From Pain to Purpose

The cracks are where the gold goes.

Grief is not a problem to solve, and you are not broken. I walk beside you through loss and through the long road out of abuse, with courses, coaching and words you can carry at your own pace.

Find your grief course Healing after abuse

Tricia Todd, RN · Hospice nurse · Board-certified chaplain · Certified grief coach · Author · Speaker

You are not broken.

You are being mended. And what holds you together now may turn out to be the most beautiful part of you.

Why a mended heart

What broke you can still hold something beautiful.

I practice Kintsugi with my own hands. The break is never hidden, it is honored. That idea sits underneath every program here.

In grief

You were shattered. The gold is your survival.

After abuse

Someone else broke you. The gold is your reclaimed life.

Through setbacks

Hard seasons made you stronger. The gold is your wisdom.

Ways to begin

Start where you are. Go at your own pace.

Every course stands on its own. Nothing here asks you to be finished, fixed or over it.

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The Shape of Your Grief

A Course for Every Kind of Loss

A Foundation course plus 23 self-paced courses, each written to you, for the loss you are carrying.

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Be the Storm

Recovery after domestic abuse

Eight courses for women rebuilding a life of their own, each with its own workbook.

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Demons Around His Neck

Surviving the Torrents of Abuse

The book that names what happened, so the healing can begin. Written as TD Todd.

$14.99 paperback · $6.99 Kindle

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Grief Coach Certification

For those called to this work

Ten training modules, quizzes and a final exam for anyone who wants to walk with the grieving well.

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What kind of loss brought you here?

Choose what feels closest. There is no wrong answer, and you can always come back and choose again.

Step 1 · What feels closest to your loss?

Step 2 · Choose your course

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Demons Around His Neck

Surviving the Torrents of Abuse

For the woman who has not yet put a name to what is happening to her. This book names the problem. Be the Storm names the transformation.

By TD Todd · Foreword by Renee Trimble, MS, LPC, LCDC · Contributions by Ricky Valentine

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Paperback $14.99 · Kindle eBook $6.99

Grief is not a problem to solve. It is love, learning to carry on.

Meet Tricia

I don’t walk you out of grief. I walk beside you in it.

I’m Tricia Todd, a hospice nurse, board-certified chaplain and certified grief coach. I have sat at the bedside at the end of life and with the families who keep living after. There is no closure to rush toward. There is a way to carry it.

My Christian faith runs through all of my work, and there is room here for you whatever you believe.

Registered Nurse Board-Certified Chaplain Certified Grief Coach Author Speaker

Coaching

One-on-one coaching and grief circles

For grief of every kind, and for women rebuilding after domestic abuse. Gentle, private and at your pace, online wherever you live.

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Speaking

From Pain to Purpose

Keynotes and workshops on grief, end of life, faith and recovery from abuse, for churches, hospice and healthcare teams, conferences and women’s events.

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