John Deering John Deering
Audiences will gain insight, language, and practical tools to recognize and respond to grief with confidence and care.
Gain compassionate language to validate grief without minimizingWendy’s presentations foster awareness that leads to empathy, and understanding that leads to meaningful change.
Wendy Deering is a respected speaker and consultant specializing in bereavement and grief, particularly invisible grief—the often-unrecognized losses that quietly shape emotional health, relationships, and identity. With both professional depth and human compassion, Wendy helps audiences understand grief that begins before loss occurs and grief that continues long after others believe it should have ended.
Wendy brings more than 15 years of counseling experience focused on grief, alongside over 30 years working within medical social work settings including hospice care and bereavement counseling. This rare combination gives her a grounded, credible perspective on the full arc of loss—from diagnosis and uncertainty to death, transition, and long-term adjustment. Her work reflects a deep understanding of how grief shows up emotionally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.
As part of Deering Consulting, Wendy partners with individuals, caregivers, leaders, and organizations navigating such topics as miscarriage, terminal illness, estrangement, role loss, and ambiguous grief. She is known for creating safe, steady spaces where people feel seen and supported without being rushed.
Her mission is to bring language, validation, and hope to grief that has lived too long in silence—and to help people move forward with dignity, clarity, and compassion.
Wendy Deering is a respected speaker and consultant specializing in bereavement and grief, particularly invisible grief—the often-unrecognized losses that quietly shape emotional health, relationships, and identity. With both professional depth and human compassion, Wendy helps audiences understand grief that begins before loss occurs and grief that continues long after others believe it should have ended.
Wendy brings more than 15 years of counseling experience focused on grief, alongside over 30 years working within medical social work settings including hospice care and bereavement counseling. This rare combination gives her a grounded, credible perspective on the full arc of loss—from diagnosis and uncertainty to death, transition, and long-term adjustment. Her work reflects a deep understanding of how grief shows up emotionally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.
As part of Deering Consulting, Wendy partners with individuals, caregivers, leaders, and organizations navigating such topics as miscarriage, terminal illness, estrangement, role loss, and ambiguous grief. She is known for creating safe, steady spaces where people feel seen and supported without being rushed.
Her mission is to bring language, validation, and hope to grief that has lived too long in silence—and to help people move forward with dignity, clarity, and compassion.
Invisible Grief: The Losses No One Sees—and Why They Matter
Keynote (45–60 minutes)
This program is perfect for:
- Overview:
Invisible grief shapes behavior, health, and relationships long after others believe “it’s over.” Wendy Deering brings language and legitimacy to hidden losses such as miscarriage, estrangement, caregiving fatigue, role loss, and identity shifts.
Audience Outcomes:
- Recognize forms of grief that are...
Anticipatory Grief: Living With Loss Before It Happens
Format: Keynote or training session
This program is perfect for:
- Healthcare or Hospice Workers
- Support or Caregiver organizations
Audience Outcomes:
- Understand what anticipatory grief is—and what it is not
- Identify emotional, physical, and relational signs of anticipatory grief
- Reduce guilt, confusion, and self-blame around...
When Grief Has No Script: Navigating Ambiguous and Complicated Loss
Format: Keynote or breakout
This program is perfect for:
- Mental health organizations
- HR teams
- Women’s events
Audience Outcomes:
- Name ambiguous loss and understand why it’s so destabilizing
- Learn why closure is not always possible—or necessary
- Gain tools for grounding, meaning-making, and emotional regulation
- Walk away...
Supporting Grief Without Fixing It: What to Say, What Not to Say, and Why
Format: Training or interactive session
This program is perfect for:
- Leaders
- Caregivers
- HR teams
- Faith leaders
Audience Outcomes:
- Learn why common responses often shut grief down
- Gain language that communicates presence, not pressure
- Understand the difference between support and spiritualization
- Build confidence...
Grief-Informed Leadership: Creating Cultures Where People Can Be Human
Format: _ minute [keynote, workshop, breakout, etc..]
This program is perfect for:
- Corporate leaders
- Nonprofits
- Ministry teams
Audience Outcomes:
- Recognize how unaddressed grief impacts morale and productivity
- Learn leadership practices that foster psychological safety
- Develop grief-aware communication and policy...
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