Grief Support for the massive losses that change everything in an instant, and the quiet ones that add up over time
Hush Harbor Is a Safe & Sacred Space to Tend Our Grief in Community
Grief & Loss Support Services
One thing we can rely on to be consistent in life, is change. And with change comes grief and loss, as well as new beginnings and opportunities for renewal.
Whether you are trying to get through losing a loved one who has a major impact on your life or you are looking for resiliency resources to support you through the cumulative grief that you’ve been carrying from the million & 1 micro-losses you’ve experienced throughout life, we are here to companion you through the moment with:
1:1 Spiritual Care & Grief Counseling
Grief Support Group
Somatic Grief-Tending Experiences
Grief Education
Ceremony & Ritual Curation
Spiritual & Emotional Support Through a Terminal Illness
End-of-Life Support & Planning
Memorial/Celebration of Life Planning & Officiating
Growing Through Grief ~ The Podcast
Join us in this space, where each ritual and chant, each meditation and reflection, each moment of presence becomes an act of divine self-love.
Somatic Grief-Tending Experiences
Hush Harbor Praxis is a somatic grief-tending experiential we’ve learned from enslaved Africans in the American South. On those nights when their grief was too heavy to bear, they would ‘steal away’ into the woods to grieve in community. In those Hush Harbors out in the backwoods, they practiced: testimony, movement, prayer, affirmation, contemplation and connecting with their ancestors and their God. We create 21st Century Hush Harbors, where we can witness and hold ourselves and each other through the grief that we are each currently experiencing. Check back for updates to find a Hush Harbor near you.
Ceremony & Ritual for Life’s Thresholds
Life presents moments that require us to pause, reflect, grieve, celebrate, or to begin again. These moments—whether painful, joyful, or complex—deserve to be honored.
We officiate personalized ceremonies and curate rituals that help you to mark these thresholds with meaning and care.
We understand that ceremony is not just about tradition—it’s a powerful, healing way to hold the depth of our human experience.
Intentional Rituals Ideas:
Grief and loss rituals
Curated last wish events & end-of-life blessings
Divorce or separation ceremonies
House blessings
Reconciliation and forgiveness rituals
Milestone transition rituals (for career changes, menopause, midlife thresholds, retirement)
Why Work With a Chaplain?
Interfaith chaplains hold space for all faith traditions, belief systems and for those with no faith tradition at all. We are trained to support your spiritual and emotional needs with deep presence, without judgment or agenda. This is your journey, we're here to witness you and to walk beside you.
I’m Maude, founder of Hush Harbor, a chaplain, ritualist, facilitator, end-of-life doula, and somatic practitioner. My life’s work is to hold safe and sacred space for people moving through life’s most tender, complex, and transformative moments. Whether in the stillness of a grief ritual, the tension of a family discussion, or the sacred hush of an end-of-life blessing, I offer presence, compassion, and deep listening.
Rooted in the wisdom of my African American ancestors, I follow a calling to tend to what’s hurting, unspoken, or in need of healing. That ancestral wisdom guides me—spiritually and practically—as I walk with others through grief, transition, reconciliation, and renewal.
I hold a master’s degree in religious studies, am trained in clinical pastoral care and am a certified death doula. My approach is shaped not only by my education, but by a lifelong commitment to learning, traveling, creating, and seeking the sacred in everyday life.
Whether it’s facilitating a dying wish halfway around the world or sitting quietly with a family in mourning; I’m here to witness your truth, honor your story, and walk with you toward wellness.
