In this graduate episode of The Holistic Grief Coach Podcast, I'm joined by Ciara, a certified Holistic Grief Coach, who shares her profoundly honest journey through losing both parents, navigating chronic trauma, and rediscovering her sense of magic and purpose.
Ciara opens up about:
Losing her dad in 2009 and experiencing the shocking reality of grief for the very first time.

The devastating 9-month hospital journey with her mum, including advocating for her while she was on full life support.
How anticipatory grief, nervous system dysregulation, and secondary losses shaped her healing journey.

The slow unravelling of her identity and what it took to find her way back to herself.

What drew her to the Holistic Grief Coach Certification and how it transformed both her grief and her sense of purpose.
This conversation is a reminder that grief isn't something to “get over”, it’s something we learn to live with, grow through, and even find meaning in.
✨ If you’re grieving, you’ll find comfort in Ciara’s honesty and warmth.
✨ If you’re curious about becoming a grief coach, you’ll see what’s possible when lived experience meets purpose.
Learn more about the Holistic Grief Coach Certification: https://good-grief.mykajabi.com/holistic-grief-coach-certification-1

Connect with Ciara: https://www.instagram.com/goodmourning_griefcoaching/

In this heartfelt episode of The Holistic Grief Coach Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Sarah — a courageous graduate of the Holistic Grief Coach Certification — to talk about her journey from corporate burnout and chronic illness to creating powerful spaces of healing through grief cafés, workshops, and one-to-one coaching.

Sarah opens up about losing her brother, how that loss reshaped her purpose, and what inspired her to leave her corporate job to support others through their grief. Together, they explore how slowing down, listening to the body, and creating safe, compassionate spaces can transform pain into purpose.

Tune in for a raw and inspiring conversation on resilience, connection, and the healing power of community.

Topics Include:
-Starting a grief café while still in training
-Living with chronic illness and grief
-The importance of slowing down and listening to the body
-Building confidence and purpose after loss

How to create safe, heart-led spaces for healing:
🔗 Connect with Sarah:
Instagram: [@yourhandlehere]
Website: [insert link if available]
🎧 Listen now and be reminded — you never have to walk through grief alone.

Learn more about the Holistic Grief Coach Certification:⁠⁠Holistic Grief Coach Certification June 2026⁠

In this heartfelt episode of The Holistic Grief Coach Podcast, Kayleigh speaks with Denise Turner from Windsor, Ontario, a certified Holistic Grief Coach whose experience of loss has shaped both her life and her calling.

Denise talks about her father’s passing from Alzheimer’s in 2017, a moment that marked not only the end of his life but the beginning of her own search for meaning in grief. What started in heartbreak became a six-year journey of learning, reflection, and deep personal healing; from studying thanatology (the study of death, dying, and bereavement) to discovering the role that art, creativity, and self-compassion played in helping her find her way through.

In this conversation, Denise reflects on:

• The “long goodbye” of Alzheimer’s and the haze that follows profound loss

• What she came to understand through studying grief, both academically and personally

• How art, creativity, and shadow work supported her recovery

• The reality of imposter syndrome and why lived experience truly matters

• How completing the Holistic Grief Coach Certification helped her bring everything together into a new sense of purpose

Denise’s story is a reminder that grief doesn’t disappear, it changes. With presence, openness, and compassion, it can become a source of understanding and light.

✨ If you’re grieving, you may find comfort in Denise’s honesty.

✨ If you’re exploring the idea of becoming a grief coach, her journey shows how personal experience can grow into meaningful work.

Learn more about the Holistic Grief Coach Certification:⁠⁠ Holistic Grief Coach Certification January 2026⁠⁠