Barri Leiner Grant
Chief Grief Officer™ : The Memory Circle ​
Certified Grief Coach and Educator
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CLASSES I TEACH AT ALTAR
The Artist's Way, The Memory Circle: Grief Relief, Grief Yoga
LiFT Circle: The Memory Circle - Grief Support
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I'm a modern multi-hyphenate -- currently working in the grief space as a guide and Bereavement Leave advocate.
I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE:
Everyone deserves to be seen and heard in grief.
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I LOVE:
Family, yoga and bad words
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PIECE OF ADVICE I'D GIVE MY YOUNGER SELF:
Be proud of yourself
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I FEEL MOST AT HOME:
Back on the East Coast
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I LONG TO:
Create a Ted Talk!
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ONE OUTFIT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE:
Monograms, jeans & Birks
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MY FAVORITE FORM OF PLAY:
skeeball
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BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE:
The Beauty of What Remains by Rabbi Steve Leder, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Are You There God It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume, Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman
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MY FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH:
Anywhere with my sister
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MY NO-FAIL, GO-TO FEEL GOOD SONG:
Jersey Girl by Bruce Springsteen
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I WOULD LIKE TO REVOLUTIONIZE:
Bereavement Leave
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THE ALTAR OF MY LIFE IS:
A beach filled with shells at the ocean's edge.