I started off working with grief and loss in 2010 as a "Companion Volunteer" at Judi's House in Denver, Colorado. Judi's House is a place for children and their families to go who are grieving the death of a special person. A belief I share with this organization is that grieving and loss are very personal experiences with no set timelines or structures. I help children through their grief after the death of a family member, assist widows and widowers in finding the "new normal" for their life after losing a spouse, and guide the entire family system in adjusting to losses that impact family functioning.