Companioning Life’s Unchosen Chapters
A calm, steady space for
the hard parts of life
Illness, dying, caregiving, grief, burnout, and the quiet ruptures no one prepares you for.
Not therapy. Not a program. Just a person who stays.
Maybe you already know this is for you
You tell yourself you just need to be quieter. More over it. Stronger. More organized. To get it together, because everyone else seems to have. But no one has helped you hold your truth.
You don't have to be falling apart, though I won't turn you away if you are.
You don't have to be in crisis, though I won't flinch if you're in the thick of it.
You can simply be tired. Tired in your bones. Tired of holding it all. Tired of pretending to be okay.
For those who say things like…
"I'm just trying to get through the day."
"Everything changed, and I don't know what to do now."
"I don't want advice. I just need a break."
"I'm not in danger. I'm just not okay."
"I don't need therapy. I just need someone to talk to who gets it."
“I don’t want to do this alone”
You don’t come here because you are weak. You’re not.
You come because someone can actually hold it with you.
If any of that sounds like you, you’re in the right place.
If none of that sounds like you, that's completely okay.
This isn't for everyone, and it doesn't need to be.
What it’s like here
It's quiet. You don't have to talk if you don't want to.
Nothing gets pushed, pried open, or analyzed. I don't give advice unless you ask for it. I don't try to make things "better."
You can cry, swear, sit in silence, or just breathe. You can show up messy, tired, angry, numb, or unsure.
I stay with you. That's it.
What this actually is…
It's grief. It's love. It's healing so you don't bleed on the people you love.
I know what it's like to be told you should be grateful when you're angry. To be told to stay ‘positive’ when you need to talk about what scares you. To end up carrying the hardest things alone.
So this is somewhere to say the things no one wants you to say.
To sit with someone who won’t flinch. Who will take a deep breath, soften, and make room for you to share more, if you want to.
And if you cry, or catch yourself apologizing, I'll tell you what I tell everyone: tears are always welcome. You have nothing to apologize for. Thank you for sharing that with me.
I hope you leave feeling heard. That for a little while, there was peace here, and love, and a place where you could finally unfurl.
from $40 / visit
Presence and conversation. One visit or an ongoing weekly or biweekly relationship.
from $70 / visit
Space to grieve in your own way, before or after a loss. No timeline, no "stages" to move through on schedule.
$88 / Session
A quiet, grounding session. Often the gentlest first step if you're not sure what you need yet.
packages from $300
Planning and presence through illness or approaching death, including support for families navigating MAiD.
Not sure where to start? That’s what Coffee On Me is for. Let’s Chat
The Dome
Tucked in the trees on private property. Five minutes east of Sherwood Park.
Built by hand, meant to be sat in, not rushed through.
My father believed in this space before it existed. He was the one who told me to build it and made sure I finally could. It's as much his as it is mine.
Coffee On Me
A free, 30-minute, no-pitch conversation. Meet me, ask anything, and see if this feels right. If it's not a fit, you'll leave knowing that, and that's a perfectly good outcome too.