Grief Tending & Developmental Trauma Healing

Описание: Join us on Tuesday March 3rd for A Wake for Our Collective Sorrows ~ a Community Grief & Praise Session (https://darkwoodsofgrief.com/collecti...)


In the Irish tradition, a wake (faire) is a gathering after death to honour life – with tears and laughter, stories and songs, and wild humor (craic) being integral parts.


It’s a grief ritual – but not somber mourning – instead, it’s a celebration that feeds the life itself.


This event is by donation to our scholarship fund. Learn more & REGISTER HERE (https://darkwoodsofgrief.com/collecti...)


In today’s episode, I’m talking to Susan Adamson ~ graduate of our 2025 Advanced Grief Tending & Ritual Facilitation Training. Susan brings a unique depth to grief work, drawing from decades as a Registered Nurse specializing in newborn intensive care and lactation, combined with advanced training in pre and perinatal somatic psychology, energy medicine, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.


Her own grief journey began in 2023 with the dissolution of her 33-year marriage, followed six months later by the sudden death of her ex-husband from long-term alcohol abuse. Navigating this complex terrain of loss, Susan discovered The Dark Woods of Grief, where weekly somatic support groups offered her the tools and witnessing she desperately needed. After attending the 2025 winter Grief Retreat, she knew she wanted better tools to help others find their way through grief.


Susan’s work sits at a powerful intersection: she understands that how we navigate grief is deeply rooted in our earliest experiences. For years, she has helped new mothers and babies heal from challenging births and medical interventions, using somatic tools to create safety for overwhelmed nervous systems. When babies are given space to tell their birth stories—to express frustration, rage, or sadness—they develop resilient coping mechanisms that shape how they’ll process trauma and loss throughout their lives.


This foundational understanding informs Susan’s grief facilitation work. She knows that when we experience traumatic loss later in life, those early imprinted patterns resurface. Just as newborns need safe, attuned holding to process their birth trauma, grieving adults need safety and security in their holding and witnessing. Susan creates that compassionate container where grief stories can be shared, emotions can move through the body, and the whole self can be honored through the pain of sorrow.


Susan is passionate about bringing her somatic expertise to those walking the often lonely and misunderstood path of grief, offering the same deep presence and nervous system attunement she has long provided to the newest and most vulnerable among us.


She is a facilitator on our Dark Woods Grief Support Group team and you can also find her at https://mothertrees.com


2026✨ Roots of Ritual Grief Tending Foundations Training (https://darkwoodsofgrief.com/roots-of...) 🌀 begins MARCH 24th ✨


This program is our 4 month professional level 1 training designed to support you to grow your capacity to tend grief & trauma with confidence in both 1:1 and group settings.


For $3000 usd or 6 payments of $500 usd you get weekly live discussion calls, pre-recorded learning material, small groups for somatic practice & discussion. Solidarity pricing available for Black, Indigenous & People of Colour


Learn more and apply at https://darkwoodsofgrief.com/roots-of...


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