Christina Paling

My Experience

Christina was absolutely incredible as our facilitator. Her compassion, presence, and ability to hold space for each of us made a deeply emotional and vulnerable process feel safe and empowering. She guided us with sincerity, warmth, and wisdom—never rushing, always listening, and constantly reminding us that healing is possible. Her support created a space where real connection and growth could happen. I am beyond grateful for her and this program. Christina truly has a gift, and we were lucky to be led by her.

My Experience

The facilitator was wonderful. I truly believe that she made a difference in how well the program worked.

My Experience

I appreciate that in the first sessions it was made very clear that this course is work and it gets hard. However, the way Christina reassured us that even though its hard, and this course may bring up some really heavy and painful feelings, that seeing it through and pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones, it will all come together at the end and it will make sense. She was very honest and realistic about the weight of the work but she was absolutely fantastic at holding space for us to feel things most of us had not allowed ourselves to feel in years. Christina modelled vulnerability by sharing real examples of her journey through the course and by showing her own vulnerability first, it really emphasized the safety of the space we were in, allowing out own walls to come down easier than they would have otherwise. Personally, some of my walls to shield vulnerability were so deeply entrenched in me that I had no idea there was a wall there until I started digging in and doing the course work. Through out the first few weeks of the course I felt incredibly heavy as we dug into loss and trauma's that I had buried for a long time, but as the recovery components came into focus and the direction the course was going became clearer, there was light. I found the parts that needed healing and by the end of the course, having given voice to those parts, I feel more whole than I have in many years and the optimism returned. I am optimistic that even though life will still happen, there is a path through the hard parts and that path lays within me.

My Experience

The program has taught me that I do not need another person to complete my loss. It’s given me tremendous strength and the last 8 weeks have changed me for good.

My Experience

Christina Paling was an outstanding facilitator. I felt supported in every way during my journey through understanding my unprocessed grief. She encouraged an open and safe space for my peers and I to share our experiences. I’ve developed a better understand of grief, and awareness of how I’ve coped in the past with it. I have the tools now to be able to heal. I couldn’t have had a better facilitator. Thank you Christina.