Gentle, Grounded Support for Motherless Daughters Learning How to Live After Loss

A slower approach to grief - rooted in presence, perspective, and compassion.

Losing your mother changes everything.

It can leave you feeling untethered - unsure who you are now, how to carry your grief, or how to move forward without leaving a part of yourself behind.

Well-meaning advice may tell you to be strong, stay positive, or move on, yet something inside you knows this loss doesn't work that way.

You are not broken. You are not behind. And there is nothing wrong with how your grief is unfolding.

The Work I Do

I support motherless daughters who are learning how to live after loss- not by fixing grief or rushing healing, but by offering steady, compassionate guidance as life reorganizes itself.

My work is relational and grounded. I don't believe grief needs fixing, timelines, pressure or performance. I believe it needs understanding, perspective, and space to integrate into the life you are still living.

Together, we create clarity and steadiness - slowly, honestly, and without force.

This is not about getting back to who you were. It's about learning how to be who you are now.

My Approach

I work with a small number of women at a time so this work can remain humane, personal and steady.

I don't rush grief. I don't promise outcomes. I don't ask you to perform healing.

I believe grief needs to be understood, honored and integrated - and that's where I work best.

I walk alongside you as you find your footing again -

helping you relate to your grief with compassion, clarity, and simplicity,

so peace and joy can exist alongside what has been lost.

How I Support Women

I support women who want steady guidance, thoughtful reflection, and space to move at their own pace.

Private 1: 1 Guidance

A steady, confidential space for motherless daughters who want personal support during a season of grief and transition. This work is paced gently, with clear boundaries and room for integration.

A Gentle Mini Course

A gentle place to land - offering reflection and reassurance and perspective for women who need support without pressure or timelines. Some women begin here and stay here. Others reach out for deeper support when the time feels right. Both are welcome.

(Small group circles may be offered in the future, when the timing and readiness feel aligned)

My 1:1 Offer

I offer steady, compassionate guidance - not to fix your grief, but to help you understand it, relate to it differently, and find your footing again.

What it is not...

  • Grief Therapy

  • Fixing Pain

  • Helping Women "Move On"

What it is...

  • Orientation After Loss

  • Perspective When Identity Feels Shaken

  • A Steady Guide While Life Reorganizes

Structure that supports YOU

  • 3 - or 6- Month Container

  • Biweekly Sessions

  • Spacious Integration Between Calls

Hey There, I'm Mary

A steady guide for motherless daughters learning how to live after loss.

I work with women who have lost their mothers and are trying to find their way forward - without rushing their grief or leaving themselves behind.

My approach is gentle, relational, and grounded. I don't believe grief needs fixing or timelines. I believe it needs understanding, compassion, and space to integrate into the life you're still living.

Women often come to me when they feel overwhelmed, untethered, or unsure how to carry their loss while continuing to show up for their lives. I offer steady guidance - not answers, but perspective; not pressure, but presence.

I work best in quieter, more intentional containers. I support a small number of women at a time and begin new working relationships through conversation, not urgency.

If you're looking for a slower, more humane approach to grief - one that honors both your loss and your capacity for peace and joy - you're welcome to reach out.

We can begin with a conversation and

see what feels aligned.

How to Begin

If something here feels familiar, you're welcome to reach out.

We can begin with a conversation- not to decide quickly, but to see whether working together feels supportive and aligned.

You don't need to be ready. You just need to feel drawn.

3 Gentle Steps Toward Comfort

Acknowledge What You're Carrying

Comfort begins when you no longer have to hold everything alone.

Find a Steady Place to Land

You don't have to figure everything out to feel a little more grounded.

Begin With a Conversation

You don't have to rush your grief to find your way forward.

Grief Can Be Confusing, Exhausting, and Deeply Isolating

This free Grief Coping Skills Cheat Sheet helps you understand what you're experiencing and offers gentle, practical tools to support you emotionally, physically, socially, cognitively, and spiritually.

You're not broken.

You're grieving -and support matters.

I believe you don't have to rush your grief to find your way forward.

- Mary Brinton

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