What grief means to me, where I’m coming from in my work and in the things I say and write. I talk about what the word “grief” means, and then I write about what it means to me and my grief work.

Things I miss about my dad. And things I don’t.

How Listening to Grief started offering grief walks and other workshops.

I cry in my dreams more than I cry in real life.

A post to thank all the friends I’ve made in West Seattle.

The grief books that guided and supported me in my grief. Purchase Tamara’s top ten grief books on Bookshop.org and Tamara gets a small commission.

Tamara shares how the Heart Tending Grief & Yoga Workshop hosted by Tamara of Listening to Grief and yoga instructor Daisha Nilsen came to be and what happens at the workshop.

Take a poll to help Listening to Grief choose a grief topic for future resources.

What does “listening to grief” mean? How do you listen to grief?

A story about internal compasses steering us in the wrong direction.

Two years ago, I had an idea to create a Grief Walk for National Grief Awareness Day along with the one-on-one grief coaching already on offer. From there, Listening to Grief expanded to include peer support groups, Heart Tending Grief & Yoga workshops, and grief circles for all kinds of grief. More programs are on the way.

What makes me unique?

I am a folklorist. 

I am also a griever.

I am infinitely curious about what makes a person who they are, and I love hearing stories about people.

New Monthly (Any Grief) Grief Circle starting Sunday, February 23rd.

I was interviewed for an article in the Seattle Times about grief around the holidays.

Listening to Grief’s Post-Election Grief Walk was covered in the renowned, local news source, the West Seattle Blog.