You’re here because you’ve lost or are in the process of losing someone or something you love deeply. I’m so sorry you need my help.
Your world as you knew it has just been shattered by grief and loss and you need support. You need a seasoned guide, or one who has walked before you on this grief path. I’m just that. I companion others in grief because I have lived with my own deep loss. In 2012 my partner crashed on his mountain bike, broke his neck and became a quadriplegic. Our world went upside down and it has never been the same since. Along the way I paid attention so that I could bring you the best grief support possible.
Beth’s life completely changed in a split second when her partner crashed on his mountain bike and broke his neck. The story begins when Michael doesn’t return for dinner while riding a Colorado Trail. Search and Rescue find him and transport him to the nearest hospital. With severe spinal cord injuries, he’s left paralyzed from the neck down. Beth must navigate the complex world of quadriplegia while coming to grips with the new role she’s been thrust into, from partner to caregiver.
She’s dropped into a crevice of deep grief and finds herself in an unexpected apprenticeship with sorrow. She clings to her mantra of many years—Love What Is. A state of surrender that is easy to say but so hard to practice. Because how do you love quadriplegia? And furthermore how do you befriend grief?
Life Upside Down traverses uncategorized grief, mired in the confusion of non-death related loss. Michael was still alive, but so much of their life had died. Both face immense physical and emotional challenges but they never lose sight of their love for each other and their determination to persevere, In fact, it propels them forward.
Beth’s life completely changed in a split second when her partner crashed on his mountain bike and broke his neck. The story begins when Michael doesn’t return for dinner while riding a Colorado Trail. Search and Rescue find him and transport him to the nearest hospital. With severe spinal cord injuries, he’s left paralyzed from the neck down. Beth must navigate the complex world of quadriplegia while coming to grips with the new role she’s been thrust into, from partner to caregiver.
She’s dropped into a crevice of deep grief and finds herself in an unexpected apprenticeship with sorrow. She clings to her mantra of many years—Love What Is. A state of surrender that is easy to say but so hard to practice. Because how do you love quadriplegia? And furthermore how do you befriend grief?
Life Upside Down traverses uncategorized grief, mired in the confusion of non-death related loss. Michael was still alive, but so much of their life had died. Both face immense physical and emotional challenges but they never lose sight of their love for each other and their determination to persevere, In fact, it propels them forward.
In all my 27 years of practice as a therapist and almost 10 years as a grief coach, I have helped 1000’s of people deal with grief and trauma. And
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