GRIEF, LIFE & WELLNESS COACHING AFTER THE LOSS OF A CHILD

Background

FOUNDER and DIRECTOR of MotherLOVE, a 501(c)(3) with the mission to empower grieving mothers to move beyond survival to living well through living love. Past evidence-based programs from renowned experts in their fields include: Healing Trauma - Mind and Body; Women’s Writing Circle - Holding Paradox After the Death of a Child; Resilient Grieving for Healthy Living; and, Creating Happiness After Loss- Strategies to Thrive from Positive Psychology.

Training and Certifications

Coach Certifications:

PCC, INTERNATIONAL COACH FEDERATION

CMC, CERTIFIED MENTOR COACH - MentorCoach® is the Leading Coach Training School based on the integration of evidence-based coaching and the new science of Positive Psychology. (Accredited Coach Training Program of the International Coach Federation)

CERTIFIED END-OF-LIFE COACH, Conscious Dying Institute (Boulder, CO)

Character Strengths Intervention
Ryan M. Niemiec (VIA Institute on Character)

The Resilient Quest (When Life Strikes Hard)
Dr. Maria Sirois (Wholebeing Institute)

Positive Psychology Interventions Gayle Scroggs, Ph.D., PCC (Mentor Coach)

G.R.A.C.E.®: Training in Cultivating Compassion-based Interactions
Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD; Anthony Back, MD; Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN (Upaya Institute, Santa Fe NM 2019)

LOVE AND DEATH: Opening the Great Gifts Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD; Frank Ostaseski (Upaya Institute, Santa Fe NM 2019)

Trained and Active Hospice Volunteer Hospice of Cincinnati

Mindfulness and Meditation Instructor

I have been a student and daily practitioner of Mindfulness and Meditation for 30 years. My primary teachers include (among others) Sally Kempton, Thich Nhat Hanh, Roshi Joan Halifax, Sharon Salzberg, and Swami Chidvilasanda. My training and practices include Mindfulness; Insight meditation; Loving-Kindness meditation; Mantra and Japa meditation; and Guided Visualization. Clients may choose Mindfulness Training sessions in addition to Life Coaching, Wellness Coaching or Grief, Life and Wellness Coaching..