Grief and death care professionals spend their days helping others pause, feel, breathe, remember, and make meaning. This article explores why you need your own grief practice too, not as another task on your list, but as an ethical and embodied way to stay human, grounded, and compassionate in the work.
Learning how to run a grief group means understanding that feelings need space, structure, and support. A safe space to share matters, but without a clear container, people may leave feeling more overwhelmed than held. In this article, I share 17 practical tips for leading grief groups with compassion, boundaries, and care.
In this episode of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, Heather Stang and Amanda Palermo explore Step 6 of the Mindfulness & Grief System: Continuing Bonds. Together, they discuss how relationships continue after loss, why grief does not require letting go of love, and how meaningful connection can evolve over time. This conversation offers compassionate guidance for honoring the people we miss while continuing to live fully in the present.
If you are a mindfulness practitioner who feels called to support grieving people, this article will help you understand why grief needs a different approach, what trauma-sensitive mindfulness looks like in this context, and how my training supports practitioners with practical tools, pacing, and ethical clarity.
Can you become a grief coach without a degree? In many cases, yes. But grief work still requires training, clear boundaries, trauma sensitivity, and ethical support skills. This article explores what you do need if you want to support grieving people well, stay within your scope of practice, and approach the work with humility and care.
What skills actually matter in grief coaching? This article explores the essential skills grief coaches need, including deep listening, grounded presence, practical support, ethical judgment, and the ability to stay with pain without rushing to fix it. It is written for helping professionals who want to support grieving people with more clarity, humility, and care.
Not all grief coach training programs are created equal. If you are a therapist, chaplain, doula, yoga therapist, meditation teacher, or coach looking for grief-specific training, this guide will help you understand what to look for, which red flags to avoid, and how to choose a program that is practical, ethical, and grounded in the realities of loss.
