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For more than two decades, I’ve worked at the intersection of grief, serious illness, child development, and emotional resilience, supporting families and the professionals who care for them. My work draws from pediatric palliative care, bereavement support, and trauma-informed practice, translating grief science into language and tools people can actually use. Whether I’m speaking to a room of clinicians, educators, or leaders, my goal is the same: to help people meet suffering with skill, steadiness, and humanity, without burning out or shutting down. If you’re here as a parent, caregiver, or griever, you’re welcome here too. I offer limited clinical work, but my primary focus is speaking and training professionals who support others through loss, illness, and life’s hardest transitions. Here is a little about me. I’ve held roles across hospitals, hospice, academia, and private practice, but what matters most is what those years have taught me about grief and the people who carry it: I’ve held the hand of a child who is at the end of life and helped them create a lasting legacy for their parents and siblings. I’ve sat with the enormity of grief, the depth of despair, as a mother questions her identity after her only child dies. I’ve held space for those who can’t find solace, comfort, or validation for their ambiguous losses. I’ve fostered the development of resilience and coping strategies for children diagnosed with chronic illnesses and life-limiting illnesses. I’ve supported those struggling with chronic pain and illness to take back their life one small step at a time. I’ve cultivated a space for people to feel safe enough to explore their creativity, passions, and honor their true purpose. In all of these experiences, no matter the circumstance, I supported people through the most challenging time of their life. The result? Each person felt validated, seen, heard, empowered, and was able to face whatever life stressor met them with a tool box of newly created coping techniques that fostered the development of resilience. I can’t fix the pain you are experiencing. But I can help you learn how to navigate through it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60dbc778d0d6521615f0bb3f/1630184735251-HXKE1ZK9UFA08HC5XZNW/unsplash-image-QYQYGmaP6zw.jpg About Me - Training & Background With over 20 years of clinical experience, I fuse a variety of methods to meet my clients where they are and walk with them to where they want to grow. 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Are you looking for a speaker for your next event. or a meaningful in-service topic for your team? I provide engaging, evidence-informed sessions that strengthen team communication, grief competence, and resilience in high-stress work environments. I have presented across the country for hospitals, healthcare practices, and school districts, including: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center California Pacific Medical Center Kaiser Oakland San Francisco General Hospital Franklin County Unified School District Popular keynotes include: When the Hardest Things Happen: Creative Approaches to Grief, Loss, and Change In the hardest moments, traditional language often fails, especially for children and families. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, this keynote introduces creative, developmentally attuned approaches to grief support, including storytelling, ritual, and expressive tools that help people process what cannot be fixed. The Weight We Carry: Burnout, Moral Distress, and Secondary Trauma Behind burnout is often unacknowledged grief, cumulative loss, and the emotional toll of caring. This keynote helps professionals understand the deeper drivers of burnout and offers actionable strategies to sustain themselves, support one another, and create healthier, more resilient work environments. Grief-Informed Leadership: Building Resilient Workplaces Grief, loss, illness, and major life transitions show up in every workplace, yet most leaders are unprepared to respond. 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