Invictus by Genna - Grief & Loss Services

05/18/2026

In my newest blog post, I write openly about something we don’t talk about enough in grief spaces: what happens when sudden and traumatic loss collides with external systems like law enforcement, investigations, legal decisions, media coverage, and public silence. There are some losses that don’t just break your heart — they alter your understanding of the world.

As both a grieving human being and a grief professional, this experience affected me in ways I did not see coming. It reminded me that traumatic grief is not just emotional — it is physical, existential, disorienting, and deeply tied to our sense of safety, fairness, and meaning.

For anyone navigating grief connected to accidents, violence, su***de, substance-related deaths, medical trauma, or complicated legal circumstances — you are not alone in the enormity of what you may be feeling.

Read here:
https://www.invictusbygenna.com/post/when-grief-collides-with-the-justice-system

05/16/2026

Honored to be part of the 2026 Family Cancer Retreat with Cancer Services of New Mexico this weekend in Albuquerque.

I’ll be facilitating:
• Embracing Communication and Coping as the Ultimate Superhero Skills in Illness
• In This Together: A Circle of Support

Grief, illness, caregiving, and uncertainty can feel overwhelming — but none of us are meant to navigate them alone. I’m grateful for opportunities like this to create spaces where individuals and families can connect, communicate honestly, and find support in community.

Looking forward to meaningful conversations, shared stories, and reminding one another that coping is not weakness — it’s a skill, and often an act of courage. 💛

05/15/2026

Grief is deeply woven into psychedelic and supportive care work. I’m honored to have been invited to co-teach this new four-session online course through End of Life Psychedelic Care alongside an incredible interdisciplinary team.

✨ Understanding Grief and Loss for Psychedelic Practitioners explores how grief is experienced across the brain, body, relationships, and lived experience while offering practical applications for psychedelic facilitation, integration, and group support.

Designed for psychedelic facilitators, therapists, coaches, end-of-life practitioners, and supportive care providers seeking a more grief-informed approach to their work.

📅 June 4 – June 25

🎓 Six CEs Offered

💻 Online

More information and registration here: 

https://tinyurl.com/ykc6upma

05/13/2026

Workplace Grief: My Story Comes Full Circle
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Tonight my story came full circle in a way.

I left academia 7 years ago, and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. I had spent a lifetime dreaming of working at a university and being a professor, only to eventually realize that parts of academia were not what I had been taught to believe they would be. In fact, it was downright cult-like in many ways. (If you haven’t seen this TED Talk, definitely watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghAhEBH3MDw&t=386s)

There are still many things I love — and will always love — about academic institutions: the learning, the curiosity, the mentorship, the students, the discovery of knowledge, the possibility of meaningful impact. But academia can also be intensely competitive, demanding, a safe haven for bullies, contradictory, isolating, and at times deeply unhealthy and toxic for the people within it.

Walking away was painful and intimidating. It meant grieving not only a career, but an identity and a future I thought I was supposed to have. And at the time, I didn’t have a space to process that grief.

Tonight, another academic joined my Weathering the Workplace Storm grief support group.

And for a moment, I realized something quietly powerful: I was able to offer someone else the kind of space I desperately needed when I left.

There’s something deeply meaningful about turning pain into presence for others.

05/13/2026

05/10/2026

Some moments in this work stay with you long after a group ends. This was one of them.❤️

When David Winiecki and I created and wrote the curriculum for The Grieving Brain Support Group & Book Club for  , we hoped to build a space where people could explore grief through both lived experience and science-informed understanding — while feeling less alone in the process.

Feedback like this means so much because it reflects the honesty, courage, and connection participants bring into the room. The wisdom in these groups is something created together.

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has trusted us with part of their grief journey, and especially grateful to David for helping shape this curriculum with such care and thoughtfulness.🧠💙 Want to sign up for the next offering? Register here: https://tinyurl.com/8hsea8ct 

       

05/10/2026

Many people know me through Invictus by Genna: Grief & Loss Services , but I’m also deeply honored to serve as the New Mexico Community Liaison for HeartLight Center. 💙

This role allows me to support grief not only one person at a time, but at the community level — through peer support groups, workshops, remembrance events, outreach, partnerships, and programs designed to help people feel less alone in loss.

At HeartLight, I have the privilege of helping create spaces where grief can be spoken about openly, honestly, and compassionately. From facilitating groups like The Grieving Brain to building partnerships with hospices, funeral homes, and community organizations, this work is rooted in connection, education, and accessibility.

I’m grateful to be part of building stronger grief support networks here in New Mexico and beyond. 🕯️

05/08/2026

In my newest blog post, I explore how the television sitcom Happy's Place beautifully captures the complicated reality of grieving someone while also wrestling with shock, anger, confusion, and identity shifts that can come with family secrets revealed after loss.

Sometimes grief is not only about losing someone. Sometimes it’s also about discovering that the person you lost was someone you didn’t fully know.

Hidden siblings. Family secrets. Parallel lives. Questions that arrive after death with no easy answers.

Read the full post here:
https://www.invictusbygenna.com/post/the-grief-of-discovering-secrets-after-death-in-happy-s-place

05/04/2026

Weathering the Work Storm, a  virtual workplace grief peer support group by is meeting twice in May! Come to one session or both! 

Grief doesn’t just happen in our personal lives.
It shows up at work, too.

If you’re navigating loss connected to your work—layoffs, burnout, transitions, or leaving a meaningful role—this space is for you.

🗓 May 12 & May 26
💲 Sliding scale ($10–$20)
Any industry and joining from any location welcome.

Registration links in graphic. Email Genna at invictusbygenna@outlook.com if you have any questions or if cost is a concern. Come as you are. Share if you want. Listen if you need. Please share with others who may benefit!