Thanks for visiting. Our mission is to help the grieving
find peace and purpose after loss.
Loss impacts all of your life, and often, more than what is manageable. Grief Refuge helps to support you process the death of a loved one and find ways to live a full life. We provide our highly acclaimed Grief Refuge app, grief support groups, workshops, retreats, and the Grief Refuge podcast.
In fulfilling our mission, we focus on validating the uniqueness of your grief journey, empathizing without judgment, guiding with compassion, and educating about emotions and strategies for self-care and healing.
App Features Include:
DAILY REFUGE
Meditative audio musings for daily comfort and support.
MY GRIEF JOURNEY
Self assessment questionnaire to track your healing progress.
INTENTIONS
Focused exercises to manage waves of grief.
JOURNAL
Document your thoughts and feelings.
Meet the Team
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Reid Peterson
FOUNDER/CREATOR
Grief Refuge content is created by Reid Peterson, MA. Reid achieved a Masters Degree in Transpersonal Psychology (Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2007) and is certified in Death & Grief Studies by the Center for Loss & Life Transition. After losing his biological father to suicide in 2006 and his stepfather to cancer in 2016, Reid felt a calling to help the grieving find peace and purpose after loss.
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Molly Stevens
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Molly is Grief Refuge’s business development and outreach manager.
Molly lost her father in 2016 after he battled cancer for 8 years. She misses him and honors his memory through her work at Grief Refuge.
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Patty Reis
GROUP FACILITATOR | EDUCATOR
Patty is a gifted connector and caring soul who has sunk to the depths of despair and climbed her way back out. A mother of four, her two oldest children were murdered on New Year’s Day 2012. She has since found a way to reach thousands of grieving hearts with compassion and support.
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Garrick Colwell
GROUP FACILITATOR | EDUCATOR
Garrick has served in hospice, end-of-life planning and grief education for several decades.
A gifted teacher and facilitator, he has trained with the Center for Loss & Life Transformation and is a certified Grief Educator through David Kessler trainings.
With a deep understanding of the grief process, Garrick facilitates with wisdom and compassion for everyone’s journey.