Adam Annable, Certified Grief & Bereavement Specialist, LLC.

09/16/2026

This is a really relatable type of disenfranchised grief. It’s not just about losing somebody, it forces us to question our perception. It begs of us to question our judgment. And often, we lose our sense of self in the process.

09/16/2026

Most people come to their first grief coaching session hoping to be fixed. That hope makes sense. When something hurts this much, of course you want someone to take it away.

Grief isn't a problem to solve, though, and coaching isn't a repair shop. That's part of what I wish more people knew before booking a first session with me.

A few things worth sitting with beforehand:

You're not broken, so there's nothing to fix. We're not trying to erase what happened or return you to who you were before the death. That version of you lived in a world where this person was still here. We work with the you who exists now.

We move at your pace. Some sessions go deep. Some sessions circle. Some days you show up tired and we go slowly. All of that is okay. You're not behind.

Grief has layers you may not expect. It's rarely only about the death itself. It touches identity, routines, relationships, faith, and the future you thought you had. We make room for whatever surfaces.

The goal is to carry it. Grief tends to change shape over time rather than disappear. My work is helping you build the capacity, language, and self-trust to hold what you're holding.

If you're thinking about starting, you don't need to arrive with the right words. You can arrive as you are.

09/14/2026

Every session, at some point, I say the same thing:

"I'm not here to fix your grief. I'm here to help you learn how to carry it."

Moving on was never the goal. It was never going to be. The people you love don't get left behind at some tidy finish line, and grief doesn't wrap itself up because enough time has passed.

So I don't ask you to move on. I ask you to learn how to carry what you're carrying, with grace, strength, and compassion for yourself along the way.

The language matters. When someone tells you to move on, they're asking you to leave something behind. When I talk about carrying it, I'm honoring the fact that this loss is part of you now, and always will be.

That shift, from fixing to carrying, is where the real work of adjustment begins.

09/11/2026

If you're caring for someone who is dying, or sitting with a terminal diagnosis in the family, you may already be grieving. And you may not have realized that's what this is.

Here are three things worth knowing about grief before a loss happens.

1. It has a name: anticipatory grief.
It's the grief that shows up while your person is still here. Sadness. Exhaustion. A pre-emptive longing. Sometimes guilt for feeling any of it while they're still living. It's real, and it's recognized.

2. It doesn't mean you've given up.
Grieving before a death doesn't mean you've accepted it or stopped hoping. Your heart is responding to what it senses coming. That response is a reflection of how deeply you love.

3. Your own care matters here.
People in anticipatory grief are often caregivers, which means their needs quietly move to the bottom of the list. Tending to yourself during this stretch isn't indulgent. It's what allows you to keep showing up for the person you love.

You're allowed to grieve before the loss. What you're carrying right now is real, and it deserves to be named.

09/09/2026

Grief coaching is not therapy with a different name.

That distinction matters. Because when you understand what grief coaching actually is before you begin, you walk in knowing exactly what you're getting, and why it might be the right fit for where you are.

Here are five things worth understanding before starting:

1. It's about carrying, not curing.
Grief isn't something to be fixed or resolved. Coaching offers a space to examine it, sit with it, and learn how to carry it in ways that feel more manageable over time.

2. Goals are yours to set.
We don't hand you a treatment plan. You bring what matters to you, and we shape the work around that. Reconnecting with meaning. Rebuilding emotional awareness. Finding your footing again.

3. Pacing is built in.
There's no rush. No timeline you're supposed to meet. We move at the speed your grief allows, and we honor that pace as part of the work itself.

4. Privacy is protected.
What's shared in session stays there. This is your space to be honest about the heavy, tender, exhausting parts of loss without worrying who's watching.

5. Sessions are structured but flexible.
Each session has a shape and intention, but life with grief rarely follows a script. If you arrive on a hard day, we meet you where you are.

Grief coaching lives alongside clinical care, and it does not replace it. Knowing the difference helps you choose support with clarity, and clarity is often what makes the next step feel possible.

If you're wondering whether this kind of support fits your circumstances, a free consultation is a gentle place to start.

09/07/2026

When a hard date comes around, do you mark it with a ritual, or let the day pass quietly?

Grief anniversaries and milestone dates can bring up heavy, shifting feelings. These dates often arrive as loss anniversaries or the birthdays of those who have died.

We often feel pressure to handle these days in a specific way. Some of us find comfort in creating a conscious ritual. You might light a candle, visit a special place, or share memories. Others prefer to let the day pass like any other, choosing a quiet routine to help navigate the hours.

Both of these approaches are completely valid. There is no wrong way to carry your grief through a milestone, and your needs might change from year to year. Whatever comes, o what feels most supportive for you.

How do you approach these milestone days?

09/07/2026

This was a tough one to realize, and an even tougher one to learn. But damn, it’s so true.

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

Today, these two quotes came across my feed on Instagram, and I immediately thought of this. Sometimes things fall to s**t for the right reasons, we just don’t know what they are yet.

Right around this time last year, I was working super hard to make a dream come true. I was feeling energized, excited, and overall positive about all of it. We were doing the thing, and it was going to be incredible. Until it wasn’t. It wasn’t anything to do with my family who were involved, or our relationship in all of it. It was normal business stuff that goes wrong for many people, but they seemed like signs to me. So, I retreated into what we already knew, abandoning the dream - well, abandoning that one.

I had a major existential moment over walking away from it. I didn’t just lose the venture, I lost the version of myself who finally felt confident about something. I never met that guy before, so it was hard to see him disappear so quickly.

Knowing what I know now, had I gone ahead with that project, I would have spent years locked-in, trying to hold it all together, in a position I now know I wasn’t made for, in an industry I was outgrowing. As unhappy as I was to see that version of me go, I would have been so much more unhappy if I were forcing myself to try to love something that I just… didn’t.

It’s never too late to start over if what you thought you wanted crumbles around you. It means there was something different waiting for you when the dust clears.

09/04/2026

Not everyone who offers grief support truly understands what grief feels like from the inside.

There is a measurable difference between someone who has studied grief, and someone who has sat with it. You can usually feel that difference before the end of your first conversation.

Here are three signs your grief specialist actually gets it:

1. They validate without minimizing.
A specialist who gets it will never compare your grief to someone else's or suggest you should be "further along." Every loss carries its own weight.

2. They hold space, not solutions.
They are not trying to solve your grief for you, or hand you a five-step plan. They sit with you in the uncertainty without prematurely rushing toward an outcome that's still unclear.

3. They bring lived understanding.
Grief expertise is not only academic. A specialist shaped by real experience in acute care, funeral service, or personal loss brings a depth that textbooks alone cannot teach.

One of my clients put it simply: "Adam truly 'got it.' He is experienced in the field and showed up with compassion."

That sense of being understood matters. If you are looking for support right now, pay attention to how you feel in that first conversation.