The Heart 2 Help Circle

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 13 When Grief Gets Loud September is a month that just feels physically heavy for me. It’s the anniversary of losing my two family members, and the trauma of those dates can manifest in a way I have become accustomed to: as a physical weight in my chest and a fogginess in my head. For a long time, I thought grief was just emotional, but I’ve learned that it lives in your body, too. I used to push through it, believing that if I just...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 12 The Unspoken Language of Loss I want to talk about September. It's a month that carries a lot of weight for me and my family, holding the anniversaries of two devastating losses. Every year, it brings a mix of emotions and a vivid remembering that can be overwhelming. The feeling is like a tide coming in, pulling me back into moments I thought I'd never endure. I've learned that you can't rush grief. The anniversaries of loss remind...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 11 The Unshakable Home: Finding the Emotional Space to Belong In heart-led businesses, we talk a lot about creating safe spaces for our clients... a "home" per se for their big emotions. We know that a space free from judgment, full of compassion, is what allows them to begin their healing journey. I've found myself thinking about this idea a lot lately, not just for my clients, but for my own family. My two boys have officially moved...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 10 The Giving Nature of Your Work As a heart-led grief and trauma coach, your work is incredibly giving. You pour so much of yourself into others, holding compassionate space for immense pain and facilitating deep healing. This is noble, essential work. You show up, day after day, for those navigating immense challenges, and it's easy to feel a lot of pressure to constantly be giving. Sustaining Your Own Capacity For your cup to remain...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 9 The Noise vs. The Whisper It's easy for your message to get lost in all the online noise. Algorithms, engagement rates, trending sounds – it can feel like a relentless demand for performance. But for grief and trauma coaches, your most powerful tool isn't a viral trend; it's the quiet, authentic whisper of YOUR story - YOUR voice - YOUR truth. Creating Space for Clarity Your journey, your empathy, your vulnerability (when shared with...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 8 The Unseen Guide In the world of entrepreneurship, we're often told to rely on data, analytics, and trending strategies. And while those have their place, for those leading with their hearts – especially grief and trauma coaches – there's an even more powerful guide: our intuition. It's that quiet knowing, that subtle nudge, that clear sense of what feels right (or wrong) that guides us toward truly aligned decisions. This isn't...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 7 The Unique Path of the Heart-Led Coach For those who guide others through grief and trauma, your work is a unique calling. It demands so much empathy, resilience, and an unending commitment to holding space for yourself and others. Yet, this path can also feel incredibly isolating. Your work involves stepping into difficult emotions, carrying pieces of people's stories, and truly understanding their experiences.. It's a journey few...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 6 Beyond the Hustle Narrative We're constantly bombarded with messages to hustle harder, grow faster, and push through exhaustion. This "always-on" mentality is particularly damaging for those of us engaged in emotional labor like grief and trauma support. It's a recipe for burnout, not breakthrough. Your business doesn't need to fit a mold that drains you. This isn't just about opting out; it's about intentionally choosing an aligned...

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 5 Navigating the Landscape of "Both/And" For those of us who have walked through profound loss, the idea of embracing joy can feel like a contradiction, or even a betrayal. This inner conflict – the subtle, persistent whisper of guilt when happiness peeks through – is a common, yet often unspoken, reality. My own journey through the shattering losses of my dad and sister taught me this push and pull between sorrow and moments of light....

Emily Racette Virtual Services Heart 2 Help Circle: Post 4 The impact of those few days is hard to put into words. It felt like my whole world crumbled, leaving me and my family navigating a landscape we never could have foreseen. It's a period that forever shaped me, my perspectives, and my understanding of loss. The Losses That Reshaped Everything: For those who are new here, or for those who have been walking alongside me for a while, I wanted to share a bit more of my story. A few years...