Meet Elisabeth Becker
I am Elisabeth Becker, a Modern Grief Counselor and Leadership Coach with knowledge rooted in 13+ years of studying the art of personal growth and transformation. I specialize in supporting people with grief, loss, major life transitions and leadership development. I'm passionate about supporting people to vulnerably step into their grief and face it with a compassionate curiosity so that they have an opportunity to come out on the other side stronger and more resilient.
I have learned about grief and grief recovery and am a Certified Grief Counselor through the American Academy of Grief Counseling. I’ve trained to be a Leadership Coach and group facilitator with Britta Eskey and Lee Eskey in the COR Leadership Training. I have a corporate background working for some of the top data analytics and venture capitalist partners in Silicon Valley providing Executive Coaching on Self-Awareness and Leadership Development. I'm known for being deeply empathic, loving, and curious. I am also bold with the truth. |
My Grief Story:
"Mama I love you, Mama I miss you, Mama I love you always.
Mama I love you, Mama I miss you, your love is with me forever.
Your love is with me forever."
This is a song that came to me after I lost my Mother to Cancer in 2010. Now it is a powerful heartfelt melody that shakes through me from the depths of the earth to heal the pain from nine more losses I endured between 2010 to this present day. Some of these losses were closer to me than others like my close girlfriend, my Step-Father, my Grandma, my Aunt, and my Grandpa. Others I didn't have as deep of a connection with but their death impacted me on a deep level nonetheless. I have learned to swim in the deep oceans of grief, riding the waves of emotion with fierce grace and immense gratitude. I have fallen down and gotten back up again and again only to feel stronger and wiser each time.
I realized shortly after my Mother's passing that many people are grief-illiterate. I was too. I didn't know how to respond to loss in a healthy way and safe spaces to grieve seemed too few. Time felt as if it had stopped, yet life continued on around me like normal. I felt lost, confused, and alone. I wasn't sure where to turn but a part of me knew I needed professional guidance beyond my close friends and community. I sensed that this was one of those big life transitions that deserved a lot of attention and care.
Thank god I listened to my intuition. Once I began doing individual work with a professional the deeper healing began. I was able to face those giant waves of emotion and allow them to wash over my body while staying present and knowing that these emotions were not bigger than me. I let my body shake it out and do whatever it needed to do to heal and let go. I had someone to help me understand what I was feeling and give me a roadmap for an experience that occurred as complete chaos and madness.
Over the years I've continued to listen to my intuition and find resources and tools of all kinds to continue healing and growing. Now I am clear that I experienced all of this loss for a reason. It was my initiation into my unique gifts and a path to my greater purpose. I was being hollowed out so the light could shine brighter and stronger inside me.
Now I am ready to give back. The best way that I've found to give back is to become a Grief Counselor and Leadership Coach to witness and hold space for others to consciously grieve, heal and grow from the inside out. I am a stand to normalize grief and contribute to a greater paradigm shift in how we relate to death as a nation. This is what means the most to me. I know that if I were on my death bed looking back on my life I would be filled with joy knowing that this is how I chose to spend my time and energy. And for that I am eternally grateful!
"Mama I love you, Mama I miss you, Mama I love you always.
Mama I love you, Mama I miss you, your love is with me forever.
Your love is with me forever."
This is a song that came to me after I lost my Mother to Cancer in 2010. Now it is a powerful heartfelt melody that shakes through me from the depths of the earth to heal the pain from nine more losses I endured between 2010 to this present day. Some of these losses were closer to me than others like my close girlfriend, my Step-Father, my Grandma, my Aunt, and my Grandpa. Others I didn't have as deep of a connection with but their death impacted me on a deep level nonetheless. I have learned to swim in the deep oceans of grief, riding the waves of emotion with fierce grace and immense gratitude. I have fallen down and gotten back up again and again only to feel stronger and wiser each time.
I realized shortly after my Mother's passing that many people are grief-illiterate. I was too. I didn't know how to respond to loss in a healthy way and safe spaces to grieve seemed too few. Time felt as if it had stopped, yet life continued on around me like normal. I felt lost, confused, and alone. I wasn't sure where to turn but a part of me knew I needed professional guidance beyond my close friends and community. I sensed that this was one of those big life transitions that deserved a lot of attention and care.
Thank god I listened to my intuition. Once I began doing individual work with a professional the deeper healing began. I was able to face those giant waves of emotion and allow them to wash over my body while staying present and knowing that these emotions were not bigger than me. I let my body shake it out and do whatever it needed to do to heal and let go. I had someone to help me understand what I was feeling and give me a roadmap for an experience that occurred as complete chaos and madness.
Over the years I've continued to listen to my intuition and find resources and tools of all kinds to continue healing and growing. Now I am clear that I experienced all of this loss for a reason. It was my initiation into my unique gifts and a path to my greater purpose. I was being hollowed out so the light could shine brighter and stronger inside me.
Now I am ready to give back. The best way that I've found to give back is to become a Grief Counselor and Leadership Coach to witness and hold space for others to consciously grieve, heal and grow from the inside out. I am a stand to normalize grief and contribute to a greater paradigm shift in how we relate to death as a nation. This is what means the most to me. I know that if I were on my death bed looking back on my life I would be filled with joy knowing that this is how I chose to spend my time and energy. And for that I am eternally grateful!