Grief is the final act of love.
It is not a problem to be solved, because it’s not going away. We don’t stop loving someone who dies, but we can use that love as an antidote for the pain we feel. Grief exists because it’s simply the price we pay for loving deeply.
Grief is rebellious, inconvenient, and defiant. It doesn’t play by the rules, follow a schedule, a stage, or timeline. It shows up uninvited at work, in the middle of the night, when getting dinner on the table, and maybe at the movies.
Trained through David Kessler's Grief Educator Program, the most respected voice in grief support today, Sherry’s peer-to-peer support brings a genuine human connection and a deep understanding when you need it most. Together, we learn the skills to have a better understanding so that we may live again.
After Death - Practical Support
The days and weeks following a death can feel like trying to swim through mud. Easy tasks become monumental hurdles as the world whizzes by. Wayfinder can help with landscape of early grief so you don't have to navigate it alone:
Guidance through the Survivor's Checklist - a structured overview of the notifications, documents, and decisions that follow a death
Support in prioritizing what needs to happen now versus what can wait
Compassionate assistance with sorting and making decisions about a loved one's belongings at your pace, on your terms
Help identifying which tasks will require an attorney, financial advisor, funeral home. Assistance with connecting you with the right people.
1:1 SUPPORT
Sometimes you just need someone to sit with.
Individual grief support sessions offer a private, unhurried space to talk, to cry, to remember, or simply to be heard without judgment. There is no agenda and no timeline. What you will find here is peer to peer support, a safe presence, heartfelt compassion, and honest conversation.
Sessions are available in our Corona office or virtually.
What individual support may include:
Active listening and compassionate human presence, allowing any emotion to show itself safely and without judgement.
Accompaniment or support for difficult post-death appointments and notifications i.e. memorials, post-memorial gathering, eulogy, etc.
Referrals to licensed grief counselors, therapists, or community resources when additional support is needed.
Facilitated Grief Groups
Wayfinder Grief Circle sessions offer an safe, confidential, and respectful space to share with others on their own grief journey. Though everyone’s grief is different, survivors can find hope in community to make the weight of it a little bit lighter.
Sessions are available in our Corona office or virtually.
What a Wayfinder Grief Circle may include:
A space for adults to share or simply attend for a community presence. Peers allowing any emotion to show itself safely and without judgement.
Expectations are for active listening without advising, comparing, or cross-talk.
Structured approach yet fluid and balanced based on the energy of the room. Nothing is rigid in the Circle.
Members are encouraged to participate, but in no way required or pressured to do so if it feels uncomfortable.
Offerings and dates for loss-specific groups will be posted on this website and social media.
Grief Rituals & Making Meaning
Ritual has been humanity's oldest response to loss, and for good reason. It gives grief somewhere to go.
Whether simple or elaborate, private or shared, a meaningful ritual creates a container for emotion that ordinary daily life cannot always provide.
We offer guidance and support for:
Designing personal mourning rituals tailored to your beliefs, culture, and personality
Creating ongoing rituals to honor anniversaries, birthdays, and significant dates
Developing closing rituals for belongings, spaces, or chapters of life
Facilitating small group or family rituals that bring people together in shared remembrance
Virtual or in-person sessions for developing and performing rituals that begin the healing process
Ritual does not require any particular faith tradition. It simply requires intention and a willingness to honor what mattered.
Understanding your Grief
Grief education is at the heart of everything we do here.
Topics we explore together may include:
The different types of grief and ways to manage
New perspectives of your grief narrative
Meaningful reflection, acceptance, and beyond
Working through guilt
Finding meaning and identifying what matters, which is the foundation of David Kessler's most important work
Mapping the future
What Grief Education is - and what it isn’t
A grief educator is a steady presence during your journey through challenges that comes with loss. What we bring to the table is informed, compassionate companionship through the isolating and disorienting experience of grief. As the tides of grief wax and wane, we can be the constant, allowing you to move through all the emotions at a pace that works for you. We do not judge, we do not fix, and we do not set rules on how you choose to communicate your feelings.
At times, grief becomes far too complex to share with even those closest to you. You may be in a place where it feels people are moving on and expect the same from you. You may feel a way that does not shine a positive light on the one you’ve lost. You might feel that talking about your grief causes distress to others. That is where we step in, and you are free to fully express yourself without reservation. It it these opportunities that will allow the grief to become unstuck and move freely to come and go. We know it will sneak back, but it doesn’t need to move in.
We will listen, we will witness, we will see you through the mess. As you become more aware of grief’s nuances, release pain, and can normalize what you are feeling, dealing with your grief will become bearable. Our goal is to stay near as you find your footing, and ultimately see you through to find meaning.
We do not diagnose, treat, or provide medical services. Our conversations should not be considered as medical advice or clinical mental health therapy. If at any point your grief requires clinical support, we will say so honestly and help connect you with the right professionals. There is no shame in needing more, and knowing that is part of the teachings.
This website does not provide medical, mental health, or crisis intervention services. If you are feeling suicidal, thinking about harming yourself, or are in emotional distress, please reach out to a professional or a crisis resource:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 (Available 24/7 in English and Spanish).
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.
How long does grief last, you ask?
A lifetime, that’s how long.
We don’t get over it. That’s not how grief works.
We carry our grief, and allow love & growth in.
Please say my beloved’s name.
Their name validates their life. They existed.
Relationships don’t die when someone dies.
The relationship changes.