Connect, Communicate, Comfort: Start Grief Literacy Skills Today.
Empathetic Advisors Transform Lives.
Lead with Compassion, Empower Your Clients
Navigate the Grief Conversations with Confidence
Become a Beloved Professional in Life's Difficult Transitions
HOW I HELP
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WHO AM I?
I train financial professionals and organizations to become grief-informed leaders—equipping them with the empathy, communication skills, and grief literacy needed to support clients and employees through life’s most difficult moments.
As a speaker, coach, consultant, and university lecturer, I help leaders navigate conversations around grief with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
After losing my husband, I experienced firsthand how critical financial professional relationships are during times of grief. Unfortunately, many well-meaning individuals are unsure of what to say or do. This gap inspired me to create Grief Smart Professional—a framework grounded in 25 years of teaching, coaching, and lived experience—to help professionals become grief informed leaders.
Grief will touch every one of us. It’s not a matter of if, but when.
Now more than ever, compassionate communication is a business essential. Let’s brand compassion and build a reputation as a Grief-Informed Leader!
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