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You don’t have to carry this alone.

support for those navigating the loss of a sibling

About

Hi, I’m Manjusri.

I work with people who have lost a sibling and are trying to find their footing again.

This kind of loss can be disorienting. There’s sadness that can be loud or strangely quiet. There can be confusion, shifts in identity, and the loss of a future you assumed would exist.

Friends and family often try to help. Therapy can be right for some people. But many people are simply looking for someone who can listen. Someone who can sit with them while they make sense of what this loss means in their life.

This is the work I feel called to. I find purpose in holding space for those who are grieving.

I came to this work through my own experiences with loss, a long relationship with meditation and reflective practices, and years of helping people talk though things that feel overwhelming or hard to say out loud.

I am not here to fix grief or rush you. I am here to help you steady yourself, make sense of what is happening, and remind you that you don’t have to carry this alone.

  • "You give advice, but it doesn't feel like it. I can be entirely vulnerable with you, go to pieces and come back together, and walk away feeling like I can do this."

  • "... so much richness here. THANK YOU for going to another level of listening and capturing and then creating a framework. I've never had this experience of someone else making this effort to understand me in a way that makes my thoughts and images of my life better understood."

  • "I was taking my anger out on my family and thought I had good reason. What Manjusri did that actually helped was give me something small to test each week. Turns out, I was actually just terrified of failing the person I'd lost."

My Approach

There is no single right way to grieve. But there are ways to feel less lost in the fog. My work tends to unfold in a few overlapping movements.

First, we steady ourselves. We slow things down.

Grief can feel like too much information at once, emotionally and physically. We steady the rocking, ease the pace, and help you orient to what’s happening. Sometimes saying something out loud, and seeing it from a slightly different angle, is enough to create a little space.

Then, we name what’s here.

We talk about the person you lost, the relationship, and the parts of the loss that don’t always get spoken about. Finding language and perspective doesn’t make the grief disappear, but it can make it more bearable.

When you are ready, we look at how to carry this forward.

This is not “moving on” or “getting over it.” Those are unreasonable claims. This loss is now part of your journey. We find how the loss, and the love, fit into your life now. That might take the form of meaning, ritual, or small daily practices that help you feel grounded again.

There’s no formula, because the map is not the terrain. This is what thoughtful companionship during a tough time looks like.

You weren’t meant to carry this alone.

Start with a free 15-minute conversation

You don’t need to prepare anything. No commitment. Just a chance to check in and see if this feels right.

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