At Thresholding, we believe grief is not something to "fix" or rush through. Grief is a sacred threshold, one that asks to be witnessed, honored, metabolized, and tended in relationship. That’s where Community and Circle come in…
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Our Grief Community Circle is a gentle, trauma-informed online space where participants gather to acknowledge personal and collective grief, reconnect with the body, and remember that healing does not happen in isolation.
In a culture that often asks us to move on quickly, we offer something different: a container that does not require you to perform wellness or resilience.
Death and dying, divorce, illness, caregiving, identity shifts, spiritual crisis, collective trauma. Grief comes in many forms, and rarely on a schedule.
Whatever you are carrying, you don't have to navigate it alone. Skilled, experienced facilitation harnesses the transformative energy of grief through grounded, compassionate community care.
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We are not meant to carry grief alone.
Questions about grief & this circle
All kinds. Grief can emerge through many doorways, many of them not recognized as "real" loss by the culture around us.
If grief is moving in you, fresh or decades old, you are welcome here.
No. This is a carefully facilitated peer-support and community grief space, not group therapy or a clinical treatment setting. Participants engage at their own comfort level; sharing is invitational, and the right to pass is always honored.
Trauma-informed means we design the container with pacing, consent, agreements, and facilitation to support nervous-system safety rather than overwhelm. Somatic means body-based: we make room for what grief feels like in the body, not only what it sounds like in words.
What to expect in a session
Each gathering follows a gentle, intentional arc. A session may include:
Participants are invited, never required, to explore questions like:
No. Listening is its own offering. The right to pass is always honored, and many participants find that being present to others' grief is profoundly meaningful in itself.
The power of community witnessing
Grief often softens when witnessed with care. In sharing honestly and listening deeply, many participants experience:
Yes. Many of us are grieving not only personal losses, but the changing world itself: old identities, systems, assumptions, and ways of being that no longer fit. There is wisdom in tending this together.
“Together they anchored a grounded, spacious container for our individual and collective grief tending.” — grief circle participant
Certified professional coach, registered nurse, and David Kessler Certified Grief Educator with deep experience supporting individuals and communities through grief, transition, and healing.
Certified Presence-Based somatic coach, facilitator, and End of Life Doula. Her work centers trauma-informed care, embodiment, grief tending, and compassionate community practice.
Leadership coach and trainer of faculty at the Co-Active Training Institute. His work supports brave people at the intersection of leadership, coaching, and emotional healing.
"Leigh Ann creates a space that feels safe. She sets you at ease immediately. When the meeting is over, I feel heard, supported, and my mood is elevated."
Jess — End of Life Doula & Grief Professional"During our loved one's final days, Leigh Ann's skillfulness created a container of assurance and calm proving invaluable to our entire family."
Ella H. — Family Care Team Member"My work with Leigh Ann has been invaluable! The only space where I've connected spiritually, relationally, somatically, emotionally, and professionally all in the same session."
Shantell — Mental Health Therapist"Leigh Ann was a very calming presence not only for our dying family member but also for our family care team. She was a great source of comfort."
Bill — Estate Executor & Family Care Team Member"I left the session with clarity on next steps and feeling much more confident about my own abilities to support my family during challenging end of life processes."
Judy"LA cares deeply for those who attend her circles. She creates a space where people feel safe and heard and is willing to do all the work to ensure participants maximize their experience."
Jenne"I found the clarity I needed with just one session. I was able to slow down, dig into the different pieces of my life and career, and identify the next steps in my journey."
Jenn"Leigh Ann creates a space that feels safe. She sets you at ease immediately. When the meeting is over, I feel heard, supported, and my mood is elevated."
Jess — End of Life Doula & Grief Professional"During our loved one's final days, Leigh Ann's skillfulness created a container of assurance and calm proving invaluable to our entire family."
Ella H. — Family Care Team Member"My work with Leigh Ann has been invaluable! The only space where I've connected spiritually, relationally, somatically, emotionally, and professionally all in the same session."
Shantell — Mental Health Therapist"Leigh Ann was a very calming presence not only for our dying family member but also for our family care team. She was a great source of comfort."
Bill — Estate Executor & Family Care Team Member"I left the session with clarity on next steps and feeling much more confident about my own abilities to support my family during challenging end of life processes."
Judy"LA cares deeply for those who attend her circles. She creates a space where people feel safe and heard and is willing to do all the work to ensure participants maximize their experience."
Jenne"I found the clarity I needed with just one session. I was able to slow down, dig into the different pieces of my life and career, and identify the next steps in my journey."
JennYou are not meant to carry grief alone. Whether your grief is fresh or decades old, personal or collective, loud or quiet. You are welcome here.
Come as you are. Bring your tenderness, exhaustion, questions, memories, anger, numbness, longing, or love.
