FOR ORganizations & workplaces
Become a more capable, compassionate and grief-literate workplace
Presence & Passage helps organizations build workplaces that know how to respond, not just react — preparing leaders and employees to navigate serious illness, caregiving, grief, death and other significant life transitions with greater confidence.
Through leadership education, communication consulting, practical resources and facilitated conversations, organizations can better support employees while maintaining healthy, resilient teams.
Why Presence & Passage?
Built on more than 20 years of leadership in corporate communications, organizational change and executive communication, combined with training as an end-of-life doula and grief coach, Presence & Passage brings together practical business experience and compassionate guidance to help organizations navigate life's most difficult workplace conversations.
UNDERSTANDING GRIEF AT WORK
The Hidden Cost of Loss
Grief, caregiving and serious illness are no longer uncommon workplace experiences, they are everyday realities affecting employees across every industry.
Yet many organizations and leaders feel unprepared to respond when these situations arise.
Research from Empathy shows that:
- 94% of grieving employees report difficulty concentrating at work.
- Nearly 8 in 10 employees say they did not feel adequately supported following a significant loss.
- Employees balancing caregiving responsibilities often experience increased stress, burnout and reduced productivity.
- Managers consistently report feeling unprepared to support employees experiencing grief, caregiving responsibilities or serious illness.
Supporting employees through life's most difficult moments isn't simply an act of compassion — it strengthens trust, engagement and organizational resilience.
What the data points to is less a lack of care than a lack of preparation: most leaders haven't been given the language, training or structure to act with confidence when these moments arise.
Supporting Employees Through Hard Times
How We Can Work Together
Whether you're preparing leaders, responding to a recent loss or strengthening workplace resources, services are tailored to your organization's needs.
I partner with HR and People teams, Corporate Communications teams, executive leaders, managers and Employee Resource Groups to help organizations navigate grief, caregiving, serious illness and other significant workplace transitions.
Consulting & Organizational Support
Every organization is different. Whether you're looking for a single consultation, communication guidance or ongoing support, I'll work with you to develop an approach that aligns with your organization's goals, culture and level of support needed.
Services may include:
- Leadership coaching
- Bereavement and caregiving policy review
- Organizational readiness assessments
- Communication planning
- Executive communication support
- Manager consultation
- Employee resource development
- Facilitation following workplace loss
By working with Presence & Passage, organizations gain
- More confident managers
- Clearer communication
- Stronger workplace practices
Education & Workshops
Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in corporate communications, leadership facilitation and organizational change, combined with training in grief support and end-of-life care, Presence & Passage offers practical workshops that help leaders and teams navigate life's most difficult workplace conversations with greater confidence.
Sessions can be customized for executive teams, managers, HR and People teams, Employee Resource Groups and organization-wide learning initiatives.
Current workshop offerings include:
· Building a Grief-Literate Organization
· Leading through Difficult Conversations
· Cultural Perspectives on Death & Grief
Investment
Workshops begin at $750.
Customized workshops, leadership development programs and organizational consulting are tailored to your organization's goals, audience and level of support needed.