EMG - Mourning Path, LLC
Helping survivors find hope
as they navigate the journey of grief.
You do not walk alone
Destygmatizing Grief
Grief is a natural part of our life process. All too often, grief is stigmatized as a weakness - something to “get over” or move on from. That is both insulting to the deceased and a portal to mental illness.
Purpose
Our purpose is to give survivors the safe space and tools they require to care for themselves in ways that are significant as well as sustainable as they walk through life's darkest and most tragic hours.
Mission
By companioning with the client, we hold their loss as sacred to themselves and help build a 'hedge of safety and hopefulness’ as they journey through the desert of despair and disillusionment.
Vision
We help clarify the story lost in their lives and establish a new identity that embraces loss as a natural part of the life cycle. We destigmatize grief by examining societal norms that hinder the journey.
"The truth comes in silence between words."
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Our modern understanding of grief is too often clinical and impersonal, neglecting the individual, spiritual journey that we all must walk. Societal norms also place an undue burden on men, as they care for family but are often not given the space to care for themselves.
A Father's Loss
My Journey
I am a son who has lost both parents and a brother who has lost his one and only sibling. I am a father who has lost his one and only son. I’m also a former Fortune 50 top performer who has been downsized twice. I ran a successful business for ten years until the Great Recession.I know a thing or two about grief and loss. I learned that you are the expert of your own grief and nobody should ‘tell you what to do.’ I therefore facilitate a process where I walk beside you as a grief companion and make it a safe haven for you to express your grief that sometimes as men, we feel we are not allowed to.I hope to see you on the path,
Ed Gash
Personalized help on the journey
How We Help
We companion with each individual following Dr. Alan Wolfet's model that focuses on being totally present to the mourner, and a responsible rebel - who challenges assumptive models surrounding grief and loss, respects the rights of others to use different models, and provide leadership that empowers people.
One-on-one coaching (face to face or virtual)
Group sessions (face to face or virtual)
Walking the Sacred Labyrinth (live walks individual or groups) or virtual finger walks
We utilize Dr Alan Wolfelt's model Companioning yourself in Grief
"Three things are fundamental to the understanding of mourning. First, each loss launches us on an inescapable course through grief. Second, each loss revives all past losses. Third, each loss, if fully mourned, can be a vehicle for growth and regeneration."
Varnik D. Volkan, MD
"Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”
William Shakespeare (Macbeth)
Tools and Resources
Ways of Life: Alcohol took Mason Gash. ‘Nothing to hide here now.
Take the first step
Contact us
We are here to companion with you as you walk through our personal journey.
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