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In addition to working with clients, I write, speak, and show up in a few other places where I hope to reach people who might need support.
Here you will find my blog, where I write about grief, loss, and the messy, meaningful work of moving forward.
Everything lives in one place so it is easy to find. I hope something here meets you where you are.

When Grief Gets Stuck: Understanding Your Nervous System

When Grief Gets Stuck: Understanding Your Nervous System

Grief
When grief feels less like sadness and more like fight, flight, freeze, fawn, or collapse, your nervous system is doing exactly what it's built to do.
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Grief Lives in the Body: Why Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Already Knows

Grief Lives in the Body: Why Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Already Knows

Grief
Grief isn't only an emotional experience. It also lives in the body, showing up as fatigue, tension, and a nervous system on high alert.
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Meet Guide Dog Manolo: His Ninth Birthday Tribute

Meet Guide Dog Manolo: His Ninth Birthday Tribute

Mindfulness
A birthday tribute to guide dog Manolo, nine years of enthusiasm, floor inspections, and steady focus once the harness goes on.
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Joy Is a Skill: Living Fully While You Are Grieving

Joy Is a Skill: Living Fully While You Are Grieving

Grief
Grief and joy can coexist. Beth Gustin explores why joy is a skill you can practice again after loss, with lessons from her guide dog Manolo.
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Asking for Help Is Not Giving Up

Asking for Help Is Not Giving Up

Grief
Beth Gustin on why asking for help in grief is not weakness, and what guide dog partnership reveals about interdependence and courage.
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What My Guide Dog Taught Me About Trust in Therapy

What My Guide Dog Taught Me About Trust in Therapy

Grief
Beth Gustin reflects on how partnering with her guide dog mirrors trust in therapy, and why that trust matters most after a significant loss.
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When Grief Feels Like Quicksand (And Why You Are Not Actually Failing at Moving Forward)

When Grief Feels Like Quicksand (And Why You Are Not Actually Failing at Moving Forward)

Grief
Feeling stuck in grief is not a character flaw. It is evidence that something very specific is happening in your brain and nervous system, and understanding what that is tends to matter more than most people expect.
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The Exhausting Performance of Being Fine

The Exhausting Performance of Being Fine

Grief
If you are grieving while still functioning, your exhaustion is not ordinary tiredness. It is your body and nervous system responding to loss in ways most people do not expect.
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Videos & Podcasts

Co-hosted through Blind Abilities, Wellness Wednesday explores mental health topics twice a month. Listen for expert insights and real conversations.
Beth is joined by Robin Ennis DSW, LCSW.

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