Watch the Free Training:
The Mindfulness & Grief System
What You'll Learn in This Training
This recording is from a recent live training on the Mindfulness & Grief System, where helping professionals gathered to explore a more compassionate, trauma-informed approach to grief support.
Because participants shared personal stories and professional experiences during the live session, I’ve edited out private discussion before and after the teaching portion to protect confidentiality.
I’ve also included a summary of the most common questions and answers from the live Q&A below, so you can still benefit from the conversation.
If, as you watch, you find yourself wondering whether this work is the right fit for your practice, I’d be happy to connect with you personally. Schedule a private conversation with me here.
Ready to Go Deeper?
If this framework resonated with you and you want a practical, trauma-informed system for supporting grieving clients with greater confidence, clarity, and compassion, enrollment is now open for the Mindfulness & Grief Coach Certification.
✔ 12-week live training
✔ Fridays 12:00–2:00 PM ET
✔ Recordings available within 24 hours
✔ Guided meditations, scripts, worksheets, templates, and community support
✔ Final certification assessment
Questions from the Live Training
Are there labs or bonus sessions in addition to the Friday classes?
Yes. Each week includes about 30 minutes of videos to watch before the Friday class. You’ll also do a little meditation practice, journaling practice, and practice with a buddy during the week. That buddy might be a client you already have, or I can pair you with someone in the group.
The Friday sessions are where we come together for questions, discussion, breakout rooms, practice, and guidance for the next week. The goal is that you do some of the learning before class, then use our live time for application, support, and practice.
What if I can’t make the live Friday sessions?
The Friday sessions are recorded and posted within 24 hours. You’ll also have access to the community, where you can ask questions between sessions.
Inside the program, you can DM me directly. If your question is something others may benefit from, such as “I have a client going through this, what would you do?” or “Where is this handout?” you can post it in the community chat. If it’s personal, you can message me privately.
Will we receive information about forms, consent, and whether someone is ready for one-to-one or group support?
Yes. I provide a form template, along with guidance on scope, ethics, and client readiness. I’m not a lawyer, so you’ll still want to adapt anything you use for your own setting and have it reviewed if needed.
A lot of readiness comes from having a conversation with the person. People often know whether they’re ready to sit in a group or whether they feel safer beginning one-to-one. We also look at things like trauma symptoms, emotional readiness, and whether the person seems like a good fit for the group environment.
You don’t always have to decide for them. Often, asking the right questions helps the person recognize what kind of support feels best.
Is this one of those grief groups where people retell their story every week?
No. There are grief groups where people mostly share their story each week, and those can have a place. But the Mindfulness & Grief System is more of a skill-building framework.
People’s stories absolutely matter, but the structure helps prevent the group from becoming overwhelming or dysregulating. Participants are guided through specific practices, prompts, and discussion questions so they leave with skills for regulation, self-compassion, meaning-making, and continuing bonds.
What practical resources are included?
You receive the full course binder, handouts, scripts, guided meditations, worksheets, and practical tools you can use and adapt in your work.
The goal is not for you to finish the training and have to create everything from scratch. You’ll have a clear framework and supportive materials to help you begin practicing with more confidence.
How is certification assessed?
The final assessment is a 50-question multiple choice test. It usually takes about an hour.
Once you’ve watched all the videos and completed the training, the test is released. You then have three months after the final class to take it. It’s designed to help you apply what you’ve learned, not trick you.
Webinar Highlights
00:00 | Welcome + Why This Work Matters
Heather shares why grief support must begin with our own self-awareness and why helping professionals need to embody the practices they offer others.
01:30 | Heather’s Story + The Origins of the Mindfulness & Grief System
From early personal loss to award-winning grief innovation, Heather explains how the system came to life.
04:45 | What Makes This Framework Different
A structured but flexible approach that gives practitioners confidence while honoring each person’s unique grief experience.
06:30 | Theoretical Foundations
How Worden’s Tasks of Mourning, meaning reconstruction, ancient contemplative practices, and grief science inform the framework.
08:30 | Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness + The Window of Tolerance
Why traditional mindfulness can sometimes be unhelpful in grief, and how trauma-sensitive approaches create safety, choice, and regulation.
11:45 | Step 1: Conscious Relaxation
How to help grieving people regulate the nervous system before deeper emotional work begins.
13:45 | Step 2: Mindful Awareness
Teaching attention control, reducing rumination, and helping people return to the present moment safely.
15:30 | Step 3: Compassion for All
Why self-compassion is one of the most powerful grief tools, especially when shame and self-judgment arise.
18:00 | Step 4: Skillful Courage
A different relationship with difficult emotions, one rooted in steadiness, compassion, and emotional courage.
20:15 | Step 5: Getting Unstuck
Tools for rumination, emotional looping, perspective shifting, expressive writing, and creative grief work.
24:00 | Step 6: Continuing Bonds
How to help grieving people maintain a healthy ongoing connection with the person who died while adapting to life after loss.
26:20 | Step 7: Allowing Transformation
Identity shifts, meaning-making, and how grief changes us without forcing toxic positivity.
27:40 | Step 8: Perpetual Mindfulness
Building sustainable self-care and long-term emotional resilience after acute grief.
29:00 | Co-Regulation + Why Your Presence Matters
How helping professionals lend nervous system stability, and why practitioner self-care is an ethical issue.
31:00 | Student Outcomes + Real Transformation
What graduates say about shifting from “doing mindfulness” to actually living it.
32:00 | Certification Overview
Who the program is for, what’s included, and how the training is structured.
34:30 | Live Q&A
Questions about training structure, recordings, practical application, community support, and implementation.