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Linda Dyson is a certified coach, certified grief educator, advanced equine-assisted leader, and end-of-life guide who works with individuals and families navigating grief, loss, aging, and profound life transitions. Her work is rooted in more than a decade of direct experience supporting people through death, bereavement, identity change, and life-altering circumstances, as well as her own lived experience of loss.

Linda’s approach to grief is grounded, honest, and deeply human. She does not view grief as something to be solved, completed, or rushed. Instead, she helps people understand grief as a natural response to love—one that reshapes life rather than ending it. Through education, presence, and practical guidance, she supports people in living forward after loss without minimizing what has been lost or pressuring them to “move on.”

In June of last year, Linda experienced the death of her brother, Theo. This recent loss further clarified the direction of her work and the contribution she feels called to make in this season of her life. As both a grief professional and a grieving sister, she understands firsthand the disorientation that follows loss and the quiet pressure many people feel to recover quickly or return to who they were before. This experience has deepened her commitment to helping others live honestly after loss—carrying love forward while opening themselves to new possibilities, purpose, and contribution.

Linda is a Certified Grief Educator, trained to provide grief support grounded in education, ethical practice, and a nuanced understanding of the emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions of grief. Her training equips her to normalize the wide range of grief responses and to help people understand what is happening within them, reducing shame, confusion, and isolation.

She is also a Certified Coach, supporting individuals through major life transitions with clarity, steadiness, and discernment. Her coaching work focuses on helping people reconnect with meaning, responsibility, and contribution after loss—rather than remaining defined by what has ended.

As an Advanced Equine-Assisted Volunteer Lead at Reins of Hope, and a breast cancer survivor, Linda incorporates experiential, embodied work into her practice supporting physical therapist working helping patients work with horse therapy, when appropriate. This modality allows insight and awareness to emerge beyond words, offering a different way for people to engage grief, emotion, and inner truth without pressure or performance.

In addition, Linda serves as an End-of-Life Guide, supporting individuals and families as they navigate serious illness, dying, trauma of loss, and anticipatory grief. She helps families understand the dying process, communicate more openly, and approach end-of-life transitions with dignity, presence, and care.

Linda has facilitated grief groups, supported families through death and bereavement, and worked in pastoral care and community settings at the Cathedral of Christ the King for many years. She is known for her calm presence, thoughtful listening, and ability to walk alongside people without trying to fix or bypass their experience. Those who work with her often describe feeling understood, steadied, and gently guided toward a life that can hold both grief and meaning.

At the heart of Linda’s work is a belief that living beyond loss is a form of contribution. Grief, when met with honesty and support, does not close life down—it refines it. Her work helps people step into who they are being called forward to become, shaped by love, loss, and lived wisdom.