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Schedule a 15 minute free phone consult.

Remote sessions only until further notice.

720-470-3513
contact2022@betherlander.com

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This just came through…sing it with me.⁠ ⁠ B

This just came through…sing it with me.⁠
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Based on this poem...⁠
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My barn having burned to the ground,⁠
I can now see the moon.⁠
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Not sure who wrote that but it was probably someone deep in their grief yet able to be grateful for both the bitter and the sweet.⁠
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The other night when the moon was full I was surprised to see it so clearly, shining so brightly, and then my grief rose up as I remembered that⁠
can see it fully now because my tree friend is gone.⁠
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The barns burnt down, I can see that moon.⁠
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Author is Mizuta Masahide a 17th century Japanese poet and samurai.…oh, so a fellow grief warrior.

It’s August, the dreaded month for me now. Every

It’s August, the dreaded month for me now. Every time it rolls around I start to feel anxious and more griefy than usual.

This year it will have been a decade since our life went upside down when my partner Michael crashed his mountain bike and became a quadriplegic.

If you also have a dreaded anniversary, may you take it slow, find more time that nourishes you.

I’ll be slowing down, get more nature time, more ritual and ceremony and more time for creative things like writing my memoir of this experience and I’ll also be meditating and be in deep prayer time too.

More tips coming on how to deal with grief anniversaries because they just simply suck!

PS this art calendar brought to you by @morningaltars ... thank you Day Schildkret for your art and your recent book “Hello, Goodbye” about rituals for loss and grief...which by the way, I’m in the book for how I used ritual to help me cope with this huge loss! Check it out.

#griefanniversary #dreadedday #griefjourney #dreadedfday #betherlandergrieffriend #griefsucks #getoutside #grief #griefsupport #livingwithquadriplegia #quadlife #griefcoach #memoir #writeyourgrief #creativegriefsupportpractitioner #creativegriefsupport #griefneedsbeauty

I wrote this song a while ago right before the con

I wrote this song a while ago right before the construction crew ripped out my tree friend to make a street. It's a song to say thank you and goodbye to the tree. ⁠
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I gave it water and sat with it and sang to it. ⁠
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And I cried. ⁠
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💦 l had held grief ritual with my friend Swati and the grief continues to move through me. ⁠
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💦 I have grief about the loss of the tree & our neighborhood structure as construction begins.⁠
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No more being able to dance in the streets casually. Our street was a quiet dead end, but no more after they open up the road. ⁠
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And of course this brings up all my grief as it is linked together..the grief from the pandemic and also the racial injustice and violence, etc..⁠
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💦 l am raw, open and will continue to sing this song. ⁠
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You're so beautiful and I'm so sad. 💦💦💦

Need some easy grief support? I’ve got 9 Tips fo

Need some easy grief support? I’ve got 9 Tips for Being with Grief plus a monthly newsletter to help you navigate the ongoing wild ride of grieving. ⁠
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Link in bio!⁠
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Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels

Hey therapists…do you feel like you need more su

Hey therapists…do you feel like you need more support after 2+ years of this pandemic situation?⁠
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Do you have more and more clients that are struggling with just daily survival and need more support in helping them?⁠
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Do you close your computer or your door and sigh after sessions and wonder how you can keep doing this? ⁠
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Well, I am right there with you. ⁠
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Our jobs are really hard right now as we continue to press through the collective grief.⁠
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I have created a group specifically for you—the ones that are holding us all together, to create a space for your grief to be witnessed and held while simultaneously learning how to be a better grief supporter.⁠
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It’s called Tending The Tenders: A Dual Grief Support Group for Therapists & Wellness Practitioners. ⁠
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It’s a 6-week gathering, Wednesdays at noon MST.⁠
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The next group starts on September 7.⁠
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Check out the link in my bio for full details!⁠
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And if you'd like more information before you decide, please reach out to me directly and set up a 15 minute consult:⁠
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720-470-3513⁠
contact2022@betherlander.com

May you find something today that helps restore yo

May you find something today that helps restore your sense of calm... like this gentle river did for me yesterday.

#deeppeace #thankyouriver #getoutside #griefandpraise #griefandbeauty #joydetective #betherandergrieffriend #griefcoach #griefsupport #thankyouwater #getoutside

Grief and beauty pause. Take a moment to find some

Grief and beauty pause. Take a moment to find something that’s beautiful near you and feel that. Then take a breath to honor and feel your personal grief and the collective grief right now. Many blessings to you!

#griefpause #griefandbeauty #gratitude #griefandgratitude #betherlandergrieffriend #griefsupport #griefjourney #griefcoach #justbreathe #deepbreath #getoutside #thankyouwater #thankyounature

Forever changed & forever grateful to have been wi

Forever changed & forever grateful to have been with this beautiful group of people back at the end of May.⁠
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I’m still deep in process of integrating what happened for me during this intensive process.⁠
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A deep bow of thanks to Myranda, @boundlesswarrior⁠
and @thesacredwaymysteryschool and all her guides and assistants who held space for us.⁠
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It's helping clarify the pivot I find myself in, which is to anchor more deeply into my ancestral roots, work with ancestral grief and continue to deepen my relationship to Spirit and all the elementals of Earth, Fire, Water, Mineral and Nature.⁠
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This process reminded me of how I felt after doing my first grief ritual with Dagara Elder Sobonfu Somé. It was as if my professional rug had been pulled out from under me and I was initiated into working in a different way.⁠
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So this process continues that journey for me, one of letting go of what no longer serves me and my clients and focusing on what truly matters.⁠
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If you are seeking a guide to give you the tools needed to navigate these challenging times, take the time and sign up for the next intensive weekend which is August 19-21, 2022.⁠
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And if you’re curious about it and would like to know more, DM me, I’d be happy to connect with you about this.⁠
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Myranda and her team of facilitators will help you discover your medicine in order to live your most authentic life and help you reconnect and remember your roots with the Mother of all-Earth.⁠
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Be prepared to be shaken up, woken up, and torn apart while also being deeply cared for, tended to and loved.⁠
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Have courage, be brave and show up to do this most needed work at this time on the planet.⚡️⁠
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#betherlandergrieffriend ⁠
#grievewellbewell ⁠
#creativegriefsupportpractitioner⁠
#sacredway #sacredwork #healingritual⁠
#griefspace #griefceremony ⁠
#honoringgrief ⁠
#griefritual #sacredceremony⁠
#healingrituals #sacredspaces⁠
#griefsupport⁠
#griefwork #understandinggrief⁠
#griefrituals #grievingprocess⁠
#griefjourney #trustyourjourney⁠
#grieving #ancestor #ancestralgrief #ancestorwork⁠
#ritualsl #grief #loss #sorrow⁠
#healingjourney

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