Under the story arc of the hero’s journey, Cathy talks about a series of life challenges from her husband’s stroke in 2015 through his death in 2019. These led her into the hero’s journey through grief to self-reliance. Did she slay the dragon, called Grief, or tame it? What treasures did she find in the dragon’s cave?

“This is not the most tragic story; it is not the easiest story. It is MY story.” - Cathy M. Carphin

“It is a story that must be told.” – Lois Gray

About Author Cathy M. Carphin

Cathy earned her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Manitoba. She has worked as a human resource professional and office manager. The death of her husband of 50 years, Grant, changed the trajectory of her life. Once she got over the initial shock of that experience, she took more training to understand how to process the reality of trauma and grief:
- Certified Grief Educator with renown grief expert, David Kessler
- Healing Trauma with PolyVagal Practices experts, Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein and Deb Dana
- Mindfulness Practice through PESI

Cathy is a published writer and poet. She coaches other grievers to navigate their personal journey with the goal of transforming their pain into peace, their chaos into calm.