I’ve teamed up with Everyday Wakes to offer a new map through grief, an intentional approach meant to shift our conversation around loss.

Grief is so much more than a response to the loss of a loved one. Everything we love and lose (or leave) stays with us in one way or another. Our grief at those departures is a testament to our devotion. We grieve what we value. The big things, the little things… it all matters. It all counts.

In a culture that treats this fundamental human experience like an inconvenience, or a thing to move past, it can be hard to find a space that allows us to live out the promise rooted in grief. When we don’t have a community open to all the ways loss moves us, we can find ourselves choosing between time with others, or emotional honesty alone, because there’s no place for both.

While it’s true that we’re alone in the unique ways grief impacts each of us, it’s also true that we’re wired to hold these moments together. Over time, carried alone, the load of what we call “disenfranchised grief” can stifle the way we think about ourselves and the world around us - what’s possible, and what’s not.

That’s why we acknowledge all losses, even the ones you haven’t dared name. No matter how old or hidden, new or exposed. From the loss of a beloved to the loss of a dream… They are all welcome here. You are welcome here. We offer a way to honor both that which is passed, and your love for it. Isn’t not a way out of it, or over it - it’s a way with it. We may be tasked with carrying it, but we get to decide how heavy it will be.

So, join us. There are multiple paths... Structured enough to feel held, co-created enough to meet you where you are.

Everyday Wakes: Already done the work and ready for an intentional rite of passage? This community ceremony honors all that’s passed, and your devotion to it. It’s a celebration with friends, family, or the supportive environment of your choice… offering witness and invitation to relate at new depths.