For nearly two decades I have been working in the field of death and dying (as a medical social worker in hospice and hospital palliative care). Every day, I witness and support people wrestling with meaning, legacy, and loss.

 

What has surfaced throughout these years as truth for me is that a life well-lived can lead to more graceful transitions of all kinds. Aging and role changes (retirement, empty nest, health changes) are crossroads that raise questions of “What next?” or “What more?”, and “What is most important to me?”. Adverse events in life can waylay us and leave us feeling regret for undeveloped dreams and potential. We may be externally successful but longing for something more meaningful. 

 

We humans are tasked with living with mortality. We suffer losses. We grieve. Impermanence of all kinds can lead to distress. Even change or growth that feels positive can bring stress. 

 

Being Self-directed, staying true to our personal values, having few regrets, practicing gratitude, and feeling a connection to some greater good or larger Idea (Life, Spirit, Religion, Legacy, Nature) seem to contribute to better well-being regardless of circumstance. 

 

 

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with degrees in Psychology and Social Work and additional study in grief and bereavement, interpersonal neurobiology, and trauma. 

 

Whether you are finding yourself at a stuck point in moving with grief and bereavement or at a standstill or place of doubt or ambivalence in a key area of your life, you deserve to be accompanied. By holding space and healing presence our work together can help you find your center, or True North. From that place, you can do your best work for yourself.