Sylvia Wolfer
Grief Support Specialist
Hi, I’m Sylvia. I’m a neuroscience-informed grief support specialist helping adults live with the loss of a parent, sibling, partner or close family member. Having lost both parents and two brothers myself, I bring together neuroscience, mindfulness and the body to help you rebuild steadiness, clarity and capacity after loss.
I can help you with:
Sudden loss
Sibling loss
Loss of a parent
Loss of a partner
Loss of a close family member
Long-term grief
Brain fog and exhaustion after loss
Nervous system overload
Emotional flatness
Disconnection after bereavement
Grief while working and caring for family
My work lives in the places most people avoid: grief, loss, tenderness and quiet transformation. It’s personal as well as professional. I lost my father in childhood, my younger brother at seventeen, and later my older brother and my mother. What I share, I’ve lived.
Those losses led me to understand why grief affects so much more than our emotions, and why so many people keep struggling long after others expect them to have “moved on”. One of the most overlooked effects of bereavement is the loss of capacity.
Grief can quietly diminish your ability to think clearly, make decisions, find motivation, regulate emotions and connect with others. Many people look as though they’re coping while privately living with exhaustion, brain fog, nervous system overload and a deep sense of disconnection from themselves and the life they once knew.
Drawing on contemporary neuroscience, mindfulness and research into the psychological and physical effects of grief, I help you make sense of these experiences with clarity and compassion. They aren’t signs of failure or something to push through. They’re the natural response of a brain and body adapting to profound loss.
My approach combines evidence-informed education with reflective inquiry, mindfulness practices, nervous system regulation and practical strategies that help you gradually rebuild steadiness, presence and confidence in daily life. It’s grounded, compassionate and free from clichés. Grief isn’t something to overcome, but something we learn to carry while continuing to build a meaningful life.
I work mainly with adults after the death of a parent, sibling, partner or close family member. Many are thoughtful, capable professionals who keep meeting the demands of work and family while carrying the invisible weight of grief. I offer one-to-one support, guided meditations, writing and educational resources, helping you understand what grief does to the brain and body, reduce unnecessary suffering, and return to life one step at a time.
My qualifications include: