How shamanic griefwork

can help you heal 

"In the depths of our grief, something new is being born in us. Grief is the Dark Mother delivering from her womb of sorrow an unfolding version of ourselves that has not existed before."  from Healing What Grieves You: Four Steps to a Peaceful Heart

Healing What Grieves You
weekend retreat
Sept. 9-10, Nanuet, NY
Info and registration
This retreat will help you identify where you may be carrying grief and work with it on a spiritual level to bring peace and healing in all areas of your life. ​

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Rediscovering Yourself:
Re-imagining Life After Loss
Saturday, May 19, 10 am - 5 pm
Hackettstown, NJ​
In this workshop we will use guided meditation to the beat of a drum, ceremony, journaling and experiential exercises to gain insight into your soul's path and who you are as a unique being. 
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Healing What Grieves You gives you tools and guidance to attend to your most ​sacred wound.

This is a book about dealing with the spiritual aspects of deep grief using the ancient tools of shamanism. From earliest times, human communities have turned to their shamans or medicine people for help in surviving the harsh realities of life.

In the 20-ish years that I have worked as a shamanic practitioner, I have experienced firsthand the power of the shamanic path to heal deep grief. In fact, my own profound loss led me into this work.

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My youngest son Justin died at the age of 16 in 1993. Within the following two years, I also lost my dad, my grandmother, my business, my home and my car.  As the losses piled up, a series of synchronicities led me to discover shamanism and experience its healing power for myself.  
​Losing a child is a wound that never fully heals, but I can honestly say that my life today is richer, fuller and more joyful than ever. My first book, Life Between Falls: A Travelogue Through Grief and the Unexpected, tells the story of that healing journey.

My book is a practical guide for spiritually inclined people who have experienced any major loss, whether it’s the death of a loved one, a divorce, miscarriage, disability or other life-changing event. It is designed to help them attend to their grief with intention and awareness. The book includes stories and case studies as well as many guided journeys, practices and ceremonies to bring meaning and richness to the process. I also envision other shamanic practitioners and mental health practitioners using the contents of this book in their own healing work with clients. 

Order A copy of
​the book now

​Read my latest article: 
FIVE SIGNS YOU MAY BE CARRYING HIDDEN GRIEF
on the Open to Hope Network

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