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Grief is the journey. Gratitude is the destination.®
IOPGC is a Proud ICF Coaching Education Accredited Provider
Grief is a universal experience and no individual or organization is exempt from its profound impact. We are forging a future where compassion and growth intertwine, guiding us from grief to gratitude and beyond.

Why Do We Grieve?

 

Grief is the reflection of love. It’s not a disease or something to be "fixed." It’s a natural, necessary response to loss, following no set timeline or pattern. Grief coaching offers a fresh, non-therapeutic approach that shifts the view of grief from something to "cure" to something to experience, process, and grow through. It empowers individuals to honor their emotions, giving themselves permission to grieve while learning to navigate toward a new sense of normalcy.

 

Grief coaching does not replace professional counseling, therapy, or mental health services. Instead, it complements these by focusing on personal empowerment and growth through loss.

 

 

Our Mission

 

We aim to shed light on the misunderstood and often avoided subject of grief. Through education, training, and certification, we prepare professional grief coaches to guide others on a transformative journey from:

 

  • Pain to peace,

  • Heartbreak to happiness, and

  • Grief to gratitude — all in a supportive, compassionate framework.

 

We also partner with organizations to create grief-informed, compassionate workplace cultures where employees feel supported through loss.

 

 

Who We Serve

 

Whether you’re:

 

  • An individual seeking personal healing and growth,

  • An entrepreneur driven to make a meaningful impact,

  • A coach or mental health professional looking to expand your services, or

  • An organization striving to foster a compassionate culture of wellness,

 

 

Our programs are designed with you in mind. Together, we can break the silence surrounding grief and pave the way to gratitude, resilience, and thriving.

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Join us and be part of a movement transforming how the world understands and navigates grief.

Jack Canfield, Co-Creator of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, interviews Dora Carpenter, founder of the Institute of Professional Grief Coaching and author of Grief Talk Revolution: It's Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room

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