry...
Compassionate Reminders
Grief is love in another form. May these resources meet you with compassion.
"We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world —
the company of those who have known suffering.”
— Helen Keller