Author of Look Around; A Mother’s Journey from Grief and Despair to Healing and Hope

Peer-to-peer support

* Grief Sessions (Bear witness to the loss that you didn’t ask for.)

*  Usui Reiki (Universal Life Energy Healing)

*  Munay Ki Rites (Shamanic Awakening of the Healer within You)

I offer one-on-one peer mentoring sessions via video for those who are widowed.

Hi, I’m Tanya- welcome to the club nobody wants to join.

As a 9/11 widow living happily ‘even’ after, I totally get the enormity of the widowed experience. I am here to support you while offering hope that you can get through the devastation of grief, one breath at a time.

While your grief journey and timeline will be unique to you, as your widow mentor I will meet you wherever you are and help guide you through your darkest days with compassion and connection.

The journey through widowhood can be so deeply painful and disorienting, but it can also be transformative- in a good way. I would be honored to work with you, so let’s schedule a call. Please visit tanyavtepper.com for more information.

In addition to being a Certified Grief Educator, I have 25 years of experience in learning and development as an executive, facilitator, instructional designer, and performance improvement specialist. I am also a certified yoga teacher, a writer, avid hiker, and a lover of the outdoors.

Grief needs a dedicated time and space. We are often trying to understand how to support someone who is grieving. Or we may be grieving now ourselves. And if neither of these conditions apply today, they will someday.

What can I do for you? You can follow me on Instragram @grieveinsideout for insights on the one thing we will all experience in our lifetime if we are lucky to love and live long enough. Grief. It’s also one thing we avoid discussing, learning about, and sometimes even facing.

Read my blog on grief, life and living fully – My Heart is Riding Shotgun at http://www.mysoulride.com

Contact me via email for the following services:

– Grief Education Workshops – Virtual and In Person

– Presenter/Guest Speaker on Grief Education for Groups, Organizations, Corporations – Virtual and In Person

– Grief Walks (Denver Colorado area)

– Group Support – Virtual and In Person

– Customized Individual Support – Virtual and In Person

Rita holds a Master Degree in Psychology-Counseling, a Certification in Bereavement from National University, a Certified Grief Educator from David Kessler, world renowned grief expert (#106028). She has been recognized and is the recipient of the: Susan B. Anthony Award, The Central Valley “Vida Del Valle” award and inducted into the Mexican-American Hall of Fame for her work in the field of healthcare.  

She has also attended several trainings offered by National Palliative and Hospice Care Organization.  Rita is bilingual in English/Spanish adding to her ability to able to provide comfort and solace to children and families and the elderly over the last 20+ years in communities throughout Central Valley communities of California.  

Rita has worked with families moving through various types of losses, from being diagnosed with long-term illness, Alzheimer’s Disease, suicide, sudden death and victims of crimes. She has been a guest speaker to a variety of Medical and Non-Medical groups, both onsite and via Zoom in both English and Spanish.   

Rita has always enjoyed counseling and working with individuals even at an early age. She found this would be her gift and path after the loss of her mother and then the diagnosis of her father with Dementia, where she learned that it is possible to lose a parent twice, first to Dementia and then to death. Then her most recent and painful loss was that of her spouse of 40 years. 

Rita is comfortable meeting and talking to people moving through difficult and painful situations that would make others uncomfortable. “I recall, in my early years sitting in a conference and when the talk about death and dying came up I noticed people leaving the class.” 

For many years, I have worked and volunteered with several care facilities, churches, and family friends and sat with patients as they took their last breaths. “I’ve always believed no one should die alone, as often times their last conversations have left an indelible mark on my path, I plan to continue to fulfill this gift.”