About Living Forward
Where grief meets wellbeing.
My work is grounded in the belief that grief and wellbeing can exist alongside one another. We do not have to choose between honoring our loss and cultivating a life that continues to hold meaning, purpose, connection, and moments of joy.
This perspective was shaped through my graduate studies in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and my own experience of living with loss. It informs the way I approach coaching and retreats with space for your grief, your whole life, and what matters to you now.
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Holly Holbrook, MSW, MAPP
Hi, I’m Holly
My path to this work was shaped by profound loss.
My own journey includes the loss of my first husband and my oldest son. Those experiences reshaped my world in ways I never could have imagined. Our culture often views grief as a process we move through and eventually leave behind. But that has not been my experience. Grief stays.
Over time, I began to understand it differently—not as something to fix, but as a reflection of how deeply we continue to love in the presence of absence. As I learned to navigate a life that felt completely different from the one I had known, I found myself searching for ways to carry grief while still remaining connected to life itself.
That search eventually became both a personal journey and the foundation of the work I do today. In addition to my Master’s program, I became a certified grief educator, yoga teacher, and trained in mindfulness-based strengths practices. While formal study has deepened my understanding, much of what I know has come from lived experience, community, and years spent exploring what it means to live well while carrying loss.
Training and credentials
