Kriss has a deep understanding of how we should engage in the grieving process. ~ Dr. Barbara Spring, Co-Founder of the Missoula Demonstration Project featured in the PBS special with Bill Moyers, On our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying

Dr. Kriss Kevorkian is a thanatologist—a practitioner and scholar often referred to as a ‘death doctor’ and ‘grief doctor’—specializing in biocentric approaches to grief and bereavement. Her work examines how experiences of grief extend beyond the human sphere to encompass ecosystems and other species. She originated the concepts of environmental grief and ecological grief, which established a new framework for understanding the emotional and psychological dimensions of ecological loss and have since become foundational in the field. In addition to this conceptual work, she advocates for the recognition of the inherent rights of Nature, including the Southern Resident Orcas.

Grief Support

If you are feeling overwhelmed with grief, like you’re all on your own, and you’re needing the world to stop for just a moment so you can catch up, I invite you to reach out to me. Grief is the natural reaction to loss, and it is unique to each and every person. Grief and loss are often the common denominators of what may impact our mental health and well-being. There is no one-size-fits-all help for grief. I offer grief support services, intuitively and compassionately, to people of all ages, backgrounds and challenges.

Grief is universal, but, despite that, we still may find it challenging to work through what we’re experiencing as we attempt to find the words for it all. Ideally, seeking grief support should be like asking for medical care, but we still have some mental health stigmas to overcome. Given that, I kindly invite you to contact me if you are struggling with grief from either the loss of a loved one, job, home, anyone or anything that you have had a relationship with. After all, it’s the relationships that we mourn and why grief support is often helpful. In a session, often by phone, you are provided with a safe space to share how you are feeling. This is a time when it’s all about YOU. If you’re struggling to navigate your way through on your own, please reach out to me because I can help illuminate your way by creating an energetically soothing space where you are safe. And for those working on behalf of our Divine Earth Mother and Father Sky, please feel free to reach out because it can truly be challenging to walk this path alone.

  Years ago, I created the term, Griefitude. It combines the grief we feel when we’ve lost a loved one with the gratitude for having known that loved one, and attitude for consciously acknowledging our grieving process. When a loved one dies, do you ever think about how amazing it was that you actually came together? With all the beautiful beings on our planet, how was it that you got to be with that one with whom you shared love, space and time? In the depths of grief, the anguish, pain and sorrow, one can’t help but also feel gratitude. While the grief is raw, the gratitude is intrinsic. Add a pinch of good attitude, which may be quite difficult to muster during grief, but remember that life must go on despite the grief. We owe it to those who have died to continue our lives while honoring theirs.

Grief + gratitude + attitude = Griefitude.