My life changed in 2011 when I met Tony.

After sixteen years as a divorced single mum, I had decided to open my heart to love again, and here he was… the man I’d been waiting for. It really was love at first sight.

Tony and I married and shared 6 wonderful years together, before he succumbed to prostate cancer in 2017.

I remember feeling so alone and misunderstood, and I soon recognized just how grief illiterate our society is.

I became curious about my grief and eventually found strategies that would help me find my way, but I’ve sure had to deal with a LOT of senseless platitudes, hurtful comments, grief-shaming and toxic positivity through it all.

Now, as a Grief Coach and Certified Grief Educator, I help others find their way through grief.