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The ‘New Normal’ Is a Lie: How Grief Coaching Helps You Redefine Life on Your Terms

If you’ve ever heard someone say, “You’ll find a new normal,” while you’re barely functioning through grief, you probably wanted to scream. Or maybe you smiled politely and mentally checked out. Either way, here’s the truth:

The “new normal” is a lie.

Grief doesn’t follow rules. It doesn’t wrap up in a timeline or end neatly when the casserole dishes stop arriving. It’s messy, unpredictable, and deeply personal. And trying to force yourself into some fake version of “normal” after loss? That’s not healing—that’s surviving.

Grief coaching isn’t here to push you into a new identity you didn’t choose. It’s here to help you redefine life on your terms, not someone else’s timeline.

What Grief Coaching Actually Is (and Isn’t)

Grief coaching is a form of life coaching that focuses specifically on helping people navigate loss. Whether you’ve lost a person, a relationship, a business, or even just the vision of what your future was supposed to be—grief is grief.

What grief coaching is not:

  • It’s not therapy.
  • It’s not passive.
  • It’s not one-size-fits-all.

What it is:

  • It’s a partnership.
  • It’s action-focused.
  • It’s built around your current life, not your old one.

This isn’t about fixing you. You’re not broken. This is about functioning again. Safely. Slowly. On your own terms.

Why the “New Normal” Doesn’t Work

Here’s what people mean when they talk about the “new normal”: “Eventually, you’ll get back to some version of life that feels okay.”

But what if:

  • The life you’re being asked to go back to doesn’t exist anymore?
  • The people around you expect you to move on but you haven’t even exhaled?
  • You’re holding your family together with one hand and your own sanity with the other?

“New normal” doesn’t make space for real grief. Grief coaching does.

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What You Actually Need (That No One’s Talking About)

You need support that isn’t sugarcoated. You need someone who isn’t afraid to sit with your mess but also doesn’t leave you stuck in it.

Here’s what grief coaching offers:

  • Structure when your brain feels like soup
  • Accountability without judgment
  • Space to be pissed, paralyzed, and productive—sometimes all at once
  • Permission to rebuild life without erasing who or what you lost

This is not about making grief go away. It’s about learning to carry it and still show up for yourself.

Who Is Grief Coaching For?

  • People who are tired of pretending they’re okay
  • People who’ve done therapy and still feel stuck
  • People who are juggling caregiving, work, and grief with zero support
  • People who are tired of talking and want to start moving

Grief coaching meets you where you are and walks forward with you—no lectures, no toxic positivity, no bullshit.

Can This Really Be Done Online?

Absolutely. Online life coaching and virtual grief coaching are flexible, accessible, and built for real life. You can show up as you are—sweats, tears, and all. You don’t have to get in your car or explain why your energy is at 3%.

Whether you’re looking for a grief coach near you or simply need someone who gets it, virtual life coaching meets you right where you are—literally and emotionally.

Let’s Stop Faking “Fine”

If you’re tired of being told to find your new normal… don’t. Create something that actually works for you.

At Destiny Unbound Coaching, I help people grieving all kinds of losses rebuild their lives with intention and honesty. No platitudes. Just real support, real structure, and someone in your corner who’s not afraid of your pain.

You don’t need a new normal. You need a new path. And I’ll help you walk it.

Book your free consultation now and let’s take one real step forward—together.

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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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