Consulting Betwixt
Standing at the Threshold of Change
Are you going through a period of major change in your career, family or health?
You are standing in the threshold of change.
What was is gone and what will come may not be clear. Magic can happen in this space between.
Change is inevitable, but we are not guaranteed to navigate those changes with grace. Our "go it alone" or "power through" approaches are failing us. Big transitions require the support of trusted confidants, connections with community and a bond with the more-than-human world to ensure we can ride out the storm together. We need those connections to move through a period of change with an open heart and curious mind.
My name is Dana and I partner with people who are betwixt what was and what will be and help them thrive in that space between. I work with people as a transition coach, grief partner, and end-of-life doula. As a death and grief educator, I facilitate learning to help people prepare themselves to support others who are dying, face their own mortality and tend to their grief.
PLEASE NOTE: As of May 2023, I am not able to take on new clients for the time being. I will update this site when my schedule allows. If you are seeking grief supports you can find providers here, you can find end-of-life doulas here and here. For professional and transition coaching, I highly recommend Elizabeth Watkins Price.
Working with dana
Working together, we can:
- realign your life with your values;
- use this period of change to reshape your life in ways that make you feel more joyful, proud and fulfilled;
- explore your past, your power, and your relationship with change, fear and loss;
- hold a supportive space for your grief when we are asked to "move on" too soon;
- foster connections with yourself, your community and beyond; and
- reflect on your mortality to live a more vibrant, meaningful life with the time you have left, whether days or decades.
Along the way, you will build your capacity to navigate any life transition.
If you are ready to grow your web of support through a period of change, connect with me to discuss your options.
Working in the Community: In addition to partnering with individuals, I hold circles, give talks and lead workshops about navigating change with grace, giving space to grief, facing death to live fully, and other topics. Reach out with questions about how we might partner together.
My Commitment to You
We will explore how to broaden your web of connections to help you along this path you are on. We will be honest about the systems and conditions that surround you and impact the options you have and find ways to help you move toward your vision for what comes next.
I am committed to equity and inclusion and I shape my work to support your needs and honor your experiences. I am LGBTQ+ affirming, engaged in anti-racist efforts, and committed to ongoing learning and action to dismantle systems of oppression. I strive to create experiences that are accessible for disabled folks. I know I can always do better and will respond proactively to guidance when I fall short of my convictions.
Thriving in the space between
A Note on Thriving
My work with people through periods of change, including with people who are dying, is informed by a belief that we can all thrive in this space between what was and what will be.
Sometimes, though, words like "thrive" are perceived as a requirement that you be happy, hopeful and upbeat through an entire change process or that you can never admit to being scared, confused, frustrated or overwhelmed. That's not the case with me.
What I mean by thriving is the process of staying present, as much as we can, to what is happening within the change. It means we don't shut down or rush through or short circuit the process and we attend to what is wonderful and what is terrible about a change.