Supporting Clients Through Grief and Loss

supporting coaching clients through grief and loss

At some point, we all face loss--which means that at some point, you'll have coaching clients who are facing grief and loss. Because grief and loss experiences can vary so significantly from person to person, it's important that life coaches understand the terrain that their clients are walking through and best practices to help clients navigate grief and loss while the coach maintains an ethical stance within the scope of coaching.

That's exactly what we're getting into in today's episode--with a personal lens, as I (host Kate Swoboda) am navigating the recent loss of my father and experiencing this from both sides.

What are the "weird" things about grief that come up? How can life coaches best support clients through grieving without pathologizing it? Let's dig in.

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