What happens when grief feels too heavy to hold with words alone? 

In this moving conversation, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with Kelsey Moro, dance movement & creative arts therapist and founder of Riverbend Grief. Kelsey explores how grief lives in the body - and how movement, breath, ritual, and community can help us reconnect to ourselves after loss. 

In this conversation, Kelsey shared her personal journey into grief work after the tragic loss of a friend in high school transformed her relationship with dance and ultimately led her to become a grief therapist. Together, Elizabeth and Kelsey explore the ways grief can leave us feeling frozen, disconnected, or afraid to fully feel - and how gentle movement practices can help us safely meet our grief rather than avoid it. Whether you’re navigating loss yourself or supporting.c someone who is grieving, this conversation offers compassionate insight into the healing power of embodiment, ritual, and community. 

Key Takeaways

• You do not need to be a dancer to benefit from movement-based healing. 
• Breath itself is a form of movement and can be a powerful starting point. 
• Small daily grief rituals can help grief feel less overwhelming. 

Resources 

Kelsey’s upcoming retreats: 

Conscious Grieving Retreat in Mill Valley, CA

Creative Grief Tending Retreat at The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY

Kelsey’s Website: www.riverbendgrief.com

Kelsey’s Email: [email protected]

Kelsey’s Instagram: riverbend_grief

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