Navigating Grief in the Winter Holiday Season

"Robin has a natural gift, period. She is able to hold the grieving process with transparency, vulnerability, empathy, and clear boundaries, and in turn, build trust. She is authentic and that is felt in the sessions. I trusted her and as a result, I was able to engage in the program and exercises in a deeper way. I found this to be a transformative process in helping me in my early stages of grief. Robin is a superior grief coach. I would recommend her over and over again. I would seek out her services again if needed."

—Anne, Leader of Progressive Change and Learning to Grieve without Apology

"After my beloved brother's tragic death, I couldn't think straight. It felt like I could barely get through each day. While working with Robin I had a lot of insights and realized I had been dealing with my grief in ways that weren't helpful. I also learned that what I was feeling was totally normal. I learned that some of the unhelpful ways I had of dealing with grief were passed down from my family, and it was eye opening to discover I don't need to follow those patterns.

Having Robin to help me along my way, and listen and care allowed me to feel my feelings. It still feels hard, but now I have had the experience of feeling joy again and I can see that while my brother won't be back, I can go on with my life. 

I loved that Robin was available for support by text and phone along the way. It was useful to have support from someone who wasn't my friend or another family member. I felt heard.  I recommend Robin’s coaching because she a wonderful and empathetic listener, and working together really helped ease my broken heart after my brother's death.  

—Brittany, Loving my Brother and Understanding Myself Better💗

“Robin was extremely empathic and understanding of my grief. I have been in therapy before and thought I had "dealt" with my past. With Robin, I felt a more intimate connection and camaraderie than in traditional styles of therapy. She introduced new ways to go deeper into my past and access grief and loss that I had not done before in traditional therapy. She also gave me tools to work with grief and loss in the future.”

—Andrew, Queer Activist and Arts Advocate

"My experience with Robin, as a grief coach, was a positive one. I had never heard of this coaching before. I enjoyed the exchange more than some of my previous counseling. I felt like there was a goal to be reached in 8 weeks versus an endless amount of counseling that doesn’t always get a person to where they’d like to go. I think having assignments was helpful and also made me really look at things and I liked that.

Robin has a gentle approach and gets to the coaching in a smooth transition. Her own unique experiences make her a great grief coach. I looked forward to seeing her every week. She kept me focused and we moved through things in a comfortable manner. I would definitely recommend Robin to grieving friends, family, and colleagues. She has a very calm way about her; she is a very good listener, and most importantly, she wants to help people learn how to work through their grief. She’s very good at the grief coaching and I would work with her again in a heartbeat.

—Cheryl

"Working with Robin was so helpful. I really appreciated having someone who I could be totally honest with and witness my pain, grief and love for my mom. Robin was supportive and nonjudgmental. She gave me the courage to feel my grief and sadness and work through the messiness of those feelings. I felt validated and supported by her through the whole process."

—Jacqueline, Grieving Fully and Living Fully

"Robin has the unique ability to guide with tenderness. Everything felt as it was on my own time and within my own control. The assignments were always open for modification, questioning, and exploring.
 
Robin was gentle in helping me to recognize where I was at. She made notice of things that came up but this never felt like a judgement or even an action item. It was a gentle call out for us to examine together. I really appreciated this approach. Along with that, her overall empathy was such a source of comfort for me. I truly looked forward to our sessions in being able to let go and feel supported at the same time.
 
I would recommend Robin without hesitation. In fact, I have already recommended her to several friends."
 
—Kat, producer and strategist, grieving my dad fully and living my own life fully