Who we are
Solace was born from the ache of loss and the fierce love that follows it. I do this work in honor of those I've loved and lost—my mother Joy, my father Fred, my brothers Glenn and Alexander, my sister Lisa, my uncle Jerry, my grandparents, and my dear friends Jenny and Jessica. Their lives shaped me. Their deaths broke me open. Through Solace, I offer the care I wish had existed in those hardest moments. This is for them—and for my children, Kristoffer and Kelleigh—so that they may face death not with fear, but with presence, tenderness, and the tools to hold grief with grace. Solace is my way of tending to the roots and offering others a place to bloom, even in the dark.
Education
Complementary & Alternative Health Bachelor of Arts
Health & Wellness Bachelor of Arts
Certifications
INELDA:
End-of-Life Worker
Institute of Birth, Breath, & Death:
Grief Work, Shadow Work, and Holding Space
Motherwort & Rose:
Grief Magic, Tears of the Gods, Herbalism for Grief Support, Dream & Flower Magic for Grief Support, Memorial Flower Essences
David Kessler
Grief Educator
The Embody Lab
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Certifications
Sage Mountain:
Herbal Use for End-of-Life
Paul Denniston:
Grief Movement (In progress)
Morning Altars:
New Years Intensive
Deathwives
Community Grief, Death Doula 101, Environmental Death 101, Funeral Celebrant, Home Funerals, Rituals
LaMort
The Liminal
HeartMath
The Resilient Heart: Trauma Sensitive HeartMath
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Founder
I’m Nickky—a grief walker, death doula, artist, herbalist, wife, and mother. I’ve lived inside deep loss and learned to make beauty from the wreckage. Solace was born from that space. I walk this path in honor of the ones I’ve loved and lost, and for those still here, including my children. My work is rooted in presence, ritual, and a fierce belief that even in the dark, we can bloom.
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