Rooting Through Grief, LLC.

11/10/2026

A new group added at the Sophia Ann Charity💜 For anyone experiencing a miscarriage and/ or recurrent pregnancy losses🪽 We meet the second Thursday of each month from 6-7:30pm. All groups at the Sophia Ann Charity are free. Scan the QR code to register.

10/18/2026

What if some of what you're experiencing during perimenopause isn't JUST about your hormones? What if there's a connection between the emotional roller coaster, past trauma, grief, and this season of life that no one ever prepared us for?

We’re going THERE tomorrow! 🎙️💙

This week, I had the privilege to have an energized and connected conversation with Jenna Brooke- Destefano I think so many women NEED to hear.

We're talking about the emotional side of menopause, the grief that can come with life transitions, why so many women feel dismissed by the medical system, and the importance of learning to trust and advocate for ourselves. Because (peri)menopause is about SO much more than hot flashes and hormones.

🎙️ The (peri)Menopause Conversation We're Not Having: Hormones, Trauma & Grief

Launching TOMORROW on Spotify & YouTube!

Tag a girlfriend( husband/ boyfriend/ brother or son!!)who needs to be part of this conversation. 💙

10/10/2026

As a young child, I knew I wanted to be a therapist. Initially, I imagined helping children navigate the challenges of divorce. That calling became much more personal after my 15-year-old brother died by su***de when I was 21.

I was in college, my family was estranged, and I quickly learned how lonely grief can be. It didn’t take long to realize that people often didn’t know what to do with my pain or how to sit with my hard feelings. I found myself navigating an entirely different world as a grieving person, largely on my own.

It was then that I made a promise to honor my brother by creating a space where no one would ever have to wonder if their grief was too much for me to hear or bear witness to.

In 2010, that understanding deepened when I experienced a major trauma of my own. I noticed I was losing interest in things I once looked forward to, struggling to feel joy, and experiencing hopelessness and anxiety. I recognized those feelings from the time my brother died. It was another reminder that grief can show up in so many ways, through so many different kinds of loss.

Today, I feel incredibly honored to be part of the mental health community and to be trusted by people during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. To sit beside them, listen without judgment, and walk with them through whatever they are navigating is a privilege I never take lightly.

It can be difficult to find ways to honor my brother when his life ended at just 15, with so much of his own story still unwritten. But I find meaning in honoring him every day through my work: by witnessing, validating, and holding space for people who simply need to feel heard, seen, and less alone.

This is how I honor him. And this is why the work matters so deeply to me. 🤍

08/31/2026

The impact of grief on the brain is something I always address in my grief work with clients 🧠
It’s not just the heart that breaks💔
The brain and the central nervous system feel the loss too- it matters because it’s disorienting and affects everything from remembering simple day-to-day things, as well as new tasks or making decisions.

Self compassion and understanding of griefs effects on the brain and body can help to alleviate wondering “what’s wrong with me.”

Be gentle with yourself- grief is a whole body experience🤍

07/30/2026

07/09/2026

Often people feel confused by the intense grief they feel when a fur baby dies.
The reality is, that intensity of grief is a reflection of a bond shared.. human or furry💔

Losing an animal companion changes more than your heart 💔. It literally changes so many parts of your everyday life. There may be things that you didn't even realise that would change up until now.

Your loved one/s have been part of your everyday world, they become woven into your routines, your decisions and the way your days naturally unfold.

You don't only miss them.

You notice all the little ways life feels different without them.

The supermarket feels different because you're no longer buying their favourite treats. Home feels different because the welcome you always came back to isn't there.

Weekends can feel off without walks, adventures or quiet time spent together.

You might find yourself looking at the clock differently because there's no medication to give, no dinner time to remember or no walk to plan.

Even reaching for your phone can feel different when there are no new photos to take or no funny moments to capture.

These everyday changes can catch you off guard because they're constant reminders that your life has changed.

I often heard pet loss grievers say something like.. "I don't know why something so small is making me me so emotional."

But are these moments small? These moments no matter how big or small represent so much.

Every routine, every habit and every ordinary part of your day held a piece of the relationship you share.

So if everyday life feels unfamiliar right now, please know that's a very real part of pet loss grief.

Go easy on yourself, you're not meant to have everything all figured out! Life looks different, life will feel different and there is no rush with any of this.

📌Save this for the days when those ordinary moments catch you by surprise.

🤗Share/Repost so others can be seen in their grief.

🦋Follow for more tools, guidance and compassion for the loss of a pet.

🔗$0 Pet Loss Guide, Resourceful Blog Library available. Link in Bio.

07/01/2026

I am so honored to have been nominated for a SASS choice award in the category of health and wellness mental health practice!!
Voting starts TODAY and you can vote daily until July 20!
I am grateful to the community who recognizes and trusts the work that I
do☺️
I am grateful for the humans I sit across from, daily, who entrust me with their most personal and difficult moments🤍

06/30/2026

I am so honored to be nominated for SASS choice awards🎉
Thank you to all who nominated Rooting Through Grief for this award☺️

Voting begins July 1!

05/29/2026

✨ Menopause is not a fad.
✨ Perimenopause is not “just a phase.”

For many women, this season is a profound biopsychosocial transition — impacting the body, the nervous system, identity, relationships, emotional regulation, energy levels, sleep, cognition, and overall sense of self.

So while some may say menopause is “having a moment,” those of us living through it know this is not about trends. It is about transformation.

Perimenopause and menopause often ask us to become deeply intentional. They invite us to slow down, listen inward, reevaluate boundaries, and notice how we have been caring for everyone else while sometimes abandoning ourselves in the process.

Clinically, we know hormonal shifts can influence mood, anxiety, sensory sensitivity, memory, fatigue, and stress tolerance. But beyond the science, there is also a very human experience happening underneath it all — grief, awakening, vulnerability, empowerment, exhaustion, clarity, and the longing to feel understood. 🤍

This transition does not happen in isolation. It affects our partnerships, parenting, friendships, work life, communication patterns, intimacy, and the way we show up in the world.

May you have people beside you who respond with curiosity instead of criticism.
May you have relationships where honesty about your experience is met with compassion, not dismissal. 🤍

And perhaps most importantly, may you learn to meet yourself with gentleness through the changes.

Because maybe perimenopause and menopause are not simply endings to endure…
Maybe they are invitations to return home to yourself. 🌿

To rediscover your voice.
To honor your limits.
To reconnect with your needs.
To ask yourself who and what truly belongs in this next chapter of your life.

And when you look around, may you find people willing to walk beside the most authentic version of you. ✨

Thank you Sass Magazine for the opportunity to continue to raise awareness and reach women so they understand (normalize) what is happening in midlife 💛😌