After a loss

In the first weeks, the world shows up.

Cards. Casseroles. People in your kitchen. And then things go a little quiet, right as the envelopes start to pile up and the accounts need closing and you’re supposed to know what to do next.

Your situation is unique, so no one can hand you a map. But I can walk alongside you as grief and paperwork arrive together, both asking for your attention at the same time.

Support for where you are.

Some days you need a plan. Other days, you need a calm, steady person who will listen to the whole story without trying to fix anything. In times of loss and grief, you may feel scattered, overwhelmed, short on time, or simply unable to think clearly. You don’t have to have it all figured out before you reach out.

I’m trained in compassionate bereavement care and am here to help with both the human and practical sides of what you’re carrying - from the decisions, tasks and logistics that need to happen to the feelings, questions and uncertainty that come with them. I’ll help you find what’s needed, support what fits your family and your values, and make a plan for what comes next, so you can stay present with the people you love without having to carry everything alone.

Where are you right now?

After-Loss Next Steps Session

When someone has died and you have no idea what you’re supposed to do next.

Maybe the funeral is over and everyone has gone home. Or maybe the death was yesterday, and you’re staring at a phone, a wallet, a pile of paperwork and a list of people who need something from you.

This time is yours. Bring whatever you’ve got. You can vent, yell, cry, tell me the whole story or none of it, and you don’t need to edit yourself here. We can either drink tea and sit quietly or start organizing and tackling the to-do list. And if having a plan would help you feel a little more in control, I can help with that too. Whatever you need is welcome.

  • One 90-minute private session, in person on PEI or by Zoom
  • Your pace, your agenda: talk, sit quietly, ask questions, or work through the to-do list, whichever helps
  • Emailed afterward: your personalized After-Loss Next Steps Plan, plus resources, guides and templates matched to your situation

Executor Rescue

You agreed to be executor. Nobody mentioned you’d have to figure out what that means.

Being named executor can sound like an honour until someone dies. Then there are documents, deadlines, accounts, property, passwords, professionals, and a surprising number of people asking if you’ve dealt with it yet. And you’re probably grieving too.

We start with the estate as it actually is. Executor Rescue helps you see the job clearly. This package is more practical, but we’ll still go at your pace.

Depending on the estate, we might work through the information you’ve been left with, your immediate responsibilities, organizing the paperwork, digital accounts, property and belongings, and what can wait, so everything doesn’t feel urgent at once.

  • Two 90-minute private sessions, in person on PEI or by Zoom
  • Session one: we map out the estate together, so we know what you’re working with and what’s still missing
  • Emailed after session one: your Executor Roadmap, with priorities, missing information and questions for the professionals
  • Session two: we work through and update the Roadmap together: what’s done, what’s stuck, what’s next, and how I can help
  • Email support between sessions, and for seven days after your second session

Payment plans available.

After-Loss Home & Belongings Support

At some point, someone has to go through the home.

The paperwork is one thing. Then you open the closets. Clothes. Photographs. Christmas decorations. Important papers mixed in with things that aren’t important at all. Furniture nobody has claimed. Things that probably aren’t valuable but feel impossible to throw away.

Some of the things are just things. Some of them are the person. I know the difference matters, so we go slowly where it counts. I don’t remove any belongings myself. We go wherever you need me most, whether that’s a single room, the whole home, or just deciding where to begin.

We might work through what needs dealing with now versus what can stay exactly where it is, sentimental and valuable items, donation and disposal, outside services you may need, and the family decisions that should happen before something leaves the home.

  • Three 90-minute private sessions, in the home on PEI or by Zoom
  • We go wherever you need me: sorting, deciding, or just keeping you company while you face a room
  • A sorting system built for your home, and a plan for the sentimental things worth keeping
  • Afterward: your Home & Belongings Plan, so you know what’s left and how to finish it
  • Email support between sessions

Payment plans available.

Beyond Support

One person who knows the whole story, for everything that happens next.

Sometimes a list is enough. And sometimes, a few weeks later, you look around and realize you’ve become responsible for an entire life. The executor tasks. The paperwork. The phone. The house. The accounts. The people who need answers. And your own grief running underneath all of it.

Your lawyer knows the legal piece. Your accountant knows the tax piece. The funeral home handled its part, the bank knows its own, and family members each know a little. In Beyond Support, I get to know all of it, and I get to know you. We start with the whole picture and make a plan, and then I stay with you while you move through it. Some sessions will be about paperwork and decisions. Some will be about the person you lost: telling their story, making sense of what this loss means to you, deciding how you want to remember them. We go wherever you need me.

We might track executor tasks and paperwork, plan for the home and belongings, and prepare for meetings with your professionals or hard family conversations. We’ll also make room for the person you lost: exploring legacy project ideas, planning rituals for milestones and remembrance, and making sure the stories worth keeping don’t slip away. If it feels right, I can offer Reiki for comfort and rest.

  • Six 90-minute private sessions, to use over up to six months
  • One person who knows the whole story, so you never explain it from the beginning again
  • A personalized Beyond Plan, covering the estate, the home, the family and how you want to honour the person you lost
  • Legacy project ideas, rituals for milestones and remembrance, and making sure the stories worth keeping don’t slip away
  • Email and text support the entire time we’re working together

Payment plans available.

These sessions combine empathetic listening, guiding, companioning, organizing, decision-making and practical support. Each package is built with enough structure to lighten the load of deciding what might help most, and enough flexibility to follow you, not a script. Don’t see what you’re looking for here? Schedule a free 30-minute Zoom conversation with me using the button below. I do not provide legal, financial, therapeutic or medical advice, and I’m not a licensed funeral director; I’ll help you get ready for those conversations and flag when it’s time to bring in your lawyer, accountant or other professional. Prices are in Canadian dollars and are subject to HST. Sessions are available in person or over Zoom on Prince Edward Island, or by Zoom across Canada and the United States.

If someone has just died, I’m so sorry for your loss. Please text or call me at 902.213.8526, email trish@fare-wellco.ca, or book a Zoom conversation below, whichever feels easiest for you. When it’s this urgent, I make it a priority to get back to you as soon as possible, usually within a few hours.

You don’t need to have anything figured out, and you won’t be asked to purchase or commit to anything. We’ll spend thirty minutes together at no cost, focusing entirely on whatever’s right in front of you and what might help.

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Here are a few things you might find supportive: Beside You, a free downloadable and printable writing companion, Tributes & Keepsakes, and the Fare-Well Co. Care platform.