Navigate the loss of a parent
The parent-loss essential guide
When your parent dies, you don’t just lose them - you lose your sense of safety, your decision-making partner, and the person who loved you unconditionally.
The parent-loss essential guide will give you the grief support you deserve for the challenges that nobody else talks about.
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No one prepares you for losing a parent
Parent loss robs you of your foundation in ways that destroy your sense of security and identity
No one talks about grief, but no one truly prepares you for feeling fundamentally untethered, lost and alone after losing a parent - suddenly unsafe in a world that no longer feels predictable.
Nobody tells you that the mental load of figuring everything out on your own will leave you exhausted and frozen, unable to move forward in any area of your life.
Nobody mentions that you'll reach for your phone to call them months later, forgetting they're gone.
Nobody tells you that making decisions without their input will feel impossible - leaving you paralysed when you need to act, or that you'll feel completely exposed without their protection.
Nobody warns you that your entire identity will feel shattered because so much of who you you were to your mum/dad.
The devastating truth? You're not just grieving their death - you're grieving the loss of part of yourself.
The parent-loss essential guide will help you to:
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Relief from the constant panic.
That crushing weight in your chest will finally lift. You'll be able to breathe again without feeling like you're drowning, and the 24/7 anxiety about "how am I supposed to handle this alone?" will calm down to manageable levels.
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Less alone and isolated.
You'll stop feeling like you're the only person who doesn't know how to function after losing a parent. You'll connect with people who actually understand, and you'll realise you're not broken - you're just grieving.
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Capable of getting through each day.
Instead of feeling frozen by every small decision, you'll wake up knowing you have tools to handle whatever comes up. You'll feel like a functioning human being again instead of someone who's barely surviving.
I see you struggling...
- You feel utterly alone and helpless navigating even basic life decisions as a grown adult.
- You can't sleep and when you do sleep, you wake up exhausted from carrying the mental load of figuring everything out alone.
- You can't make any decisions because you're used to having them as your sounding-board and usually get their input and approval.
- You're feeling anxious and unsafe in the world without their protection.
- SO many people expect you to “move on” and don’t understand how hard this is.
- You're overwhelmed, panic about losing others and your own health and mortality.
- You don't know how to keep their memory alive properly and want to find ways to connect to them.
- You avoid places, people, foods, or activities that remind you of them.
- You reach for your phone to call them, wishing you could ask for their advice, share news or seek comfort, and then remember they're gone.
- You are living in a world that feels shattered and unpredictable - struggling with how everything feels uncertain when such a fundamental constant in your life has disappeared.
- You feel hollow and empty and have a literal ache in your chest and stomach, like there's a literal void since they died.
- You're paralysed by simple choices that used to be easy when you had their guidance.
- You avoid making any major moves because everything feels too overwhelming without their input.
The grief overwhelm is destroying your relationships...
- You feel isolated even when surrounded by people - nobody seems to understand the depth of what you've lost.
- You're struggling to connect with friends who still have their parents - their complaints about family dinner or holiday stress feel trivial and infuriating.
- You're pushing people away when you need them most - feeling too raw and vulnerable to let others get close.
- You're desperate for someone to fill that unconditional love void - putting impossible pressure on romantic partners or friends to be what your parent was.
- You're jealous of other people's parent relationships - feeling bitter watching others casually interact with their living parents.
- You're afraid to get too attached to anyone - terrified of experiencing this level of loss again.
- You feel a burden, like damaged goods - wondering if you're "too much" for others to handle with all this grief.
Here's the truth
It doesn't have to be this way
You're not broken, and this isn't how grief has to feel forever. The chronic overwhelm is your mind and body's natural response to losing your primary source of security and guidance. With the right tools to process this seismic shift, you can rebuild your ability to navigate life with confidence instead of constantly feeling like you're drowning.
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"Kayleigh helped me to identify triggers that I had overlooked and enabled me to hold space for Dad in a way that I previously would not have allowed myself to think of him for fear of worsening the feelings of loss. The sessions have allowed me to improve how I live with grief, for which I will always be grateful.
LEANDER, WHO LOST HER DAD 11 MONTHS AGO
What's included
The parent-loss essential guide
The Toolkit includes everything you need to navigate parent loss
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Parent-loss Overwhelm Recovery Guide
Specific techniques to calm your nervous system and handle life's challenges without falling apart. For when everything feels too much to manage alone.
Decision-Making Without Them (Audio + Workbook)
How to make confident choices big and small when your trusted advisor is gone. Includes a step-by-step framework for moving forward without their approval.
Grief guide for when you want to call them (audio guide)
Gentle guidance for those devastating moments when you forget they’re gone and reach for the phone. Includes what to do with the impulse and how to honor it.
Daily Grief Survival Checklist
Bare minimum daily tasks broken into tiny, manageable steps with “good enough” standards for impossible days
Here's what you'll learn
Everything you need to achieve your goal
video training
Parent-Loss Overwhelm Recovery Guide
- Why parent loss puts your nervous system into chronic survival mode and how to reset it
- Grounding techniques that work in under 2 minutes when everything feels too much
- How to handle unexpected problems without completely falling apart
- The difference between grief overwhelm and anxiety - and why it matters for your recovery
- Emergency protocols for when you're drowning in life's demands and can't think straight
Audio guide + Workbook
Decision-Making Without Them
- How to break through decision paralysis when you can't hear their voice of guidance anymore
- A 5-step framework for making choices with confidence - from what to eat to major life decisions
- Why your brain freezes up without their input and how to override this response
- Scripts for self-talk that replace their reassuring voice when you're second-guessing yourself
- How to trust your own judgment again without needing external validation
Audio Guide
When You Want to Call Them
- What to do in those devastating moments when muscle memory kicks in and you reach for your phone
- How to honor the impulse to connect without spiraling into despair
- 3 immediate techniques to soothe the shock of remembering they're gone
- Ways to "talk" to them that feel meaningful without feeling crazy
- How to transform the phone-reaching moments from pain into connection
Workbook
Daily Parent-Loss Survival Guide
- Bare minimum daily tasks broken into tiny, manageable steps for your worst days
- "Good enough" standards so you can function without perfectionism
- How to lower the bar on everything without feeling like a failure
- Quick wins that build momentum when you're stuck in grief fog
- Modified routines that account for your reduced emotional capacity
Here's what changes everything..
This isn't about "healing your grief" or learning to "let go." Your love for your parent is eternal and doesn't need to be fixed.
What needs to change is your nervous system's response to their absence. Right now, your brain is treating their loss like an ongoing emergency - keeping you in constant survival mode. That's why even simple decisions feel overwhelming and you can't think straight.
When you calm this stress response, everything shifts. You can think clearly again, make decisions with confidence, and handle life's challenges without falling apart.
The goal isn't to "move on" from your parent. It's to access the strength and resilience they built in you instead of staying paralyzed by their absence.
The Parent-Loss Essential Guide gives you the specific tools to regulate your nervous system and reclaim your ability to navigate life - creating immediate relief from the chronic overwhelm that's been running your life.
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"It's amazing to look back and see the panic & anxiety I was feeling as fear of the underlying emotions and of the reality of living without my Brother and Dad. It was helpful to hear Kayleigh's similar stories of anxiety and health challenges and how she navigated them. Kayleigh is supportive, loving, encouraging, and empathetic. I highly recommend working with her!”
Leander learnt the tools to deal with grief triggers:
"Kayleigh has made a huge difference to the way I approach my grief by helping me understand the physical and emotional effects I was feeling a year on. She took the time to show me practical examples and guided me through tools to help manage my own grief better."
Ready to find some relief from the overwhelming chaos of parent-loss so you can simply function again?
Choose your payment plan:
And there is more!
When you enroll, you'll also get these bonuses:
Bonus #1
3AM Breakdown Emergency Protocol
Step-by-step guidance for those middle-of-the-night moments when grief hits hardest and you feel completely alone. What to do when you can't sleep and the panic feels unbearable.
Bonus #2
Guilt Release Statements
Ready-to-use phrases to counter the crushing guilt that comes with parent loss - "I should have done more," "I should have called," "I should be over this by now." Scripts to quiet the self-blame.
Bonus #3
Private Telegram Support Group
Connect with others who truly understand what you're going through. Share your struggles, get support during your worst moments, and feel less alone in this devastating experience. (No fake positivity or "you should be grateful" advice allowed.)
Meet your Grief Coach
Hi, Kayleigh O'Connor
I'm a certified and ICF accredited Holistic Grief Coach, the Founder of Good Grief and the Holistic Grief Coach certification.
I specialise in helping people to navigate the devastation of parent loss.
When I lost my dad, my world cracked open. I didn’t just lose a parent—I lost my sense of safety, identity, and direction. I did what so many of us do: I pushed through, stayed busy, kept performing, and told myself I was fine.
On the outside, I looked successful. On the inside, I was falling apart.
It wasn't until I was having panic attacks, feeling physically ill, and constantly overthinking myself and my relationships that I realised I needed to support myself with my grief.
It took me years to realise I wasn’t just grieving the person I lost—I was grieving the version of myself that no longer fit. The ambitious, overachieving, always-helpful version who didn’t yet know how to feel her own feelings or honour her needs.
Grief stripped everything away that wasn’t true.
And in that empty space, I found something else.
I didn’t feel better by avoiding my grief or finding a quick fix. I felt better by working WITH my grief, with nervous system support, trauma work, movement, embodiment, therapy, coaching, and conversations that cracked me wide open. I didn’t just “move on”—I rebuilt. I reclaimed my identity, reconnected with my worth, and discovered a deeper purpose: to guide others through the same.
Today, I’m a grief coach, integrative trauma coach, and mentor for those navigating life after loss. I help people reclaim their sense of self, rebuild their identity, and find their way through the chronic chaos of grief.
This is possible for you too.
Your path to your goal
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Get the parent-loss essential guide
Click the button below and secure your copy of The Parent-Loss Essential Guide. You'll get instant access to all 4 components plus the 3 bonuses.
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Get instant access to support
Use the decision-making framework when you're frozen by choices, the 3AM protocol when grief hits hardest, and the daily survival checklist when everything feels too much. You have access forever, so use what you need when you need it.
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Feel like you can breathe again
Experience relief from the chronic overwhelm and feel capable of getting through each day without falling apart. Connect with others who understand and stop feeling so alone in this devastating experience.
This is for you if:
- You lost a parent recently and feel completely overwhelmed by navigating life without them
- You're frozen by decisions both big and small because you're used to their guidance and input
- You feel utterly alone in your grief and like no one understands the depth of what you've lost
- You're avoiding important life decisions because everything feels too overwhelming without their support
- You want practical tools to help you function day-to-day, not abstract healing concepts
- You're ready to try something to get relief from the constant panic and overwhelm
- You feel like you're drowning and need immediate, practical support to just survive each day
This is not for you if:
- You lost your parent years ago and have already developed coping strategies that work for you
- You prefer traditional therapy or want to work through your grief with a licensed counselor
- You're looking for spiritual or religious guidance about death and the afterlife
- You don't want to connect with others going through similar experiences
- You expect instant transformation rather than practical tools that require some effort to implement
- You're not ready to take any action and just want to stay in your current grief state
- You're looking for 1:1 support, this is a self-paced programme with some community access
Are you ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and alone in parent-loss grief and start feeling capable of handling daily life again?
The Parent-Loss Essential Guide gives you the practical tools you need to calm the chaos in your nervous system, make decisions without falling apart, and connect with others who truly understand what you're going through.
This isn't about "healing your grief" or "moving on" - it's about getting relief from the chronic overwhelm so you can simply function again.
GET INSTANT ACCESSFrequently Asked Questions
How is this different from grief counseling or therapy?
How long does it take to see results?
What if I can barely function right now? Will I be able to use this?
Is this one-on-one coaching?
I lost my parent months/years ago. Is this still relevant?
What's your refund policy?
What if I still have one living parent?
I haven't lost a parent yet, but I'm worried about it. Can this help me?
Real talk, my friend
It's your time to do this thing you really want to do.
Look, I'm not going to promise you'll "heal completely" or that the grief will end. Grief is forever. Your parent is gone, and missing them is going to be part of your life now.
But what CAN change is this:
- You won't spend 20 minutes staring at the cereal aisle because choosing breakfast feels impossible.
- You won't lie awake at 3AM spiraling about every decision you need to make.
- You won't avoid opening important mail because handling adult responsibilities feels overwhelming without them.
You'll still grieve. You'll still miss them every single day. You'll still have moments where the loss hits like a huge wave.
But you'll also be able to function:
- You'll make decisions - not because you've "gotten over it," but because you've learned how to calm your nervous system enough to think clearly.
- You'll stop feeling like a broken version of yourself and start feeling like someone who's grieving but can still handle daily life.
- You'll have terrible days, but they won't completely derail you for weeks.
The goal isn't to stop grieving or become someone who's "moved on." The goal is to grieve AND still be able to grocery shop, answer emails, and make plans without feeling like you're drowning. Someone who can carry their love and their loss while still living their life.
That's what's actually possible here. Not an end to grief. Just relief from the overwhelm so you can function like a human being again.
