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Grieving and Still Responsible: Coaching for the Ones Holding Everyone Else Together

If you’re the one everyone leans on, this one’s for you.

You’re grieving—but you’re also the one who has to make the meals, manage the bills, get the kids to school, handle the estate paperwork, and smile so other people feel okay. You don’t have the luxury of falling apart, even when everything in you is screaming to do exactly that.

Grief coaching isn’t about fixing you. It’s about making sure you’re not carrying the weight of the world alone.

The Caretaker’s Grief Is Always Last in Line

You’re the rock. The steady one. The doer.

And guess what? You’re also the one most likely to get completely overlooked.

When everyone else gets permission to cry, rage, or collapse—you’re still fielding phone calls, handling logistics, and telling people you’re fine when you’re anything but.

You don’t even know where your own grief fits.

That’s where life coaching comes in. You don’t need to fall apart to get support. You just need someone to remind you that you’re allowed to be held, too.

Why Coaching Works for the Ones Who “Hold It All Together”

You’ve probably tried to schedule time for yourself and blown it off. You’ve probably told yourself you’d rest later, when everyone else is okay. And you probably think, deep down, that if you stop moving, it’ll all come crashing down.

Coaching gives you space you won’t give yourself. Maybe that space is 45 minutes where no one needs you. Maybe it’s one conversation a week where you don’t have to pretend.

With grief coaching, we:

  • Build sustainable routines that don’t burn you out
  • Create boundaries that protect your energy without guilt
  • Make space for your grief in ways that actually fit your life
  • Hold you accountable—to yourself, not just everyone else

This isn’t fluff. It’s strategic emotional survival.

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Real Life. Real Loss. Real Coaching.

Whether you lost a parent, a partner, a child, a friend—or even just the life you thought you were building—your grief deserves air.

Coaching isn’t about analyzing your past. It’s about helping you function in your present.

If you’re:

  • Running a household while grieving
  • Parenting through loss
  • Taking care of other people while falling apart quietly

…then personal coaching is built for you.

You Deserve to Be Held, Too

Virtual life coaching makes this accessible. No rushing to appointments, no fake small talk, no pressure to look okay.

Whether you’re in your car, curled up in bed, or pacing in the hallway trying to catch your breath—I’ll meet you there.

At Destiny Unbound Coaching, I work with high-functioning, heart-heavy people who are tired of keeping it together for everyone else. We create structure, relief, and momentum—on your terms.

Because you’re not a robot. You’re grieving. And you matter, too.

Book your free consultation and let’s make space for you, too.

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As a life coach, I provide services to help people reach their ultimate potential. I am not a licensed therapist or counselor. I don’t assess, diagnose, or treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. I don’t apply mental health counseling or other psychotherapeutic principles and methods in my work. Instead, I focus on helping people get from where they are to where they want to be.


I am not a licensed psychologist in Oregon, I don’t practice psychology as that is defined under Oregon law and I don’t represent myself to be a psychologist.” In addition, my coaching services are not professional counseling services, as defined by Oregon law. I don’t represent myself to be a licensed professional counselor. Nothing on my website, in my marketing materials, in client appointments, or in communications with anyone is meant to say that I provide services for which Oregon requires a license.


Neither of these licenses is necessary for me to provide my clients with the tools to become who they want to be. If I believe it is appropriate for you to see a licensed psychologist or counselor, to supplement our work, I will make a referral.

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