Meet Your Companion
Hi, I'm Josephine, founder of The Good Grief Companion.
After my late husband's death, my understanding of grief, love, and what it means to learn to live with loss changed profoundly.
That experience inspired me to create a space where grief is met with understanding, compassion, and steady support—where people don't have to navigate loss alone.
Our Story
The Good Grief Companion is built on a simple belief: grief deserves more than sympathy—it deserves understanding.
Through one-on-one support, grief awareness workshops, reflective workbooks, and educational resources, I hope to help individuals and communities respond to loss with greater compassion, confidence, and care.
Faith
& Inclusivity
My Christian faith shapes how I understand love, loss, and the enduring bonds we carry with those who have died.
At the same time, The Good Grief Companion welcomes people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and life experiences. Whether faith or spirituality is part of your grief journey or not, your experience will be met with respect and understanding.
What matters most is creating a space where you feel heard, supported, and free to grieve in your own way.
Our Approach to Grief Support
Grief Support
To offer compassionate, non-clinical support that honours each person's story, pace, and unique response to loss.
Human Connection
To create space for attentive listening and meaningful conversation, without pressure to find answers or move on.
Practical Tools
To provide reflection practices, education, and resources that support everyday life after loss.
Background & Training
My work draws on lived experience, professional education, and more than 15 years in recreation and wellness leadership, including teaching, program management, and community facilitation.
​
My training includes a Counselling Care Certification focused on grief and loss, along with Mental Health First Aid and Psychological First Aid certifications. I have also completed the Last Aid® course through the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, further developing my understanding of end-of-life care, dying, death, grief, and bereavement.
​
My background also includes training in Human Resource Management, which informs my work with leaders and organizations.
​
Alongside The Good Grief Companion, I co-facilitate local grief support groups and develop educational workshops focused on grief awareness, loss literacy, and compassionate communication for workplaces, churches, and community organizations.
​
Together, these experiences shape my approach: offering practical, compassionate, non-clinical support while respecting the individuality of every grief experience.
If my work resonates with you, I’d be glad to hear from you. You can reach me through the Contact page.