Offerings.
It’s so lovely to have you here. Speaking of love, there are a lot of small things I love: hot tea, old art, rosehip jam, beeswax candles, thrifting, movie nights with my family, the Enneagram (I’m a 4w3), the smell of my kid’s hair, hand holding, good music.
I also really love facilitating grief circles and being with others in the deep blue parts of ourselves. It feels very warm, authentic and comforting to me.
Grief is an integral part of the human experience—a journey that, while challenging and painful, offers us a pathway to transformation and personal insight. I use a heart-centered, non-therapeutic approach to navigating grief.
I offer group grief circles and one to one mentorships. You’ll find those below. You can find more about me here.
grief circles.
Mama Grief Circles
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Grief can be a potent path back to life. The group journey offers a safe place where pain and loss can be welcomed and witnessed. The loss of a child is a deeply painful and transformative experience. Everything is impacted, from our sense of security, our spiritual, physical and mental health, our expectations of faith and hope, our outlook on the world and our creativity.
I work with tried and tested group practices that combine ancient wisdom with modern ethics.
When we learn to be creatively present with our grief, it takes great courage. However sharing in a group container, allows us to soften toward each other, reminding us we aren’t alone. It is sacred soul work.
In this facilitated Zoom circle, the guidelines in place allow for some sharing, but not an excess of input from others. This container with Michaela allows us to explore this territory of mama grief in communion with others, with an eye on time, details and the nuances that come with grief groups.
As mothers of children who have died, finding community around the world is a necessary and healing balm.
Facilitated by Michaela Evanow.
Maximum 10 participants.
2 hours depending on number of participants
Currently, theses are offered online through Zoom.
Please sign up for updates on upcoming grief circles or email me to be placed on the waitlist.
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Price is for each circle. Payment on a sliding scale, suggested $20-40 CDN per session.
Shorter sessions occur once the group is established.
Grief Circles
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Grief can be a potent path back to life. The group journey offers a safe and brave place where pain and loss can be welcomed and witnessed.
All forms of grief are welcome.
I work with tried and tested group practices that combine ancient wisdom with modern ethics.
When we learn to be creatively present with our grief, it takes courage. However, sharing in a group container allows us to soften toward each other, reminding us we aren’t alone. It is sacred soul work. Tender Realm is a facilitated container which allows us to explore this territory in communion with others.
This is a brave space to tend your grief as you would a child or garden plot. We will get down on our knees in the dirt and see what comes up for each of us. With intention, creativity, tenderness and authenticity. We come alongside each other, embracing our shared humanity.
Facilitated by Michaela Evanow.
Maximum 10 participants.
All shades of grief welcome.
2-3 hours depending on participants
Currently, theses are offered online through Zoom.
Please email me if you would like to be added to the waitlist for the next grief circle.
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Sliding scale, suggested $30-50CDN
one to one work.
Bereaved Parent Mentorship 1:1
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In this container, Michaela will bring her knowledge of grief tending alongside her own lived experience of losing a child.
Together we will explore your grief, holding it with intention and gentleness. This is a brave, soft space for offering your grief a sacred landing with a fellow bereaved parent. Over our time together we will gather resources from our connection, stories, meaningful rituals and our senses. We will stir your grief and find ways of soothing and acceptance, so we can gently reach the lonely, tired or anxious parts that may be living within you after this specific type of grief and loss.
This may feel like a good fit if you are ready to:
Share your story with a loving witness who has had a relatable life experience.
Befriend your grief as a companion.
Address the feelings of aloneness, stickiness or fear surrounding your grief.
Move toward accepting how grief has changed you in mind, body and spirit.
Attend to how life transitions like moving, health changes, other children being born or leaving home is changing relationship between you and your child.
You won’t receive a psychological framework for your grief process or a specific set of tools and techniques to get past your grief in this container.
What you’ll receive:
60 minute Zoom calls as needed.
Writing exercises to ground you and stir your grief
Embodied and creative exercises to soothe your grief
Very intentional and caring companionship to drop in to what is arising for you.60 minute Zoom call, as needed.
Connection with someone who understands the nuances of child loss and personalized support
Personalized writing prompts, music and movement practices.
PRICING: Sliding scale of $75 - $145 CDN per 60 minute session.
AS NEEDED calls can be booked at any time.
To schedule the free 20 minute intake call please do that here.
If finances are limiting, or you feel you need less or more support, please reach out so we can come up with a plan to make it accessible.
Please note: I’m not a mental health professional.
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In this container, Michaela will bring her knowledge of grief tending alongside her own lived experience of losing a child.
Together we will explore your grief, holding it with intention and gentleness. This is a brave, soft space for offering your grief a sacred landing with a fellow bereaved parent. Over our time together we will gather resources from our connection, stories, meaningful rituals and our senses. We will stir your grief and find ways of soothing and acceptance, so we can gently reach the lonely, tired or anxious parts that may be living within you after this specific type of grief and loss.
This may feel like a good fit if you are ready to:
Share your story with a loving witness who has had a relatable life experience.
Befriend your grief as a companion.
Address the feelings of aloneness, stickiness or fear surrounding your grief.
Move toward accepting how grief has changed you in mind, body and spirit.
Attend to how life transitions like moving, health changes, other children being born or leaving home is changing relationship between you and your child.
You won’t receive a psychological framework for your grief process or a specific set of tools and techniques to get past your grief in this container.
What you’ll receive:
3 MONTH or 6 MONTH CONTAINER
6 × 60 minute Zoom calls or 12 x 60 minute Zoom calls
What’s App, Voxer or Marco Polo support during the week.
Connection with someone who understands the nuances of child loss and personalized support
Personalized writing prompts and ‘coming home’ work.
PRICING: 3 or 6 month container: $1000 CDN (3 months) or $1800 CDN (6 months)
To schedule the free 20 minute intake call please do that here.
If finances are limiting, or you feel you need less or more support, please reach out so we can come up with a plan to make it accessible.
Please note: I’m not a mental health professional.
Grief Companionship 1:1
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In this container, Michaela will come alongside you wherever you may be in your grief journey. All types of grief are welcome. That may include divorce, miscarriage, loss of health, job, spiritual foundation, community, maternal grief in our current climate, caring for a medically fragile child or adult.
Who would benefit from a grief companion?
Anyone who is currently experiencing acute grief, or who has experienced grief. There is no right way or timeline for welcoming grief.
Although living with grief and learning to be with it is not a linear process, or one we can wish away, many of us have not had the rich experience of intentionally tending our grief in community.
All are welcome.
This may feel like a good fit if you are ready to:
Share your story with a neutral and loving witness.
Befriend your grief as a companion.
Address the feelings of aloneness, stickiness or fear surrounding your grief.
Move toward accepting how grief has changed you in mind, body and spirit.
You won’t receive a psychological framework for your grief process or a specific set of tools and techniques to get past your grief in this container.
What you’ll receive in the bundle:
As needed 60 minute Zoom call.
Connection and personalized support.
Writing prompts and ‘coming home’ work.
Sliding scale of $75-$145 CDN for 60 minute session with one email followup.
To schedule the free 20 minute intake call, please do that here.
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In this container, Michaela will come alongside you wherever you may be in your grief journey. All types of grief are welcome. That may include divorce, miscarriage, loss of health, job, spiritual foundation, community, maternal grief in our current climate, caring for a medically fragile child or adult.
Who would benefit from a grief companion?
Anyone who is currently experiencing acute grief, or who has experienced grief. There is no right way or timeline for welcoming grief.
Although living with grief and learning to be with it is not a linear process, or one we can wish away, many of us have not had the rich experience of intentionally tending our grief in community.
All are welcome.
This may feel like a good fit if you are ready to:
Share your story with a neutral and loving witness.
Befriend your grief as a companion.
Address the feelings of aloneness, stickiness or fear surrounding your grief.
Move toward accepting how grief has changed you in mind, body and spirit.
You won’t receive a psychological framework for your grief process or a specific set of tools and techniques to get past your grief in this container.
What you’ll receive in the bundle:
5 × 60 minute Zoom calls
What’s App, Voxer or Marco Polo support during the week.
Connection and personalized support.
Writing prompts and ‘coming home’ work.
3 Month Container: $800
To schedule the free 20 minute intake call, please do that here.
Caregiver Companionship 1:1
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As parent’s of children with complex disabilities or life limiting illnesses, we may not have the time and luxury to pursue in depth healing. The thought of making another appointment or leaving the house may be overwhelming. This online companionship will tend to parents who are caring for medically, fragile children. Witnessing your child’s pain is crushing. Despair may be a companion with you on this journey. And yet, the household may have other needs, and the busyness takes up much of our time. In my own live experience as a caregiver for my child, I needed and craved community where I would feel less alone. I simply didn’t know where to find circles or mentorship with others who knew this specific shade of grief. Sometimes we are not given the permission to grieve, and we have to “be strong.” This can lead to PTSD, dysregulation, compounded grief, anxiety and depression. What becomes normalized for us is often shocking for others: regular hospital visits, PICU admissions, exhaustion of advocating, lack of support, financial strain, issues in education, loss of family or friends who cannot be physically or mentally present in our world. Sometimes people leave us in our grief because it triggers their own fears.
The container will tend to the soft and vulnerable heart of a parent who cares for their child in such a unique way
Whether your child has a life limiting illness and prognosis or a disability that affects their lives every day, all are welcome here. There is no hierarchy of pain or comparison in this circle. We are tending to the emotions that we may not have had permission to accept. The grief of receiving a diagnosis. The despair at seeing our child suffer. The loneliness of caring for a sick or disabled child. The fear of the unknown. The agony of accepting palliative care.
Advocating, having faith, caring for others in the family may all be necessary things, but perhaps leave you feeling exhausted, depleted, and lonely at the end of the long day. How to befriend the grief when your child is right in front of you? And perhaps your other children need you?
There is good medicine in being with others. You are not alone.
What you’ll receive:
-60 minute Zoom calls as needed.
-Writing exercises to ground you and stir your grief
-Embodied and creative exercises to soothe your grief
-Very intentional and caring companionship to drop in to what is arising for you.
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This is an as needed mentorship for parents of medically fragile children, elderly parents, single parents or any caregiver who is experiencing living loss and grief due to lack of support, health changes, or overwhelm.
Sliding scale of $75-145 CDN per 60 minute Zoom or phone call.
To schedule the free 20 minute intake call please do that here.
Memorial or Transition Session
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This is a specific container for tending to the grief that may arise around a death anniversary, birthday or other notable date or after a life shifting event such as a divorce finalizing, a child leaving home, a job ending or a move.
What you’ll receive:
1 × 45 minute call to discuss the approaching date and stories around it.
1× 90 minute Zoom meeting, including rituals for remembrance and closing, as well as storytelling and witness.
Tailored writing excersises and music for stirring and soothing memory, meditation or movement.
Very intentional and caring space to drop into what has passed and what’s next.
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$250 CDN for this package.
If finances are an issue, please reach out via email. I’m happy to discuss other options.
“I can think of nobody more well-equipped and generous in gifts than Michaela to safely lead this experience. In short, you are watching someone use their inherent spirit and self-ness to do what they were born to do.”
-Kate Suddes
But what is grief tending or grief mentorship, really?
The quick version: The grief tending container is different than friendship in that it has clear boundaries and clear capacity. My experiences do not override yours. You don’t need to protect me. It’s different than counselling in that it’s not entirely neutral. There is relational intimacy here, that many long for in their grief. My lived experience informs how I interact with you and your grief.
Interested in 1:1 work?
