Amanda Gerace- grief tender, bodyworker, death doula, psilocybin facilitator

Hi! I'm Amanda! I am a massage therapist with over 23 years in the healing arts, a death doula, a licensed psilocybin facilitator, Mindful Grieving facilitator, and a grief-tender.

My personal relationship with grief began in 2006 when my daughter died at birth. The devastating loss and trauma left me utterly bereft, without a compass to navigate that dark and lonely landscape of grief and depression.
In time, I sought out mentors, old ways and traditional practices of grieving, and the potent healing of plant medicine ceremonies. What began as a journey to mend my own broken heart became an apprenticeship with grief itself- guided by a motivation to become for others the person that I had needed when my loss was fresh and raw.

Facilitating grief and psilocybin retreats has been the most meaningful work of my life and dreaming these special retreats into existence has been a very special initiation. I offer this upcoming retreat, Grief As Initiation, as the culmination of 20 years of walking intimately with grief. It is a tribute rooted in love, legacy and a deep compassion for my fellow grieving hearts.