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about the grieving place subscribe sign in home notes dina s website dina s book support my work grief cafés about the grieving place is your safe space to process grief welcome to our refuge this is where we come together to explore topics that make others uncomfortable when we are bereaved we crave intimacy connection and community we yearn to have heartfelt conversations on what it means to live die and grieve when we do something shifts when we choose to stay in the conversation when we do not avert our gaze when we bear witness to each other s suffering we forge a connection that we feel in our bones we feel seen valued and appreciated in ways that are hard to describe we walk away feeling less scared overwhelmed frustrated lonely and isolated the grieving place talks about what others won t in this brave place you are invited to ask questions to learn from each other and to reflect on what it means to be human here we acknowledge the finite ness of our being ness in the eye of the storm this grief work keeps us centred it grows our capacity to have boundaries and be fully present for those who need us the people we love are better off because of the deep work we do paid subscribers receive thanatology thursday a weekly video or written post that helps normalize not pathologize what happens to us when life goes sideways grief practices many of my posts include a curated grief practice to help you better understand your grief only paid subscribers gain access to these helpful and healing rituals to expand your capacity to integrate your grief a space to connect a dedicated space for you to ask grief related questions grief café quarterly 75 minute facilitated gatherings that invites us to commune ask questions hold space and bear witness to each other gratitude my deepest appreciation for helping to support my work with 100 of my yearly subscription going to three of my favourite charities ottawa cancer foundation hospice care ottawa bridge c 14 bereaved families of ontario ottawa chapter and schoolbox subscribe free subscribers get access to my weekly thanatology thursday posts regardless of how you choose to engage please know how grateful i am that you have decided to connect with me and this growing ecosystem of heart centered people who want to talk openly and authentically about life losses with love and appreciation dina about me i m a grief doula hard earned i ve come to this space after suffering through a life altering loss what i ve learned about grieving the death of my younger sister tracy saved me becoming grief and loss literate has shaped who i have become because of the suffering i endured after her death not in spite of it does that resonate i hope so we need to understand what happens to us when life goes sideways we need grief and loss literacy to help us bear witness to human suffering we find so many ways to deny our death and it s the denial that is keeping us stuck i believe in advocating for what we believe in and living into our purpose i m a mother daughter sister spouse businesswoman humanitarian writer teacher grief doula certified thanatologist and professional leadership coach pcc icf i am really proud of having authored two books values in action igniting passion and purpose in sport organizations and grief unleashed moving from the hole in our hearts to whole hearted when i m not coaching clients or writing i m hanging out with my family i live near ottawa canada and love to hike workout practice yoga and meditate you can find me on instagram at grief unleashed or on facebook or linked in at griefunleashed my relationship with ai i ve written about griefbots and the many ways that ai is being used to support the bereaved i ve discovered that for the most part the bereaved can benefit from receiving support in multiple mediums including that offered by ai my preferred ai platform is claude from anthropic because it was trained on ethical frameworks which makes it a much better alternative to other forms of ai here s how i interact with ai i don t use ai generated images videos audio logos or art i research and write all my content myself informed by lived experience and as a as a student of thanatology i fact check information myself at times i engage with claude ai for brainstorming refinement of ideas and to review stories for flow and grammar i disabled ai bots from using my substack content as part of a training model to learn more about the tech platform that powers this publication visit substack com subscribe testimonials as individuals with unique life experiences of grief and loss came together dina worked her magic and created a safe and welcoming environment we shared listened and learned over the course of our day long journey i came out of this more informed relieved and understood dina is a masterful empathetic and caring human being it is clear when you take her workshops and courses that she knows this topic inside out which is comforting when taking on a subject that most people aren t comfortable talking about however after the workshop i felt i had better language to not only understand my own grief and loss but also to walk alongside others who are suffering from a loss thank you dina for sharing your gifts with us simply put dina has revolutionized my relationship with myself and with my sport this was a day of profound learning for which i am deeply grateful it offered a tender exploration of my own grief and losses it broadened my understanding of and ability to speak about loss and it provided new capacity in my way of witnessing and supporting my coaching clients that s a lot of value i felt skilfully and warmly guided by dina and held by her beautiful body of work having the language to make sense of the complexity of sport and life is a powerful tool dina has helped me to understand the mechanics of grief which has allowed me to process some of the negative moments that i ve experienced throughout my career in sport grief unleashed provided me the space to see the grief and loss fragments that my body had been gathering for a lifetime in its nooks and crannies ancestors family relationships professional life climate grief this space has allowed me to recognize that grief is the other side of love and that it is my responsibility to dive into the deep soul work required for a thriving life this for myself and in holding space for others who also aspire to it subscribe to the grieving place a brave space to reclaim a healthy relationship with grief and loss subscribe people 2026 dina bell laroche privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts