I support individuals, families, and communities through inner child work, grief processing, and life transitions.
My work centers children, neurodivergent folks, disabled folks, and people navigating chronic illness.
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One-on-One Sessions
In our sessions, we’ll work together to build tools for emotional regulation, healing old patterns, and finding steadiness through change.
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Death Doula Support
As a Death Doula, I provide emotional, practical, and spiritual support during end-of-life transitions. I help individuals and families navigate this time with clarity, tenderness, and presence. Sliding scale/trade considered.
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Empathy Foods
Empathy Foods is a trauma-informed approach to nourishment. Together, we explore emotional patterns around food and create realistic, compassionate meal plans based on your lived experience and resources.
Credentials
My work is rooted in extensive training in education, crisis intervention, grief and end-of-life care, Ayurvedic principles, and emotional regulation—and shaped equally by my own lived experience with chronic illness and healing.
Professional & Academic Training
BA, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Waldorf Education Degree, BACWTT, San Rafael, CA
Crisis De-Escalation & Mindset Training, Arbinger Institute, Emmett, ID
Foundational Training in Ayurvedic Medicine, Dhayna Center, Sebastopol, CA
Grief & End of Life Care Training, A Sacred Passing, Seattle, WA
Experience
20+ years working in education, crisis intervention, emotional regulation support
Lifelong lived experience navigating chronic health conditions
Hi I’m Ryan (they/them)
I’ve spent over two decades supporting individuals and communities through grief, transition, and inner healing. My approach is relational and intuitive, shaped by my years in education, crisis response, emotional regulation work, and my own lived experience navigating chronic illness.
I work with children, neurodivergent and disabled folks, and anyone carrying grief that feels overwhelming or long held. I support people through breakups, identity shifts, chronic illness, sudden loss, and end-of-life transitions—offering steadiness, presence, and care.
Originally from northern California, I now live in Carrboro, NC where you will often find me outside of my work, painting, playing music, and spending time in nature. These practices help me listen inward and stay connected to tenderness, curiosity, and joy.
