I am so honoured you are here, although I wish we could meet through different circumstances.

As a bereaved mother and Certified Grief Educator, I am here to compassionately support and guide you through this uncertain time.

I hold a sacred space for you to share your story, release feelings of blame and guilt, and to honour your loved one ♡

Breathing is life changing

It is in our darkest moments that we really need to be still, listen, and breathe with intention. Our breath deepens our mind~body~spirit connection which opens us to the healing inner wisdom of our heart.

I am committed to providing you with the highest level of compassionate grief support through education, experience, and insights into the often unacknowledged rocky terrain of grief. I will share and guide you in the grief, mindfulness, and self-compassion practices that have helped me move forward in my healing journey. These practices have had a profound impact on my life, I know they will help you find your path to healing.

Simple changes that will impact every area of your life. Starting with breathing practices that allow for stillness, gentle yoga movements to shift energy both emotionally and physically in your body, and meditation practices to open your heart and listen with intuitive awareness.

Grief is all encompassing and affects your mind ~ body ~ heart and spirit.

In grief, our breathing can become very shallow, you may even find yourself holding your breath. We are often unaware of how we hold our body physically, hunched forward or slouching back, sometimes laying down in the fetal position, wanting to protect our heart.

There is no way around grief, it is a journey we will all encounter, and it is true as they say, ‘you must feel the pain to heal the pain‘.

Healing is journeying through our pain, taking all our experiences and weaving them together like frayed threads to mend our broken hearts into pure love ♡ Melissa Bowers

Grief can be even more challenging because it brings old wounds to the surface. Our past feelings, memories and traumas we thought we had dealt with can further compound and complicate our grieving process.

When we are honest, open, and vulnerable, we can begin to heal the heartbreak and trauma we have hidden.

Sometimes even from ourselves ♡

I know that when you lose someone you love, your life suddenly changes forever.

You are left alone, struggling, and feeling completely broken.

Even when surrounded by well intentioned family and friends, it’s important to feel heard, to be supported, and to really connect with someone who understands, so we are comfortable sharing our deepest pain.

It can feel overwhelming when those closest to us, our bestest and most loving friends & family, are unable to comprehend the impact that grief has on our life.

Nothing could prepare me for the death of my beautiful 22 year-old daughter Natasha. My life’s work is dedicated in honour of her ♡

Grief is a journey that is not linear but we can heal.

Healing is integrating the pain of grief with the memories of love into our life ♡ Melissa Bowers

I had to become compassionate towards myself and my emotional state.

I had to become curious and less judgmental towards my feelings of blame and guilt.

I had to become emotionally honest to accept and embrace the truth, and that was that my daughter died.

It has taken a few years to say and write the words, ‘my daughter died‘. I needed to fully experience my feelings of grief if I was going to fully embrace and heal myself. Compassionately supporting others in their grief journey is my life’s work. We will walk through the stages of grief together to begin healing your heart and honouring your grief, and to create a meaningful life full of love around your loss.

It takes courage to share your story.

There is a spiritual alchemy to transform deep grief and pain into meaning.

My role as a Certified Grief Educator is to compassionately guide you through the stages of grief, supporting you with the tools and practices for times when courage is not enough, when you feel fragile, when you feel stuck and uncertain, when you feel completely overcome by grief in what feels like an eternal darkness, and at times when you may feel unable to breathe.

I know it takes courage to take the next step in your healing journey.

Fear is a normal and natural feeling and can keep us trapped in our suffering unless we take action to heal our hearts.

I also know it takes a tremendous amount of trust to open your heart and move beyond the heartache of your loss.

To even want to move forward when you are in grief can feel like a betrayal.

I have learned that their is hope, you can transform pain into possibility.

You can create meaning in your life and in the life of your loved one ♡