Serious Illness Care
Living with what has changed.
A serious illness can change the landscape of a life.
Even when treatment is going well, questions often emerge that medicine alone cannot answer.
How do I live with uncertainty?
How do I relate to this body when it no longer feels predictable?
How do I make sense of what is happening?
How do I continue to live fully while carrying what I now know?
Alongside appointments, treatments, and medical decisions, many people find themselves navigating grief, fear, hope, identity shifts, changing relationships, and questions about meaning and purpose.
Spiritual care offers a place to explore these experiences with honesty, compassion, and support.
More Than a Medical Journey
Serious illness affects more than the body.
It can change how we understand ourselves, our priorities, our relationships, our sense of time, and our vision for the future.
Many people find themselves grieving losses that are difficult to name.
A loss of certainty. A loss of independence. A loss of the future they imagined.
At the same time, illness can also clarify what matters most.
Together we create space for both realities.
Meaning, Suffering, and Living Well.
The psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl wrote:
"Man is not destroyed by suffering; he is destroyed by suffering without meaning."
While suffering is rarely something we would choose, many people discover that exploring questions of meaning, purpose, connection, legacy, and spirituality can help them navigate even the most difficult circumstances.
This work is not about finding easy answers.
It is about creating space for honest reflection, deeper connection, and discovering what continues to matter in the midst of uncertainty.
Ways we might work together
Support may include:
Living with a new diagnosis
Navigating uncertainty
Meaning-making and spiritual reflection
Grief related to illness and changing abilities
Relationship and family concerns
Caregiving dynamics
Questions about mortality
Ritual and marking important transitions
Legacy work
Preparing for future decisions
Integration of significant medical experiences
Research and Emerging Areas of Practice
I am also involved with research exploring new approaches to supporting people living with serious illness.
This includes emerging research on psychedelic-assisted therapies and their potential role in addressing existential distress, meaning-making, grief, and quality of life for people facing serious medical conditions.
Occasionally, my work includes supporting individuals who are integrating legally facilitated ketamine or psychedelic experiences within a broader process of spiritual care, meaning-making, and life transition.
Lets Work Together
Serious illness often changes the questions we ask.
It can also change the way we want to live.
If you are navigating illness, uncertainty, or a major health transition, I invite you to reach out for a conversation.
Together we can explore what support may be most helpful for this chapter of your life.
Schedule a free care and ceremony conversation at the link below.