Empowering grievers to be their own best healers
“Each time you grow, a part of you has to die a little. Rest assured that with this death, you will become more than you are.”
Shea Darian, Director
What We Do
At Doing Grief, we know that grieving in ways that heal is a lifeskill that can be learned. We are not your run-of-the mill grief support group. Doing Grief offers cutting-edge grief education and support with a lasting impact. We connect, listen, learn, and heal together.
Real Stories. Real Healing.
Our programs and services are for those suffering any loss that causes grief: death, broken relationships, trauma, illness, aging, loneliness, a loss of hope or meaning… the list goes on. Healing grief is the journey of a lifetime. Come to connect, learn, and become your own best healer and grief expert. Read more here.
Doing Grief Community Healing Project
Schools & Families
Healthcare Workers
College Students & Faculty
Faith Communities
Grief is inclusive of everyone. So are we. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you lost, we’re building a community where you can belong, hope, and heal your suffering.
Shea Darian…on her grief work & book
We are born grievers. We are born healers. Doing Grief is on a mission to empower grievers of all ages to heal grief-related pain from a lifetime of loss. We want to do our part to make this world a more compassionate and peaceful place to reside.
Help us, help others.
Doing Grief in Real Life
A Soulful Guide to Navigate Loss, Death & Change by Shea Darian
“Some books tell you how to grieve. Some tell you how to ‘get over’ a broken relationship, how to forgive, how to ‘deal with’ all kinds of unimaginable loss. Some books even tell you how to die or watch someone you love die. This is not one of those books… Each grief experience is as unique as the person who embodies it, each death as unrepeatable as any birth. If only we can learn to attend death as witnesses and participants of life. Then, we may come to know grief as a teacher. Then, we are capable of seeing that the darkness of our grief can become the most exquisite canvas. Upon that canvas, the light of mourning is utterly distinguishable. In measure, it reveals the wondrous and varied landscapes of the human soul.” ~ Shea Darian, Doing Grief in Real Life
Blog Posts of Interest
Helping Children Reconnect with Loved Ones Who Die
A Lilipoh magazine reprint by Shea Darian
Born Grievers, Born Healers: Creating Healing Environments for the Grieving Child
My new article was published in LifeWays North America Summer edition. Read it here.
Doing Grief in Real Life Wins IPPY Award
I’m delighted to announce that my new book, Doing Grief in Real Life won a bronze medal in the Independent Book Publishers Association annual IPPY awards. My hometown paper, the Sun City Independent, picked up the good news…
Trusting Yourself With Grief
A Guided Audio Meditation
Trusting yourself with grief takes courage. It means being brave enough to feel your way around your suffering as well as through it…
Unimaginable Healing
A Guided Audio Meditation
Perhaps you have heard the old story about a mother, the Buddha, and some mustard seed. It’s a tale that speaks of unbearable suffering and a need for unimaginable healing…
