A space for motherless daughters to feel deeply understood, process their grief, and make peace
with their loss
The home your grief has
been looking for
The home your grief has been looking for
A space for motherless daughters to process their grief, feel deeply understood, and make peace with their loss
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How Mother Loss Shapes a Daughter (And What to Do With That Knowledge)
As Seen On CBS Sunday Morning
"Motherless Daughters: Coming Together", CBS News correspondent Faith Salie goes inside a retreat to meet the women whose lives have been changed by this community.
Maybe it happened decades ago when you were still a child.
Or perhaps the wound is still fresh, and you're just beginning to understand what her absence will mean.
No matter when or how it occurs, a mother’s death has a way of weaving throughout a daughter’s life… surfacing both at memorable milestones and in the midst of ordinary days.
And yet, for many daughters, grief isn’t all that follows. There’s also a particular kind of loneliness that's hard to name and harder to shake.
You've never quite found a space where your grief felt understood. Where people got it without you having to explain. Where your loss wasn't too sad. Or too complicated. Or too much.
And over time, it’s started to feel like what you’re carrying is more than grief. It’s also the silence around it.
The parts you kept to yourself so you could keep on going. The ache of continuing to miss your mom in a world that moved on long before you were ready.
There’s nothing wrong with you for feeling this way.
You’re not broken. You’re not grieving wrong.
You’re just a daughter who needs a place to be understood.
I’m glad you’re here.
No one prepares you for what it feels like to lose your mom.
No one prepares you for what it feels like to lose your mom…
Maybe it happened decades ago when you were still a child.
Or perhaps the wound is still fresh, and you're just beginning to understand what her absence will mean.
No matter when or how it occurs, a mother’s death has a way of weaving throughout a daughter’s life… surfacing both at memorable milestones and in the midst of ordinary days.
And yet, for many daughters, grief isn’t all that follows. There’s also a particular kind of aloneness that's hard to name and harder to shake.
You've never quite found a space where your grief felt understood. Where people got it without you having to explain. Where your loss wasn't too sad. Or too complicated. Or too much.
And over time, it’s started to feel like what you’re carrying is more than grief. It’s also the silence around it.
The parts you kept to yourself so you could keep on going. The ache of continuing to miss your mom in a world that moved on long before you were ready.
There’s nothing wrong with you for feeling this way.
You’re not broken. You’re not grieving wrong.
You’re just a daughter who needed a place to be understood.
I’m glad you’re here.
I know what it’s like to lose a mother,
because I’ve lived it too…
I know what it’s like
to lose a mother,
because I’ve lived it too…
I’m a certified grief and loss coach, a speaker, a storyteller, and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Motherless Daughters.
I lost my mother, Marcia, to breast cancer when I was just 17 years old.
In the years that followed, I searched for a book that could help me untangle the grief, confusion, and loneliness that came with learning to live without her. But I couldn’t find one.
So, eventually, I wrote the book I needed.
Motherless Daughters went on to become an international bestseller, with more than a million copies sold across 14 countries. It has since become a trusted companion for two generations of women navigating the loss of a mother.
I went on to write two more books about mother loss, and one about early parent loss, which kept me in the spotlight. But even while others viewed me as an expert, I was still very much a girl trying to figure out my own place in the world without a mom.
It wasn’t until my own daughters were almost grown that I felt ready to hold space for other women in a more personal way.
I became certified as a life coach so I could create the kind of spaces I had once longed for… places where motherless daughters could come together, share honestly, and feel deeply understood.
Today, I offer retreats, online support groups, courses, and one-to-one coaching for women navigating the lifelong impact of mother loss.
My work is about helping you feel less alone in your grief today, and more at peace with yourself and your past, as you move forward into the incredible future that’s out there waiting for you.
A grief and loss coach, speaker, storyteller, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Motherless Daughters.
I lost my mother, Marcia, to breast cancer when I was just 17 years old.
In the years that followed, I searched for a book that could help me untangle the grief, confusion, and loneliness that came with learning to live without her. But I couldn’t find one.
So, eventually, I wrote the book I needed.
Motherless Daughters went on to become an international bestseller, with more than a million copies sold across 17 countries. It has since become a trusted companion for two generations of women navigating the loss of a mother.
I went on to write two more books about mother loss, which thrust me into the spotlight. But even while others viewed me as an expert, I was still very much trying to figure out my place in the world
without a mom.
It wasn’t until my own daughters were almost grown that I felt ready to hold space for other women in a
more personal way.
I became certified as a life coach so I could create the kind of spaces I had once longed for… places where motherless daughters could come together, share honestly, and feel deeply understood.
Today, I offer retreats, resources, online support groups, and one-to-one coaching for women navigating the lifelong impact of mother loss.
My work is about helping you feel less alone in your grief today, and more at peace with yourself and your past, as you move forward into the incredible future that’s out there waiting for you.
AS SEEN ON:
Time alone doesn’t erase a daughter’s pain.
But with the right support, it becomes possible to carry your grief with more presence, more peace, and a lighter heart.
HERE’S HOW WE BEGIN
HERE’S HOW WE BEGIN
FIND YOUR SPACE
Whether you're newly grieving or decades out from your loss, you’ll find a place that holds you where you are right now.
SHOW UP AS YOU ARE
Come as you are — with your story, your memories, your silences, your questions. It’s all welcome here.
FIND YOUR SISTERS
Sit with women who understand your loss. . Hear stories that echo yours, feel more seen and heard than you've ever felt before.
Time alone doesn’t
erase the pain.
But with the right support, it becomes possible to carry your grief with more presence, more peace, and a lighter heart.
This can look like.…
Saying a mother's name out loud without feeling overwhelmed or flooded with emotions
Feeling proud of how far you’ve come, instead of questioning why it still hurts
Sharing your story and hearing a voice say, “Me too” – and realizing you’re not alone.
Feeling more warmth & joy than sadness when a memory of your mom resurfaces on a random Tuesday morning.
Finding sisters for life who know exactly what you’ve been through…
“Having felt alone for 40 plus years, finding this group of people allowed me to no longer be alone. I’ve been able to say things out loud that I've never said to anyone else because it is a safe place with love and understanding.”
— Jenni O.
On Participating in Motherless Daughters Circles
Women who step into this community don’t stop grieving. They just begin to experience grief differently.
WHAT’S POSSIBLE WHEN YOUR GRIEF FINALLY FINDS A HOME…
WHAT’S POSSIBLE WHEN YOUR GRIEF FINALLY
HAS A HOME…
Women who step into this community don’t stop grieving. They just begin to experience grief differently.
This can look like.…
Saying a mother's name out loud without feeling overwhelmed or flooded with emotions
Feeling proud of how far you’ve come, instead of questioning why it still hurts
Sharing your story and hearing a voice say, “Me too” – and realizing you’re not alone.
Feeling more warmth & joy than sadness when a memory of your mom resurfaces on a random Tuesday morning.
Finding sisters for life who know exactly what you’ve been through…
Give your grief a place to be seen, heard, and held. Each month, we gather for 3 LIVE calls where you can share your story and process your loss alongside other daughters who truly understand what it means to lose a mother and move through adulthood without her.
Guided by me and my team of compassionate co-facilitators, these calls are a safe space to bring whatever’s been coming up for you and begin releasing the weight you’ve been carrying alone… whether your loss was recent or many years ago.
In these 50-minute sessions, we’ll explore the story you’re living inside of or the one you’d like to write.
If you’re navigating mother loss, we’ll address how your past affects your present, help you work through what’s unresolved, and set intentions for the future you want to move toward.
If you’re a nonfiction writer, I’ll be there to guide you through the emotions, doubts, and challenges that come up as you bring your story to life.
This is an incredible opportunity to work 1:1 with one of the world’s leading experts on early mother loss. I take only a few new clients per month, so be sure so sign up soon!
Step away for an intimate healing weekend, where you’ll join a welcoming sisterhood of motherless daughters and walk away not just healed, but reborn into your own story.
Over four transformative days, you'll open up, connect deeply, and rediscover yourself on the other side of loss. You'll leave feeling at peace with your mom's grief, more grounded in who you are now, and clearer on how you
want to move forward.
There’s no single path or “right way” through grief. Whether you want to speak it out loud, move through it with community,
or sit with it quietly, I support you in processing it in your own, individual way.
There’s no single path or a “right way” through grief. Whether you want to speak it out loud, move through it with community, or sit with it quietly, I support you in processing it in your own way.
1-ON-1 COACHING FOR GRIEF, LOSS &
WRITING YOUR STORY
MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS CIRCLES
FIND THE KIND OF SUPPORT YOU NEED
✦ COACHING & CONSULTATION
MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS RETREATS
✦ IN-PERSON RETREATS
✦ COACHING & CONSULTATION
✦ IN-PERSON RETREATS
FIND THE TYPE OF SUPPORT THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU
There’s no single path or a “right way” through grief. Whether you want to speak it out loud, move through it with community, or sit with it quietly, I support you in processing it in your own way.
✦ WEEKLY ON-GOING SUPPORT
MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS CIRCLES
Step away for an intimate healing weekend, where you’ll join a welcoming sisterhood of motherless daughters and walk away not just healed, but reborn into your own story.
Over four transformative days, you'll open up, connect deeply, and rediscover yourself on the other side of loss. You'll leave feeling at peace with your mom's grief, more grounded in who you are now, and clearer on how you
want to move forward.
MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS RETREATS
1-ON-1 COACHING FOR GRIEF & LOSS CREATIVE WRITING
✦ IN-PERSON RETREATS
MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS RETREATS
Give your grief a place to be seen, heard, and held. Each month, we gather for 3 LIVE calls where you can share your story and process your loss alongside other daughters who truly understand what it means to lose a mother.
Guided by me and my team of compassionate co-facilitators, these calls are a safe space to bring whatever’s been coming up for you and begin releasing the weight you’ve been carrying alone… whether your loss was recent or many years ago.
✦ COACHING & CONSULTATION
1-ON-1 COACHING FOR GRIEF & LOSS CREATIVE WRITING
In these 50-minute sessions, we explore the story you’re living or the one you’d like to write.
If you’re navigating mother loss, we’ll address how your past is affecting your present, help you work through what’s unresolved, and set intentions for the future you want to move toward.
If you’re a nonfiction writer, I’ll be there to guide you through the emotions, doubts, and challenges that come up as you bring your story to life on the page.
Step away for an intimate healing weekend, where you’ll join a welcoming sisterhood of motherless daughters and walk away not just healed, but reborn into your own story.
Over four transformative days, you'll open up, connect deeply, and rediscover yourself on the other side of loss. You'll leave feeling at peace with your mom's grief, more grounded in who you are now, and clearer on how you want to move forward.
Give your grief a place to be seen, heard, and held. Each month, we gather for 3 LIVE calls where you can share your story and process your loss alongside other daughters who truly understand what it means to lose a mother.
Guided by me and my team of compassionate co-facilitators, these calls are a safe space to bring whatever’s been coming up for you and begin releasing the weight you’ve been carrying alone… whether your loss was recent or many years ago.
In these 50-minute sessions, we explore the story you’re living or the one you’d like to write.
If you’re navigating mother loss, we’ll address how your past is affecting your present, help you work through what’s unresolved, and set intentions for the future you want to move toward.
If you’re a nonfiction writer, I’ll be there to guide you through the emotions, doubts, and challenges that come up as you bring your story to life on the page.
Give your grief a place to be seen, heard, and held. Each month, we gather for 3 LIVE calls where you can share your story and process your loss alongside other daughters who truly understand what it means to lose a mother.
Guided by me and my team of compassionate co-facilitators, these calls are a safe space to bring whatever’s been coming up for you and begin releasing the weight you’ve been carrying alone… whether your loss was recent or many years ago.
BOOKS THAT HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN THROUGH THEIR GRIEF
BOOKS THAT HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN THROUGH THEIR GRIEF
Decades of research, lived experience, and raw honesty were poured onto pages that will meet you exactly where you are.
These books offer nuggets of insight, validation, and practical ways to help you process, integrate, and heal privately. Pick one up when you're ready, move through it at your own pace, and come back to it whenever you need a reminder that you’re not alone in this.
Decades of research, lived experience, and raw honesty were poured onto pages that will meet you exactly where you are.
These books offer nuggets of insight, validation, and practical ways to help you process, integrate, and heal privately. Pick one up when you're ready, move through it at your own pace, and come back to it whenever you need a reminder that you’re not alone in this.
