If you or someone you care about could use compassionate guidance through grief, loss, or life transition, you’re welcome here.
We offer relational, personalized accompaniment with care and presence.

Work one-on-one with an experienced grief guide who listens deeply and meets you where you are. Supporting you through life’s tenderest transitions, each session is tailored to your needs and may include reflective writing, somatic practices, meditation, and gentle rituals — all designed to help you move through grief with presence and compassion. Learn more.
Francis Weller
A one-on-one space for relational grief tending — rooted in trauma-informed care and compassionate presence. Whether your grief is raw or long-held, ancestral, political, personal, or collective, this space invites you to return to what’s true, remember what matters, and gently find your footing.
Not suppressing grief — engaging it with compassion.
Not feeling isolated — connected with presence and practice.
HOW IT WORKS
We begin with a warm welcome and gentle grounding practice, creating an intentional container for our time together. Each session is uniquely responsive to you: there is no fixed agenda, no diagnosing or pathologizing — only care, attunement, and deep listening.
Together, we may explore elements such as:
Come as you are — a cozy blanket, a notebook, a candle, a beloved animal companion, or a warm cup of tea are all welcome during our time together.
SESSION DETAILS
You’re welcome to drop in whenever you need it.
To schedule a session, click below to choose a date and time that works for you.
Begin your personalized grief journey with The Grievery. 👇
Rebecca Churt is a practicing end-of-life doula and the founder of The Grievery. She honors grief as a natural, universal experience that connects us deeply to ourselves and to one another. Rebecca approaches grief not as something to fix or solve, but as a presence to be tended with care, attention, and compassion. Read more.

Offer a meaningful gesture of care with a The Grievery Gift Card—a gentle way to support someone you love as they move alongside grief, loss, or life transition. Learn more.
Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Grief is a natural, multifaceted response to loss that touches our emotional, physical, and spiritual lives. Not all grief includes loss. It extends beyond death to include transitions or changes in relationships, identity, health, and our sense of the world. We recognize grief as an ongoing process—one that calls for tending, compassion, and connection, rather than quick fixes or tidy resolutions.
Grief is not something to be rushed or “solved.” We honor a pace that respects the body, the heart, and the stories that need to be witnessed with patience and presence. While support and compassionate witnessing can help ease the weight of grief, it is not a destination or endpoint. Healing emerges through full engagement with sorrow, through feeling, reflecting, and connecting with others. It is a lifelong practice, a cycle we return to again and again, and a way to cultivate deeper presence, understanding, and care for ourselves and those around us.
Any one feeling the weight of the world. Whether you are mourning a personal loss, in the midst of a major life or work transition, or feeling overwhelmed by the state of world, this space can serve as a dedicated moment to slow down, take stock of what matters to you now and build capacity to meet yourself and others as you start to unpack and honor your grief.
No. Our sessions are not a replacement for any other forms of therapy or support you have in place. In fact, we encourage you to think about The Grievery as a valuable supplement or extension of your overall support network. Please note, we do not provide medical or psychotherapeutic advice or treatment. Participation in our gatherings does not replace the care provided by a qualified healthcare professional.
The Grievery is a secular community. Although many religions support those going through grief, we intentionally want to hold space for people to grieve outside formal devotional settings.
We use Zoom. A link will be sent to your email immediately upon registration. Our gathering spaces are opened about 5 mins before the start of the scheduled session.
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