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WHERE HEALING BEGINS

You are not broken.
You are grieving.

And grief deserves care, not silence. Learn to process your pain, understand what grief really is, and take real steps toward healing.

Start Your Journey

At The Grief School, we don't teach you to "get over it." We teach you how to process your pain, understand what grief really is, and take real steps toward healing.

 


 

Every class, program, and group here was created to help you do that—step by step, heart first. You are not a student being graded. You are a griever learning to live again.

 

Ways to Connect With Us

Find the Support That Feels Right for You.

Whether you need a place to share, personal clarity, grief education, or deeper support, there is a place for you to begin.

1

Join Story Room

Share and Be Heard

Tell your story, remember your person, listen, or simply sit with people who understand.

2

Book a Grief Assessment

Understand Your Grief

Meet one-on-one with Sharon or one of our grief specialists to explore what grief has changed.

3

Join Our Webinars

Learn and Connect

Receive live grief education, honest conversation, and practical tools you can begin using.

4

Book a Free Call With Sharon

Explore What’s Next

Ask questions and talk privately with Sharon about whether The Grief School is right for you.

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Join The Grief School

Receive Deeper Support

Continue with structured grief education, private guidance, practical tools, and community.

Begin with the support you need. We’ll meet you there.

Meet Sharon Brubaker

Sharon Brubaker is a Certified Life Coach, Grief Specialist, and the author of Grieve That Shit and many other grief training books that have reshaped how we define and understand grief.

With more than 19 years of experience, she has helped countless women heal the deep pain of loss and find peace after heartbreak. As the founder of The Grief School, Texas' premier grief healing center, Sharon guides grieving women from heartbreak to healing.

Her work began in 2006 after the tragic drowning of her 10-year-old nephew, Austin. That loss shattered her world and inspired a lifelong commitment to understanding grief and the human capacity to heal.  

— Sharon Brubaker

Learn More About Sharon 

In Their Own Words

Grief Changed Their Lives. Support Changed What Came Next.

Healing does not mean forgetting the person you love. It means learning how to understand your grief, carry their love, and find your way through a life that no longer looks the same.

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Learning to Live Again

“Sharon showed me it was OK to be me and taught me how to love life again.”
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Rebecca Waters

The Grief School

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A New Way Forward

“My life will never be the same, and it’s all thanks to Sharon!”
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Kate Maple

The Grief School

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The Load Feels Lighter

“Sharon, Elizabeth, and Suzanne are angels in disguise. Grief sessions with them lighten the load in my backpack.”
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Grief School Review

Shared September 2026

What Support Can Change

Your Loss Will Always Matter.
Your Pain Does Not Have to Carry Everything.

The Grief School gives you a place to be understood, learn what grief is doing in your life, and receive support as you begin deciding what comes next.

Your Support Can Begin Here

You Don’t Have to Keep Carrying This Alone.

Discover one complete grief-support program combining private guidance, grief education, active processing, practical tools, and continued community.

Explore The Grief School

Learn what is included and find the right place to begin.

One Complete Program at The Grief School

The Grief School is one complete program that guides you through grief education, private support, practical grief work, and continued connection. Each part builds upon the last, giving you a clear path forward without expecting you to navigate grief alone.

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Your private foundation

Forever Changed

Begin with an eight-week private grief intensive created around you, your loss, and the life that has changed. Through personalized support with Sharon Brubaker, you will begin understanding your grief, identifying what you are carrying, and creating a foundation for the work ahead.

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Education and active grief work

Processing the Pain of Grief

Deepen your understanding through live grief education, guided conversations, practical exercises, and classroom support. You will learn how grief affects your emotions, beliefs, relationships, identity, decisions, and everyday life—and how to begin working with it intentionally.

Tuesday Lecture Hall · 1:00 PM Central Time
Thursday Classroom · 3:00 PM Central Time
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Continued support and connection

Six Months of Honor Society

Continue your grief work within a supportive community where you can stay connected, receive ongoing guidance, and keep applying what you have learned as your grief and life continue to change.

Wednesdays · 1:00 PM Central Time

Included throughout your journey

Education, Tools, Exercises, and Resources

Every stage of The Grief School includes carefully selected grief education, guided exercises, practical tools, and supportive resources connected to the work you are doing.

Explore The Grief School

Free Support from The Grief School

You Don’t Have to Wait for Support to Begin.

Explore honest conversations, practical grief education, real stories, and a community that understands. These resources are here whenever you need somewhere to begin—or somewhere to return.

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Grieve That Sh!t Podcast

Listen to honest conversations, real stories, and straightforward discussions about grief and healing—without pressure to pretend you’re okay.

Listen on Spotify
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The Grief School Blog

Read practical tools, honest truths, and thoughtful guidance created to help you understand what grief may be doing in your life.

Read the Blog
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The Grief School Community

Join a private Facebook community where grievers can connect, share their stories, remember their person out loud, and feel less alone.

Join the Community

“Wherever you are in your grief, there is a place for you to begin.”

"It's not the grief itself that we are afraid of. It's the pain we have never allowed ourselves to experience that scares the shit out of us."

 

— SHARON BRUBAKER

You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

Ready to Find the Support
That Feels Right for You?

Whether you need personal clarity or are ready for deeper, structured support, The Grief School will help you find your next step.

Begin wherever you are. We’ll meet you there.