Rooting Through Grief, LLC.

Rooting Through Grief, LLC. Rooting Through Grief, LLC. provides counseling and coaching for those experiencing any type of loss or life transition.

I work as a licensed therapist (LCSW-C in Maryland). Training through The Creative Grief Coaching program with Cath Duncan, has provided me with rich tools and techniques to address grief and loss. I help clients tap into their natural resilience and creativity by using mindfulness, exploring stories they have told themselves about how grief looks, looking at relationships and circumstances to ide

ntify gifts and possibilities in times of transition and loss. Creativity is key in our work together, whether it is art, spirituality or identifying a quest; there are no rules, it is whatever works for each individual. I am here to encourage clients to remain curious as they cultivate what feels natural for them as they transition into a life post-loss. I also encourage self-care with than emphasis on nutrition, exercise and rest; all extremely important in the journey of grief. I am located in downtown Frederick, Maryland. Find out more at www.rootingthroughgrief.com

✨ Menopause is not a fad.✨ Perimenopause is not “just a phase.”For many women, this season is a profound biopsychosocial...
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 💛😌

✨ Curious About Equine Therapy? ✨Have you ever wondered what happens in an equine therapy session — and how it differs f...
05/19/2026

✨ Curious About Equine Therapy? ✨

Have you ever wondered what happens in an equine therapy session — and how it differs from traditional office-based therapy?

Equine-assisted therapy can be a powerful supplemental modality alongside approaches such as EMDR, somatic therapy, and nervous system-based work. 🧠🐴 Rather than relying primarily on language, equine work engages relational awareness, body-based processing, emotional regulation, and attunement.

Horses respond honestly and immediately to human nervous systems, emotional states, boundaries, and patterns of connection. Because of this, equine sessions can offer meaningful clinical insight into:
✨ Attachment patterns
✨ Emotional regulation
✨ Anxiety and overwhelm
✨ Boundary awareness
✨ Relational dynamics
✨ Presence and nervous system safety

🌿 Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) often feel especially drawn to horses because of the horse’s deep sensitivity to energy, emotion, and nonverbal communication. Horses can help HSPs better understand how they move through the world while fostering grounding, self-awareness, and regulation.

Join me for an experiential evening to learn more about equine-assisted therapy and how it may support your healing journey.

🐴 During the evening, you will have the opportunity to:
• Meet and interact with the herd
• Learn how equine therapy supports clinical work
• Ask questions in a relaxed environment
• Experience the calming and regulating presence horses can offer

There is something profoundly healing about being in the presence of an animal that meets you exactly where you are — without judgment, expectation, or words. Many people leave equine experiences with unexpected insight, greater clarity, and a deeper connection to themselves.

📍 Horses Healing Humans — 13014 Coppermine Road
Union Bridge 21791
📅 Friday, June 19
⏰ 6:00 PM
💲 Cost: $60

Space is limited. Reach out with questions or to reserve your spot. 🤍

Equine therapy is unique in that it taps into a part of you that does not need a lot of words🤍There is a unique communic...
04/24/2026

Equine therapy is unique in that it taps into a part of you that does not need a lot of words🤍
There is a unique communication that happens between horse and human in equine sessions🐴
These beautiful 4 legged angels are also co- regulators and just being in their presence signals calm to the nervous system.
There is no riding involved and you can stand as close or as far as you feel comfortable😌
Curious? Connect with me .com and I welcome any opportunity to share this work with clients 🤎
There are a couple of equine sessions remaining in May and June ☀️

The temperature is rising … we are thawing … the sun is shining and we can feel our extremities again😅☀️ This means I am...
03/21/2026

The temperature is rising … we are thawing … the sun is shining and we can feel our extremities again😅☀️
This means I am able to comfortably ramp up equine therapy sessions😴🐴😍
Partnering with Horses Healing Humans, I am giddy to get back to the farm and the herd and offer equine sessions …. An experience that builds on all the hard work being done in the office🧠♥️
If you have not been in the office and are curious about equine sessions… I love to talk about the benefits.. my own experience in my personal growth and how it will be part of your deepest growth and healing ❤️‍🩹

Looking forward to sharing this modality of therapy with you and witnessing the connection with the horses and the deep personal growth that comes with them as your therapy partner.

*** all partnering is done on the ground. No horse or riding experience needed!

“ Why is this hitting me so hard right now? It’s been ___ years.”This is one of the most common questions I hear about g...
02/23/2026

“ Why is this hitting me so hard right now? It’s been ___ years.”

This is one of the most common questions I hear about grief.

The intensity of grief doesn’t follow a calendar.

It rises and falls around milestones. Around transitions. Around the life your loved one would have been living🤍

It can be stirred by celebrations.

By unexpected triggers.

By quiet, hidden moments that sneak up and knock the wind out of your lungs💔

And that intensity?

It is not a sign you are doing it wrong.

It is not proof you are behind.

It is not evidence that you “should be over it by now.”

Grief is not a straight line toward a finish line.

It is scribbled. Messy. Circular.

An uninvited journey without a clear path🌀

My brother was buried on Valentine’s Day 32 years ago.💘

I remember thinking, this is how I will always remember this day.

And in the same breath, feeling comfort that he was laid to rest on a day devoted to love.

My dad died on Mother’s Day 15 years ago.

Some years, when Mother’s Day lands on the exact date, the weight feels heavier.

Other years, I remember him with joy — the love louder than the loss.

My grandmother — my model for strength and determination — died 15 years ago as well.

Her passing was on an ordinary day… until years later when it became the day I closed on a new home with the love of my life.

The most unexpected blessing. The most beautiful sign🕊️

This is what I want you to know:

When you are in the thick of grief, it feels impossible to imagine anything but pain.

You cannot envision transformation.

You cannot predict what healing will look like.

But transformation comes.

Not because the love fades — but because it evolves❤️

Love does not die.

The way we celebrate and miss our people does not die with them.

Grief changes shape.

And so do we. 🤍

Why is this hitting me so hard right now? It’s been ___ years.”This is one of the most common questions I hear about gri...
02/23/2026

Why is this hitting me so hard right now? It’s been ___ years.”

This is one of the most common questions I hear about grief.

The intensity of grief doesn’t follow a calendar.
It rises and falls around milestones. Around transitions. Around the life your loved one would have been living🤍

It can be stirred by celebrations.
By unexpected triggers.
By quiet, hidden moments that sneak up and knock the wind out of your lungs💔

And that intensity?
It is not a sign you are doing it wrong.
It is not proof you are behind.
It is not evidence that you “should be over it by now.”

Grief is not a straight line toward a finish line.
It is scribbled. Messy. Circular.
An uninvited journey without a clear path🌀

My brother was buried on Valentine’s Day 32 years ago💘
I remember thinking, this is how I will always remember this day.
And in the same breath, feeling comfort that he was laid to rest on a day devoted to love.

My dad died on Mother’s Day 15 years ago.
Some years, when Mother’s Day lands on the exact date, the weight feels heavier.
Other years, I remember him with joy — the love louder than the loss.

My grandmother — my model for strength and determination — died 15 years ago as well.
Her passing was on an ordinary day… until years later when it became the day I closed on a new home with the love of my life.
The most unexpected blessing. The most beautiful sign🕊️

This is what I want you to know:

When you are in the thick of grief, it feels impossible to imagine anything but pain.
You cannot envision transformation.
You cannot predict what healing will look like.

But transformation comes.
Not because the love fades — but because it evolves❤️

Love does not die.
The way we celebrate and miss our people does not die with them.

Grief changes shape.
And so do we. 🤍

We often rush healing—but trauma and grief do not. 🌿Healing from trauma is rarely linear. It’s slow, often painful, and ...
02/05/2026

We often rush healing—but trauma and grief do not. 🌿

Healing from trauma is rarely linear. It’s slow, often painful, and shaped by the defenses we gather to survive.

I was reminded this in an unexpected way—from Shania, one of my chickens. 🐓

After surviving a brutal attack that killed her entire flock, Shania chose safety. She stayed sheltered, emerging only when her body was ready.
No rushing.
No explaining.
No concern about being “too much” or taking too long.

Animals don’t revisit the story of trauma.
They stay present.
They listen to their bodies.
They find safety first. 🤍
For animals in thr wild, this is a necessity for survival.

Over weeks… then months… Shania slowly re-engaged with life. She accepted connection on her own terms, slept alone when she needed to, and joined the flock only when it felt right. ⏳

Watching her ignited something in me🔥

As humans, we pressure ourselves—and each other—to heal faster, to “move on,” to fit someone else’s timeline. But trauma and grief healing isn’t a performance. It’s a nervous system learning that it’s safe again. 🧠✨

As a therapist, Shania reminded me of something essential:
Healing happens when we honor our pace, our boundaries, and our bodies—without apology. 🌱

I thought I was helping her survive.
But she was reminding me how to heal authentically. 🤍

✨ ✨For Shania’s full story, go to the Reflections page at www.rootingthroughgrief.com

The theme in my office these days is “wanting to feel seen.”🤲 People are carrying a lot of pain right now whether it is ...
01/29/2026

The theme in my office these days is “wanting to feel seen.”🤲

People are carrying a lot of pain right now whether it is globally or in their homes or in their personal shifts and transitions, I hear more and more humans just want to have their pain and experiences witnessed without judgment 😌

So many people quietly carry the ache of wanting to be seen 👀
especially by the ones they love most 💔

When we aren’t truly seen, we start to feel invisible…
irrelevant…alone, even in relationship.

Being seen isn’t about fixing or explaining yourself 🛠️
It’s about presence, softness, and care — just as you are 🤍

And sometimes, the first place that kind of seeing has to begin…
is with yourself ✨

Noticing your feelings 🌱
Honoring your needs 🫶
Offering yourself the gentleness you’re longing for 💞

You are not too much.
You are not invisible.
You are worthy of being seen 🤍✨

✨Grateful. Honored✨When you choose to be a helper, the hope is that people trust you with their most vulnerable moments....
01/15/2026

✨Grateful. Honored✨

When you choose to be a helper, the hope is that people trust you with their most vulnerable moments. To also be part of a community of women who intentionally create spaces for healing, relaxation, and connection is truly the added blessing.

Being featured alongside so many talented women making a difference in our community is an incredible honor. Many are women I’ve had the pleasure of receiving their talents to grow my business. Others, I’ve had the privilege to partner and collaborate with—and getting to call the cover girl my best friend not only makes me boast with pride, but allows me to celebrate an extraordinary human who shares so much wisdom.

Thank you, Kim, for creating a space where women making an impact are seen, celebrated, and connected. Grateful to have a seat at the table with this inspiring group of women. ✨

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Frederick, MD
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