Your grief is welcome here
Hi, I'm Carolyn.
I'm a grief coach, speaker, author, Certified Grief Educator, podcast host... and someone who knows grief from the inside out.
In 2017, my husband Tony died from prostate cancer at just 53 years old, turning my world upside down. Like so many people after a profound loss, I found myself trying to navigate a life I never imagined living, while discovering that much of what society tells us about grief simply isn't true.
Today, I help people understand grief differently.
My approach blends lived experience with evidence-based education, practical strategies and compassionate support, helping people make sense of what they're experiencing and rebuild a life that feels like theirs again, without leaving their person behind.
Whether you're grieving yourself, supporting someone who is, or looking to create a more grief-aware workplace or community, I'm so glad you're here.
Meet Carolyn
A bit more about me…
Grief has shaped my life in ways I never expected, but it has also shaped my purpose.
After losing my husband, Tony, I spent years searching for answers. I wanted to understand not only my own grief, but why it affected every part of my life… my mind, body, relationships, identity and future. The more I learned, the more I realised grief is far more than an emotional experience. It's a whole-person experience.
That understanding led me to become a Certified Grief Educator, grief coach, speaker, podcast host and author of The 3 Eras of Grief. Today, I combine current grief education with my own lived experience to help people navigate loss with greater understanding, self-compassion and hope.
I'm also the founder of the Voices of Grief Movement, an initiative dedicated to changing the conversation around grief by giving grievers a voice, challenging outdated beliefs, and helping create a more compassionate, grief-informed world.
Through coaching, keynote presentations, workshops, writing and media, my mission is simple: to help people feel seen, understood and less alone, while educating the wider community about what grief is really like.
I don't believe grief is something we "get over." I believe it's something we learn to carry, while slowly reclaiming a life that can hold both love and loss.
If my work can help even one person feel understood, or one supporter better understand someone they love, then every part of my own story has been worth sharing.
