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My Journey with Grief — Why This Work Matters to Me
There are seasons in life when loss arrives again and again — before we’ve had time to catch our breath.
My grief journey has been one of those seasons.
When my father passed away unexpectedly in 1998, it was a violent death that left me in shock. As his next of kin, I had to manage all the details — the arrangements, the aftermath — while carrying a complicated relationship with him. I wasn’t at peace with him. I held years of anger and regret, and for a long time, that grief stayed stuck inside me. It wasn’t until this past year that I was able to find forgiveness for him… and for myself. I could finally see his struggle, with empathy. I could finally soften my own heart.
In October 2023, I lost Beau — my beloved soul dog of 14.5 years. He came into my life during a time of great pain, during a horrible divorce, and in many ways, he saved me. He was with me and my children through everything. His loss broke something deep in me.
And then — just a few months later, in February 2024 — I lost my mother. Her death was sudden. Life-altering. We were incredibly close — speaking every day, sometimes two or three times a day. She was my touchstone. The loss was unbearable.
As the oldest in my family, I had to set my grief aside to care for my sisters, for my mom’s husband, for everyone. I planned her burial, her ceremonies, and I held the fragile space for my family’s mental and emotional well-being. I had little time for my own grief.
It wasn’t until many months later that I could finally begin to grieve fully — to honor what I had been carrying. And truthfully: I am still healing. Grief is still moving through me, layer by layer.
This is why LifeVibe was born.
Because I know what it is to walk through deep, layered grief — while still having to show up for life. I know what it is to carry guilt, regret, unbearable loss… and to try to hold everyone else at the same time. I know what it is to feel like there is no space for your own healing.
I created this space so that women do not have to walk that path alone. A space where grief is honored — not rushed. Where love, loss, guilt, regret, hope… all of it is welcome. Where the healing journey can unfold gently, in its own time. If you are here, reading this — know this: You are not alone. You do not need to be “okay” to belong here. You do not need to “move on.” You only need to show up as you are. This is why I created LifeVibe. This is my heart’s work — because grief touches every part of who we are. And healing, too, can touch every part of who we are.
My Journey with Grief — Why This Work Matters to Me
There are seasons in life when loss arrives again and again — before we’ve had time to catch our breath.
My grief journey has been one of those seasons.
When my father passed away unexpectedly in 1998, it was a violent death that left me in shock. As his next of kin, I had to manage all the details — the arrangements, the aftermath — while carrying a complicated relationship with him. I wasn’t at peace with him. I held years of anger and regret, and for a long time, that grief stayed stuck inside me. It wasn’t until this past year that I was able to find forgiveness for him… and for myself. I could finally see his struggle, with empathy. I could finally soften my own heart.
In October 2023, I lost Beau — my beloved soul dog of 14.5 years. He came into my life during a time of great pain, during a horrible divorce, and in many ways, he saved me. He was with me and my children through everything. His loss broke something deep in me.
And then — just a few months later, in February 2024 — I lost my mother. Her death was sudden. Life-altering. We were incredibly close — speaking every day, sometimes two or three times a day. She was my touchstone. The loss was unbearable.
As the oldest in my family, I had to set my grief aside to care for my sisters, for my mom’s husband, for everyone. I planned her burial, her ceremonies, and I held the fragile space for my family’s mental and emotional well-being. I had little time for my own grief.
It wasn’t until many months later that I could finally begin to grieve fully — to honor what I had been carrying. And truthfully: I am still healing. Grief is still moving through me, layer by layer.
This is why LifeVibe was born.
Because I know what it is to walk through deep, layered grief — while still having to show up for life. I know what it is to carry guilt, regret, unbearable loss… and to try to hold everyone else at the same time. I know what it is to feel like there is no space for your own healing.
I created this space so that women do not have to walk that path alone. A space where grief is honored — not rushed. Where love, loss, guilt, regret, hope… all of it is welcome. Where the healing journey can unfold gently, in its own time. If you are here, reading this — know this: You are not alone. You do not need to be “okay” to belong here. You do not need to “move on.” You only need to show up as you are. This is why I created LifeVibe. This is my heart’s work — because grief touches every part of who we are. And healing, too, can touch every part of who we are.
Grief has shaped every part of who I am today.
I’ve walked through the sudden loss of my father. The heartbreak of losing my soul dog of 14.5 years. And the life-altering grief of losing my mother — my touchstone, my person — just months ago
Much of my healing was delayed, buried beneath responsibilities and the need to hold space for others. Only now am I learning what it means to honor my own grief.
This is why I created LifeVibe.
For the women who are still carrying grief, still healing. For those who feel alone in their loss. You do not have to be “okay” to belong here. You are welcome — exactly as you are.
Why LifeVibe?
Because I have lived the layers of grief — the sudden losses, the heartbreaks, the complicated emotions that take years to unfold.
I know what it is to feel alone in that journey.
I created LifeVibe as the space I once needed — where grief is honored, healing is supported, and no woman has to walk this path alone.
Why LifeVibe?
Because I have lived the layers of grief — the sudden losses, the heartbreaks, the complicated emotions that take years to unfold.
I know what it is to feel alone in that journey.
I created LifeVibe as the space I once needed — where grief is honored, healing is supported, and no woman has to walk this path alone.
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