Shelby Forsythia | Grief Coach, Author, Podcaster

Hi there. 💚 My name is Shelby Forsythia. I'm a grief coach, author, and podcast host that helps grieving people build lives they love from the lives loss forced them to live.

In 2020, I founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions.

Following my mother’s sudden death in 2013, I began calling myself a “student of grief” and devote my days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, I guide my clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced.

My work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.

Shelby Forsythia | Grief Coach, Author, Podcaster

Six years ago today I self-published my first book, Permission to Grieve. 📖

As I get ready to launch book #3, I'm filled with so much love for this "baby author" version of myself. I continue to be THIS EXCITED about the process of writing and THIS ALIGNED with accompanying grievers facing life after loss.

I love the work I do. 💚

Watch my 2019 unboxing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt-4g...

Pre-order my third book, Of Course I'm Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving: www.shelbyforsythia.com/of-course-im-here-right-no…

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Shelby Forsythia | Grief Coach, Author, Podcaster

Can grief be a teacher?? ‪@dramyrobbins‬ and I say YES. Catch our full conversation here! 💚

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Shelby Forsythia | Grief Coach, Author, Podcaster

"How do I be compassionate in a world filled with suffering?"

‪@KateManser‬ and I are talking about it!!

Tune in to hear:
🫂 How to offer compassion for the suffering you see—both the world's suffering and smaller, more everyday sufferings
🤔 Why asking yourself "What is precious to me?" can help you determine your priorities after loss
🫣 How to feel safe when it feels like another loss is hiding around every corner
🥪 My recent favorite meal—and how it tied into traveling to California for my mom's 10-year death anniversary

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Shelby Forsythia | Grief Coach, Author, Podcaster

Thanks ‪@journeybeyonddivorce‬ for having me on to talk about DIVORCE GRIEF, something that goes so under-acknowledged in the larger grief community.

People often think divorce grief isn't bad because "no one died," but grieving the dissolving of a partnership is devastating in its own ways. Check out our conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTJtq...

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Shelby Forsythia | Grief Coach, Author, Podcaster

Thank you, ‪@brookecarlock‬ for having me on Mourning Coffee!

Listen to hear:
❤️‍🩹 How grief shifts our friend and family dynamics—for better and for worse
⚖️ How political grief shows up, both on a personal and a community level
🔓 Why heartbreak might help you unlock your biggest, most important values

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