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You’re Not Crazy—You’re Grieving: Why Coaching Helps When You Feel Like You’re Falling Apart

Grief makes everything fuzzy. It messes with your sleep, your memory, your appetite, your energy. You forget simple things. You overthink everything else. You get pissed off or paralyzed, or both. And the worst part?

People around you think you’re fine—or expect you to be.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re falling apart but couldn’t quite explain why, you’re not crazy. You’re grieving. And grief coaching can help you put one foot in front of the other without pretending you’re okay.

Grief Isn’t Just Sadness. It’s a Full-Body Shutdown.

One minute you’re making coffee, the next you’re crying because of a song. Or a smell. Or someone asking if you’re “doing better.” Grief is exhausting, disorienting, and lonely. It hits your body as much as your heart.

You may:

  • Zone out during conversations
  • Feel like your brain is on a delay
  • Struggle with basic decisions
  • Snap at people you love (and then beat yourself up for it)
  • Wonder why everything feels so hard

You’re not broken. This is grief. And it doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re human.

What Is Grief Coaching (and Why Haven’t You Heard of It Sooner)?

Grief coaching is a specific kind of life coaching focused on helping you function when you’re in the thick of loss. Not just emotionally—but practically. It’s forward-focused support that says, “You’re not okay. Let’s figure out what to do about that.”

Where therapy often focuses on why, coaching focuses on what now?

  • What do you need today?
  • What’s one thing you can do this week?
  • What’s getting in your way?
  • How can we create some space to breathe?

Life coaches who specialize in grief don’t try to fix you. We help you show up—messy, overwhelmed, still healing—and take small, doable steps forward.

How Coaching Helps You Rebuild When You Feel Like a Wreck

Most people won’t get it. They’ll try to help, but they’ll give you timelines, platitudes, or worse—silence. Grief coaching gives you:

  • A safe space to fall apart without judgment
  • Structure when your brain feels scrambled
  • Support from someone who doesn’t flinch at your pain
  • Permission to go slow, while still moving forward

You don’t have to bounce back. You just have to stay in motion.

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Virtual Coaching: You Don’t Even Have to Leave the Couch

The good news? Grief coaching is available online. You don’t have to put on real pants or pretend you’re fine. With virtual life coaching, you can cry, rant, laugh, and process—without leaving your home.

Whether you’re looking for a life coach online, grief coach, or just a real human to help you through it—online sessions make this support easy and accessible.

You’re Not Alone—Even If It Feels That Way

Grief isolates you. It makes you think no one sees the mess behind the smile. But the truth is—you’re not alone. And you don’t have to keep pretending you’re fine.

If you’re ready for real support—not fluff, not pity, not pressure—just grounded, honest help from someone who sees you?

Let’s work together.

At Destiny Unbound Coaching, I offer grief coaching, life coaching, and support that meets you where you are. No timeline. No judgment. Just one small step forward at a time.

Book a free consultation today and let’s get through this—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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