top of page
SARAH HINES
Looking for an Independent Project?


Bereavement Leave: Stripping Away Restrictions for Real Support
The heart doesn't keep an HR-approved memo on whom it is supposed to grieve for or for how long. Yet, traditional workplace policies on...
3 min read


Grief doesn't need to be healed
Grief is what reminds us of who we are and there is no reason to heal from that. 
2 min read


Address Grief & Unlock Success for Your Coaching Clients
I speak to a lot of coaches and I can honestly say, I hear this statement more than I am comfortable hearing: "My programs focus on the...
3 min read


Tending to Your Clients Grief & Loss as a Life Coach
In the realm of life coaching, where we are guiding individuals toward personal growth and transformation, it is essential for us to...
3 min read


Navigating a Coworker's Terminal Illness: A Compassionate Journey of Support
In the realm of our professional lives, we often find solace and support from our colleagues. They become an extension of our chosen...
3 min read


The Importance of Workplace Rituals for Employee Well-being
Every day, we engage in a variety of rituals and some of them without much thought. From our morning coffee run to the team lunch on...
3 min read


Grievers Guide to Returning to Work
Returning to work after the death of a loved one can be an incredibly difficult and intimidating undertaking. Whether it has been weeks,...
6 min read


Why Grief is so Hard: the nuances.
Grief is experienced so differently by every single person that there are as many different loss experiences as there are people in the...
3 min read


Helping Grievers Return to Work
Grieving can be a difficult process, and returning to work after bereavement can seem daunting. Understandably, a grieving employee might...
4 min read


Grief and the Holidays: Preparing
Grief is one of those swirling emotions that can really take the wind out of our sails around the Holidays. There is so much going on...
2 min read


The Legacy Series: What is your Leadership Legacy?
This series is targeted at leaders who are interested in learning about how to create a legacy.  Upon investigation, most leadership...
3 min read


Grief, Gratitude and Grace Podcast - Grief at Work
The Grief Gratitude and Grace Series was a wonderful podcast I co-hosted with John Brewer. We were  honoured with 4 guests that discussed...
1 min read


Men and Grief
Men have been trained to bury feelings and soldier on.  It has worked for generations. Not ever, not even once have they have been taught what healthy masculinity looks like. Because let's be honest - no one wants perfect and ever persons perfect is different. It's impossible for men to figure this out. (I have to end this rant here because I can go on for a long long time.) 
4 min read


I won't get over it.
Dear Graham: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 is the day I died. It is the day my mother, my rock, my hero is slipped into her own world. We...
3 min read


Leading while Grieving
Leaders did not become leaders because they showed vulnerability or weakness.  They got there because they were successful strategists,...
4 min read


When a Child Dies
A while back, I wrote a post about the collateral beauty of death and how grief is a version of unconditional love.  I've spent some time...
3 min read


When we Grieve at Work
You don’t have to go very far before you find someone who has experienced the death of a coworker.  For our teams, sometimes that death...
6 min read


Grieving through COVID-19 - Interview
I had the pleasure of sitting with John Brewer from Uncancelled and Unplugged to talk about what Covid-19 has done with our grieving...
1 min read


How Anger Serves Us
Recently, I watched the amazing  Ted Talk by JP Sears "Saying YES! to your weirdness"  and it sums up a lot of what we strive for:...
3 min read
bottom of page