I wrote this workbook because I kept meeting families who deserved better.
Better than the nurse who couldn't make eye contact after their baby died. Better than the friend who said "everything happens for a reason." Better than navigating the worst moment of their lives without someone trained to walk beside them through it.
As a labor and delivery nurse, I saw what happens when grief meets silence. I watched families leave the hospital with empty arms and a bag of pamphlets, but no one who knew how to hold space for the magnitude of their loss. I saw healthcare providers—good, caring people—struggle to find words, avoid the room, or offer comfort that landed like salt in a wound.
The problem wasn't lack of compassion. It was lack of training.
So I built the training I wished existed—one that treats bereavement support as a specialized skill requiring both clinical competence and profound emotional capacity. This workbook is for anyone who wants to do this work well: doulas seeking specialization, nurses wanting to expand their practice, social workers supporting grieving families, or anyone called to sit in the mud with people whose world has shattered.

Most grief training focuses on theory. This focuses on practice.
You'll find specific scripts for impossible conversations, detailed protocols for memory-making, clear boundaries between doula support and therapy, and honest discussions about the toll this work takes on caregivers. You'll learn medical terminology for life-limiting diagnoses because families deserve support from someone who understands what they're facing. You'll practice sitting with discomfort because that's the work.
This training recognizes that life begins at conception AND supports families across all decision paths without judgment. It acknowledges that some families will choose to say goodbye early, and they deserve the same compassionate presence as families who carry to term. Your role isn't to agree or disagree—it's to witness, support, and honor their grief.